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Patrick Roche, an 80-year-old grocer, and his wife, Barbara, have donated $20 million to a center at Boston College that is attempting to revitalize the nation’s Catholic schools. Roche says Catholic schools provided a lifeline to his family after the death of his mother when he was 9.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, General Electric will donate $10 million to the The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library, along with an additional $5 million in scholarships. The donations will be joined by TV ads honoring the 40th president's legacy.

Once a month, struggling families receive a box of groceries paid for by family with enough to share thanks to a national nonprofit called Family-to-Family. Founded in 2003 by Pam Koner, the organization is helping the poor in 17 communities currently.

President Obama announced which charities will receive the $1.4 million prize money he won as part of the Nobel Peace Prize. Among the groups are six nonprofits that help kids achieve their dreams of going to college, receiving $125,00 each.

An Illinois family of four will embark on a trip to all 50 states next month to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. The family came up with the idea when the dad, Mike Greiner, received a life-saving kidney transplant in 2003.

Grace Groner, a retiree who lived in a one-bedroom home and bought her clothes at rummage sales, promised to leave all her money to her alma mater, Lake Forest College. But no one imagined, when she died in January at 100, that her estate would be worth $7 million.

David Anspaugh -- director of the family-friendly "Rudy" and "Hoosiers" -- has been chosen to helm the movie about 12-year-old philanthropist Zach Bonner. "Little Red Wagon" will tell the true story of Zach's work in raising awareness about and money for homeless children in the United States.