Seems like most of these nice stories are coming out of the Midwest lately. C'mon coastal people, you have to represent.

This is a subtle "wow" story. High school seniors from Roeper School in Birmingham, Michigan, decided in January to donate all of their spring break senior trip savings to Oxfam for Tsunami relief efforts. This is money that the class has been saving for six years...yup, you heard me right, six. Could you imagine? You're an adolescent growing into your teen years, saving up money for a dreamy spring break trip every year, for six years. It's a lot to build up toward. Then, a global tragedy strikes and you're first reaction, and that of all of your classmates, is to sacrifice your wellbeing for the greater good.

The story gets better. The Detroit Pistons professional basketball team caught wind of the story and honored the senior class at half time of one of its January home games. The Pistons also wrote the class a check matching their donated spring break funds. So, what does the class do? With philanthropy running through their veins, they decide not to swing down to the beaches of Florida or Padre Island, but instead decide to organize a class trip to North Carolina to participate in a Habitat for Humanity house building project. Um, can you say, "unreal?" Many kudos to the Roeper School Class of 2005!
read The Detroit News article...