Updated: 5:26 PM "Painting with a Twist" hosts a painting party for 7 year old Piper Smith. Money raised will help pay for her kidney transplant.

Posted: 1:31 PM They're called the Prayer Shawl Ministry of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. A group of ladies knit and crochet shawls that are blessed and given out to members of their church family in need.

Posted: 9:52 AM Smart Toys and Books in West Knoxville hosts Story time every Thursday morning at 11:00. Story teller Helen Picou entertains the crowd of little ones with a different theme each week.

Updated: 8:56 AM Kids in grades 1-12 can attend a weekend bereavement camp called "Katerpillar Kids Camp" in Townsend that combines fun and therapy to help the child cope with the loss of a loved one.

Posted: 12:08 PM Four legged friends show off their love of the game of soccer at the AYSO Tournament in Knoxville. The Soccer Collies kicked up the fun at registration and will again at opening ceremonies.

Posted: 11:31 AM BKW Seasonings , a family run business, sold chicken dinners for $3 a plate through a mobile kitchen. They raised $600 for Mobile Meals, feeding 200 seniors in Knox County.

Updated: 8:48 AM Sea Tow, an "on the water" assistance company, is providing life jackets for boaters to borrow at several marinas in East Tennessee.

Updated: 4:56 AM When Beano Wallace was diagnosed with kidney failure, he was placed on the waiting list for a kidney transplant with 40,000 others. He didn't know, the perfect match was right by his side.

Updated: 5:09 PM Some of the volunteers in UT Medical Center's NICU are called "Cuddlers." They help hold babies when they are distressed and calm them down.

Updated: 3:44 PM Shelter dogs turned therapy dogs, now retired and needing homes

Updated: 7:36 AM The Cup is "Baking a Difference." The cupcake shop has donated approximately $36,000 to local charities.

Updated: 6:44 AM Two local ladies cook up a recipe to contribute to the Ronald McDonald House. Sister's of the Skillet show their volunteer spirit through sales of their own cookbook.

Updated: 11:24 AM Five year old Elaina Whaley decorated and chowed down a pepperoni "Mini Murph" while waiting for her weekly chemo treatment.

Posted: 3:38 PM They're called the Smoky Mountain Show Chorus and they're all women who love to sing.

Posted: 3:38 PM Margaret Weeks has worked the floors at Fort Sanders Hospital for about 50 years, selling items to patients and visitors. Money the hospital will use to buy items for patient care.

Posted: 3:38 PM She's still in high school but in her spare time, Xrista Christopoulos helps put a smile on faces of teenagers facing serious illnesses.

Posted: 3:38 PM Mount Olive Baptist Church in Downtown Knoxville is dripping with success over their Hearts for the Children Campaign.

Posted: 3:38 PM Like any four year old, Sarah Boswell of halls should be playing with barbies, taking naps and eating snacks. She does, but carries a lot of volunteer spirit along the way.

Posted: 3:38 PM Donate your formal dresses at any Prestige Cleaners now through the end of February. Those dresses will go on sale to provide affordable options for the prom locally and money for a school in Haiti.

Posted: 3:38 PM Three thousand people, maybe more volunteered to build a new place to call home for the Watson family of Northwest Knoxville and their nonprofit organization for single mothers, the Restoration House.

Posted: 3:38 PM Dozens of volunteer teachers contribute hours of their time weekly to teach less fortunate kids and teens a musical instrument at the Joy of Music School.

Posted: 3:38 PM Local Facebook-er founded TRU Dog Network to rescue unwanted dogs. Inspired by her own adoption, Louise.

Posted: 3:38 PM ETCH staff make sure the little patients aren't forgotten on Christmas. But they need some help before Sunday, December 25th.

Posted: 3:38 PM Needy kids in Claiborne County won't go without thanks to a loan officer at a bank in Tazewell who heads up the Angle Tree program.

Posted: 3:38 PM A bible study group from mostly Fellowship Church share a night with the seniors at Hillcrest West Health and Rehab. It's way to spread holiday cheer to some people who may get lonely around the holidays.