
We seek out people in the world who are doing positive or creative things. People who are being true to themselves and living their dreams. This is simply a collection of random happy discoveries. If you come across something you'd like us to feature, drop us a line: custodian @ serendipityfactory.com
Entries in Everyday Heros (14)
Thank You Donor Campaign
This evening I was so happy to get an e-mail from Matt, who wrote to tell me about the Thank You Donor Campaign. It is a social media project that he created in order to encourage people to donate blood in order to save lives. The website allows recepients of blood, platelets, plasma or stem cells say "Thank you" to their donors, and attract new people to give blood by sharing their stories.Card Drive for Kids
Jennifer McGuire is one of my favorite creative people. She is passionate about her art, she shares her tips and talents with other people through her blog and videos, and her love for her family is very evident. Jennifer is enlisting the help of other creative people to share love through her Card Drive for Kids.

Using Your Gifts for Good
Kristen and Keith Chapman are a remarkable young couple, who have commited their lives to making a difference in the world. Imagine relocating your family to Liberia, West Africa and making the building below your home. It will be shared with other staff members giving their time to work on their project, Trinity Dental.
Liberia is one of the poorest nations in the world. In the United States there is one dentist for every 2,000 people. In Liberia there only 1 dentist per 1,000,000 people. As a dentist, Keith Chapman's vision is to do his part to restore some hope by opening a dental clinic. They will also have portable dental units that will make it possible to visit remote villages with the option of transporting patients with more critical needs. Kristin teaches dental health to the children.
Beyond offering dental care, the clinic will also serve as a learning lab to help train Liberian's to become future dental professionals. The country lost many of its educators who fled to escape the civil war. The training programs will create jobs to help some lead better lives in the future. To learn more please view the video below.
Best Buddies
Best Buddies was created in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver to end the social isolation for people with intellectual disabilities. Through their programs, one-on-one friendships are established between disabled and non-disabled peers to build confidence and self-esteem. The program has grown to include more than 350,000 people throughout the United States and six continents.
"As with any successful social movement, the key to change is changing people’s minds and hearts. By introducing one person with a disability to a peer who does not have a disability, Best Buddies meets the immediate needs for socialization and affects long-term change in people’s attitudes towards individual’s with intellectual disabilities."
Hannah's Socks
Here is another amazing story of a child with a compassionate heart, who has already changed the world. When she was only 4 years old, Hannah was serving food at a rescue mission with her family. She noticed a man in line with a tear in his shoes, and he wasn't wearing socks. It concerned her greatly that he would be cold, so she asked, "Mommy, can he have my socks?" The following day, she and her mother began purchasing and donating socks to the local shelters. Hannah's Socks is now a full fledged non-profit organization which believes "that in a country as prosperous as the United States, no man, woman or child should want for something as basic as a warm pair of socks."


