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 There isn't a lot of good news coming out of Maui this year as a record setting fire consumed much of the beautiful island devastating businesses, homes, and historic sites alike. However (and as usual) if you look closely you will find endless stories of people helping one another out especially in times of tragedy. On practically the 22nd anniversary of another tragedy (911) Steven Pickering and his wife got in the car to leave their neighborhood. The fires were getting too close and the window of safe escape was closing in on them. That is when Jessica saw it. "OMG, its right there in the bushes" she exclaims. Steven, not having noticed inquires back to her, "What" ? to which she emphatically exclaims, "the fire, its in the bushes!" The Smith's thanking the Pickering's With video rolling to capture the emotional moment, Steven jumps out of the car and grabs a water-hose from the side of the home and begins dousing the flames despite the ri...

 Steve Hartman, a CBS reporter, is often assigned stories like the ones we like to cover on Uplift Media. Good news that is heartwarming, wholesome, and hits the audience in the feels. As such he covered Bruno Serato back in 2010 highlighting this restaurant owner and chef for his philanthropy and penchant for feeding poor kids at the local Boys and Girls Clubs in the city of Anaheim, CA. His restaurant, The White House, was where he entertained the higher society individuals and made his money, AKA his day job. However, his passion and love for feeding these kids often required that he make large financial sacrifices. He refinanced the restaurant and his home in order to continue operating his charity. As Hartman puts it, "he was giving away more meals than he was selling." But Serato never complained and he never wanted to stop. Serato doing what he loves Then tragedy struck. An electrical fire burned his prized restaurant to the ground and along with it his ability to hav...