Wilbur the pig went from wandering through a West Hollywood neighbourhood to becoming the unlikely focus of an adoption contest. After his appearance was captured on video and spread online, the pig was taken to the West L.A. Animal Shelter, where no owner came forward. Four people eventually expressed interest in adopting him, prompting a…

In 1929, Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie gave his rights to a London children’s hospital; 97 years later, the gift still supports seriously ill children (Image Credit: GOSH Hospital) A fictional boy who never wanted to grow up has helped support generations of seriously ill children in London. In 1929, Scottish author J. M….

James Patterson raised his 2015 school library donation to $1.75m, helping 467 US libraries (Image Credit: ALA) A flood of requests from schools revealed how badly many libraries needed support, prompting bestselling author James Patterson to increase a donation he had originally planned at $1.25 million. In March 2015, Patterson announced the pledge in partnership…