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Nightly News' most popular regular feature, "Making a Difference," profiles ordinary people doing extraordinary things, helping neighbors -- or even complete strangers -- in these tough economic times.
Nightly News' most popular regular feature, "Making a Difference," profiles ordinary people doing extraordinary things, helping neighbors -- or even complete strangers -- in these tough economic times.
MSN will award one of the folks we profiled for "Making a Difference" $10,000 for the charity of their choice.
Nov. 11: The actress has played dozens of powerful parts, but off-screen she's taken on a supporting role at a recovery center for people with mental illness.
Nov. 12: Actress Halle Berry draws on her family's painful experience with domestic abuse to help others. NBC's Natalie Morales reports.
Nov. 13: Making a Difference: The country music megastar talks about the work he and wife Faith Hill are doing to help their home region recover from an epic disaster. NBC's Amy Robach reports.
Nov. 9: Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is helping to bring new options for affordable housing to Philadelphia and New Jersey. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Nov. 10: NBC's Lester Holt travels to Durban, South Africa, to meet with some of those who benefit from the charitable efforts of singer Alicia Keys.
Nov. 3: The children from a Kabul orphanage who were featured in a recent Nightly News report spent the weekend writing thank-you notes to the viewers who reached out to help.
Oct. 30: Andisha Farid is making a difference in a dangerous place, providing a safe haven in Afghanistan. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
"All of us were deeply moved by this small patch of goodwill and hope... in a city that has experienced so much hardship."
