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A shoemaker makes a difference

Sept. 9: Meet Wayne Walking, a shoemaker who provides free shoes to children who need them. Rehama Ellis reports. Video

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Operation Happy Note

The man who makes smokers think twice

'Max's Positive Vibe' helps others

Making a difference by taking the field

Working to protect a national treasure

Member of NASCAR dynasty makes a difference

Turning grief into something good

Family turns daughter's murder into opportunity

Triple amputee realizes her dream

A golden retirement for chimpanzees

Selling beads and Making a Difference

Football hero leaps to aiding cancer survivors

Teacher dedication improves student stats

Health program gets kids moving

Making a Difference in the healing of horses

Making a Difference by setting an example

Making a Difference through heroism

Making a Difference through the gift of hearing

During illness, a bridge to family and friends

Just the talk of cancer is making a difference

A real thumbs up for helping kids write well

Helping kids march to a different drumbeat

Nonprofit drug company dream now a reality

564 children, and counting

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Story archive: July 2006-Feb. 2007

Woman turns tragedy into mission

Flight attendant marries her work and passion

From Iran to Afghanistan, via San Diego

From tennis to nunhood to Making a Difference

Teen aims to save his Minnesota town

'Project Linus' brings comfort to kids

'Goodbye Girl' comforts soldiers headed to war

At Edna's, soul food and a second chance

‘Hope Unlimited’ transforms lives in Brazil

‘Secret Santa’ reveals himself in Kansas City

World’s ‘humanitarian in chief’ isn’t slowing down

‘Hoops of Hope’ helps African orphans

Making a difference one teacher at a time

Teacher turns tragedy into inspiration

Taking care of family, the Navy SEAL way

Students help strengthen communities

‘The Heart Gallery’ helps kids find homes

Meet the nation’s biggest buzz-kill

Therapist uses ballet to inspire girls

Bono, Bobby Shriver hope Americans see red

Making a difference through the gift of music

Vietnam vet sketches America’s fallen

9/11 widows make a difference in Afghanistan

Lifting the disabled, one wheelchair at a time

Female scientist blazes her own path

Cleaning up New Orleans, one piece at a time

Helping the disabled sail to open horizons

Making a difference against multiple myeloma

Illinois sheriff runs for kids with cancer

Photographing the past, present in New Orleans

Mike Veeck makes a difference in the minors

Giving vets the homecoming they never had

Changing the world for the handicapped

Our series about good news

"Making a Difference" stories air every Friday on NBC Nightly News. The series was conceived in response to viewers who complain that the broadcast features only "bad" news. You can read and watch the stories on this page and use the mailbag below to tell us about someone you know who is making a difference.

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Old Navy ship coveted as homeless shelter

Changing the world one loan at a time

Brad Pitt helping to rebuild New Orleans

Make-A-Wish fulfills 150,000th dream

U.S. sues tax-protesting charity

Story archive: Nov. 2005-June 2006

Helping the youngest victims of conflict

Saving a forest with a rope and a photo

Immigrant doctor dedicated to the poor

Kids help save N.H. lighthouse

Home-schooler teaches others to read

Fundraiser inspires cancer survivor

Autistic children learn to tickle the ivories

Making a difference about childhood obesity

Actress makes a difference in cancer fight

Pushing for action in Darfur

A young man shows kids how to aim high

Tailoring clothes for the troops

Jazz legend teaches Katrina kids

Celebrating cancer survival through art

In Samoa, making a difference with loans

After Katrina, finding hope in crayons

Vietnam vet encourages disabled athletes

UPS driver launches reading program

Donated gowns guarantee prom night

Louisiana doctor treats Darfur victims

How much difference can 1 percent make?

Hear ye, hear ye, Homeless Court is in session

Kids make a difference in the war on hunger

Teenager crusades for proper tire pressure

Sailor with ALS eyes 2008 Olympics

Rebuilding Waveland, Mississippi's playgrounds

Running a race against hunger

No place like home for rural doctor

San Diego teacher pushes students to achieve

American engineer helps rebuild Banda Aceh

Blind gym teacher carries the torch in Italy

Doctor dedicates her practice to orphans

Fighting the hunger war

Hollywood vet helps troubled teens create

Helping Third World citizens see the future

Despite breast cancer, the show goes on

Iraq war vet determined to help Iraqi children

Philly nun aims to end homelessness

Changing the world, one cow at a time

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