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Featured Dec. 31, 2010:

Thanks in part to the generosity of Nightly News viewers, several people and organizations profiled have been able to make even greater strides and continue their good works. NBC's Kate Snow reports.

Featured Dec. 28, 2010: A Massachusetts organization is helping dog owners who have fallen on hard times to keep their best friends. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.

Fairy Dogparents

Video: From the archive: ‘Ruff times: Helping dogs and owners stay together

Featured Dec. 26, 2010: NBC’s Ron Mott explains how an American institution that provides clothing to those in need also helps people get back to work.

Goodwill

Featured Dec. 24, 2010: From hospitals to rehabilitation centers and hospices, a volunteer group called Holiday Express brings cheer to places that need it the most. NBC’s Natalie Morales reports.

Holiday Express

Video: Merry musicians spread the holiday magic

Video: Holiday Express volunteers deliver holiday cheer

Featured Dec. 23, 2010: For military families separated by service, the holidays are sometimes full of sadness--and while there are many holiday gift drives for those servicemen and women who are far away, one program offers something special for the families who give just as much on the homefront. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.

The Decorated Family

Video: Volunteers light the way to holiday cheer

Video: Gift brightens military wife’s lonely holiday season

Video: Wounded Marine: 'It wouldn't be Christmas without this'

Featured Dec. 21, 2010: A little boy who knew all too well how hard it is for a kid to be sick at Christmastime made sure other kids going through what he did were remembered during the holidays. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.

Make Your Mark

Featured Dec. 20, 2010: In a part of Los Angeles that's famous for all the wrong reasons, the Voice of Destiny choir is sharing the gift of hope. NBC's Kristen Welker reports.

Voices of Destiny

Video: Compton choir sings of a hope-filled future

Video: Voices of Destiny brings the harmonies home

Featured Dec. 18, 2010: A downtrodden warehouse district in Miami is in the midst of a curious transformation. As NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports, artists are turning ugly into trendy and, in the process, luring crowds.

Featured Dec. 17, 2010: In a small Minnesota town on the border with Iowa, a 94-year-old retired farmer named Loren Krueger died last year, but left behind a legacy the whole town would remember. KARE's Boyd Huppert reports.

Featured Dec. 15, 2010: For a growing number of children writing heartbreaking "Dear Santa" letters about their parents' economic struggles, the U.S. Postal Service's Operation Santa program is making Christmas dreams come true. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.

Operation Santa

Video: USPS’ Operation Santa delivers Christmas dreams

Video: Dear Santa: The letters that are hard to forget

Featured, Dec. 10, 2010: One man's simple idea to help neighbors who can't afford to pay for small repairs has brought a whole community together. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.

Handy Dandy Handyman

Featured Dec. 3, 2010: George Faller, a lieutenant in the Fire Department of New York, is making a difference by serving on the front lines and helping others who do. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.

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Featured December 1, 2010: An African safari turned into a lifelong mission for a Michigan woman who designed a way to lend a helping hand to her faraway hosts. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.

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Featured Nov. 27, 2010: Mackenzie Bearup is making a difference, and it all began when she turned to books to help her through a hard time. NBC’s Lilia Luciano reports.

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Featured Nov. 23, 2010: Sixteen people with serious kidney failure have been matched with 16 living donors--some of them total strangers--who have chosen to share the gift of health. NBC's Tom Costello reports.

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Featured Nov. 18, 2010: For a person with disabilities, a trained assistance dog can keep everyday tasks from becoming too overwhelming. NBC's Ron Mott reports.

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Video: Pairing pups with people who need them most

Featured Nov. 15, 2010: Several dozen medical students are expanding their learning from the library to their community by offering health care to the underserved. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.

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Featured Nov. 12, 2010: Providing kids who've lost a family member with a place they can meet others coping with similar grief, Camp Erin helps kids across the country to heal. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.

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Featured Nov. 11, 2010: Making a Difference: Guitars4Vets has put the healing power of music in the hands of more than 800 soldiers who came home from war seeking a little harmony. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.

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Featured Nov. 4, 2010: Making a Difference: Newman's Own, the company that got its start in the legendary actor Paul Newman's basement, has raised more than $300 million for his Hole in the Wall camps, where sick kids have a chance to get away from their illness for a little while. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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Featured Oct. 29, 2010: Making A Difference: Kids continue a 60-year tradition of foregoing Halloween candy to trick or treat for UNICEF. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.

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Featured Oct. 27, 2010: Making a Difference: Already a pioneering young artist prior to Haiti's devastating earthquake, 26-year-old Jerry Moses has now been tapped by aid groups to help raise awareness about cholera. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.

Featured Oct. 23, 2010: Fewer may give during hard times, but three generous donations – one anonymous, one from a grateful family and one from a small boy – are making a difference for many. NBC’s Ron Allen reports.

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Featured Oct. 22, 2010: In an effort break the cycle of violence, one of Chicago’s roughest high schools is building an environment where students themselves define the standards of acceptable behavior. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports.

Featured Oct. 19, 2010: Making a Difference: Michigan's first Hispanic superintendant of schools--once a dropout himself--has learned to take the problems of his Hispanic students seriously. His efforts are paying off. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.

Featured Oct. 16, 2010: With a bicycle made for two, Dominic Gill is bringing the spirit of adventure to people who might never get to see the world in quite the same way. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.

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Featured Oct. 15, 2010: Making A Difference: A group of volunteers share their professional expertise, coaching kids in what they do every day. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.

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Featured Oct. 12, 2010: Making a Difference: For 25 years, twin sisters in Knoxville, Tennessee have stayed committed to making sure nobody in their community goes hungry. NBC's Thanh Truong reports.

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Featured in Oct. 11, 2010: Making a Difference: George Clooney, a long-time activist on the plight of the people of the Darfur, returns to the region to raise awareness of rising tensions there. NBC's Ann Curry reports.

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