We just heard this great news that is likely to benefit millions of people.  US President Barack Obama decided to include $70 million in funding for research on neglected tropical diseases in his global health budget.  Here's what Kari Stoever, Managing Director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases had to say:

“We applaud the President’s decision to include funding for neglected tropical diseases in his Global Health Budget.  The return on investment for the American people will be enormous.  

It’s snowing again today in my home town of Vancouver, and it’s tempting to get down about it.  We were inundated with snow for the whole month over Christmas, which almost never happens.  Traffic was disrupted, buses were going off the roads, plus the city has almost no snow removal equipment.

One young kid was asked some time back who is your hero, and he replied Michael Jordan, and when the same kid was asked again the same question recently he replied Barack Obama.

We cannot all be sports superstars or US Presidents.  However, we can all be a loving human being - whether you are a father, mother, daughter, son, husband, wife, partner, brother or sister.  And being loving is being a great hero!

It is in the being that we teach and give.  Begin today striving to be loving starting with people who are close to you and become an unsung hero!

Today is Martin Luther King Day in USA.  It is also a day away from the historical inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of USA.

Dr King's message underscored the importance of service and equality. Today, President Elect Obama, his wife and VP elect were attending nonprofit organizations in USA to mark Dr. King Day.  They were taking part in celebrating the message of "Giving" and "Service".