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Taylor Swift Donates $4M to Country Music Hall of Fame for Music Education

Megan Pacella — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:30:10 +0000

By now, everyone knows that award-winning country star Taylor Swift has a huge heart. And thanks to her award-winning, record-breaking music career, the ‘Mean’ hitmaker has a hefty bank account, too. What do you get when you put those things together? A gigantic donation to a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Firefighters Generously Donate $10,000 Mega Millions Winnings to Fellow Firefighter Battling Brain Tumor

Kathy Landin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:41 +0000

Not many of us escaped lottery fever last week as the Mega Millions jackpot skyrocketed to about $640 million. Everyone wanted to get in on the action and we know one firefighter who is very happy his fellow firefighters decided to try their luck. Firefighters at the Albuquerque Fire Department in New Mexico who correctly [...]

Best Man Donates Life-Saving Kidney to His Pal's Bride

Shauna Wright — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:27 +0000

Usually a best man’s duties are limited to throwing the bachelor party and getting the groom to the ceremony on time. But one British guy went above-and-beyond by donating one of his kidneys to the bride. Leanne Stefanovic, 31, had been in kidney failure for four years, which necessitated nine exhausting hours of daily dialysis. [...]

Garth Brooks Goes to Trial Over $500K Hospital Donation

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:23 +0000

Garth Brooks is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished. The Oklahoma native is set to appear in a courtroom in Rogers County today (Jan. 17) to face an aging lawsuit over a donation he made to a local hospital. The long-lingering suit is finally going to trial with jury selection scheduled to take place in the early part of the afternoon.

Carrie Underwood Donates $350K to Hometown Schools

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:51 +0000

Carrie Underwood may get to flit around onstage in shimmering gowns and attend swanky awards shows, but this Oklahoma girl who found her start on ‘American Idol‘ is certainly not one to forget her roots. The world-famous singer brought smiles to the faces of school administrators across her hometown of Checotah, Okla. this holiday, as she made donations totaling $350,000.

Vince Gill Donates $12K to Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame

Brittany Joy Cooper — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:00:34 +0000

Oklahoma native Vince Gill recently made a $12,000 donation to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame to help finish construction on a new children’s music exhibit. Gill was inducted into that Hall of Fame in 1999, and now he’s challenging other musicians and music lovers to follow his lead and donate to the cause.