5 Guys Shot With 21,000 Paintballs For Charity(01 of10)
Open Image Modal21,000 children die per day due to poverty. Matt Jones, managing director of Poverty Resolutions, got four friends together to demonstrate the enormity of that figure by enduring 21,000 paintball hits.\r\n\r\nRead more about their project here. (credit:Shane Conwell)
Student, 19, Supports Japan Through Joggling(02 of10)
Open Image ModalMatthew Feldman, 19, broke the Guinness World Record for running a mile while \"joggling\" in order to raise awareness and funds for victims of last year\'s earthquake and tsunami in Japan. \r\n\r\nRead more about Feldman\'s accomplishment here. (credit:Varun Shenoy)
Man Walks Across Water In Giant Human Hamster Wheel For Charity(03 of10)
Open Image ModalBritish engineer, Chris Todd, walked across the Irish sea from Wales to Ireland in a giant human hamster wheel to raise money for two charities: the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Wiltshire Blind Association.\n\nRead more about Todd\'s journey here. (credit:The Sun)
Lawsuit Inspires Cartoonist To Raise $200K(04 of10)
Open Image ModalOatmeal cartoonist, Matthew Inman, raised over $200,000 for the National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society during his fundraising campaign \"Operation BearLove Good, Cancer Bad\" that he created in reaction to a lawsuit filed by competitor website FunnyJunk.\r\n\r\nRead more about The Oatmeal\'s campaign here. (credit:Operation BearLove Good, Cancer Bad)
Male Students Wear Heels To Raise Awareness For Violence Against Women(05 of10)
Open Image ModalMore than 50 members of a Western Kentucky University fraternity slipped into five-inch red heels and trekked a mile around campus to draw attention to violence against women. The event helped raise $1,000 for Hope Harbor, a nonprofit that offers counseling to victims of sexual assault.\r\n\r\nRead more about the WKU awareness stint here. (credit:WBKO)
Man Skydives 70 Times On His 70th Birthday For Charity(06 of10)
Open Image ModalOn Larry Ekstrom\'s 70th birthday, the septuagenarian decided to skydive 70 times as a fundraiser for the charity Leader Dogs for the Blind. The feat took 10 hours 3 minutes to complete. \r\n\r\nRead more about Larry Ekstrom\'s stunt here.
Man, 46, Does 100 Marathons In 100 Days(07 of10)
Open Image ModalAfter his close friend died from a rare cancer, Matthew Loddy set out to complete 100 marathons in 100 days in his honor. Three hospital stints and 2,620 miles later, Loddy completed his mission. \r\n\r\nRead more about Loddy\'s journey here. (credit:Facebook)
Texas Woman Camps Out For Food Donation(08 of10)
Open Image ModalRobin Evans camped on top of First United Methodist Church in Texas for days this past June (she\'s done so three consecutive summers) in order to raise awareness for childhood hunger and urge her community to donate 50,000 pounds of food to local Tarrant County pantries. \r\n\r\nRead more about Evans\' efforts here. (credit:Facebook)
Woman, 96, Rappels For Charity(09 of10)
Open Image ModalGertrude Painter, 96, -- who was visually impaired -- rappelled nine times during her life to raise more than $15,000 for charity. She suffered from a heart attack and died just before she was about to tackle her 10th challenge for a charity that helps blind people. \r\n\r\nRead more about Painter\'s charitable life here. (credit:PA)
2 Friends Hide $20 Bills For Strangers(10 of10)
Open Image ModalThrough their program \"Plenty of Twenties,\" best friends Steven Grant and Richard Cook hide $20 bills around the Boston area for strangers to find. For every bill that\'s discovered, the organization donates $2 to one of five charities.\r\n\r\nRead more about \"Plenty of Twenties\" here. (credit:Facebook)