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An estimated 1,000 or so polar bears gather near the small town of Churchill, waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze over so they can hunt seals and other marine mammals.

“Raindrops Over Rwanda,“ a nonprofit's documentary film about the Rwanda genocide, premieres online today July 18. "Like" it on Facebook, raise up to $50,000 in donations.

“For every 5,000 "likes," Weingarten is providing a specially trained service dog to a veteran suffering from PTSD.”

“For every 5,000 'likes' on facebook, a veteran will get a dog. Watch Lu Parker's report”

"If you listen to the media, you'd think everyone in the Middle East is a terrorist, everyone in China is greedy, everyone in Africa is starving," Weingarten says. Explore shows, he says, "wherever you go in the world, people are doing good things."

“The Danvers Archival Center — a unique resource both for the community in which it resides and the region whose history it helps chronicle — was recently honored with a $25,000 grant from the California-based Annenberg Foundation.”

“Annenberg Foundation spokesman Charles Weingarten explains how he was moved by the residents of W.Va., in the aftermath of the Upper Big Ranch coal disaster.”

“The Annenberg Foundation is offering $2.5 million to help pay for the relocation of an elementary school near a Massey Energy Co. coal operation, in an effort to support the West Virginia community devastated by the recent mining accident that killed 29 miners, state officials said.”

“The dynamic Weingarten, who has helped fund Sullivan's current Global Civil Policy Initiative, travels the world supporting and making short films about people he believes are engaged in selfless acts of giving.”

“Explore's film is a fitting tribute to a gifted striver and achiever in his own right.”

“He described the experience as powerful and a guiding force for his continued commitment to public service.”

“Archie Kalepa of Lahaina used a stand-up paddleboard to traverse 187 miles of the Colorado River last month.”

“Kalepa paddled these storied waters with leaders of American Indian tribes who were in the midst of a 17-day rafting trip through the Canyon, put together by a group called explore.”

“Fish Out of Water profiles the important work of Sun Valley Adaptive Sports, [...] helping wounded warriors with their recovery and reintegration into society.”

“(Explore) put us in an environment that we could relate to: the land and the water, which brought out the best in all of us.”

“...a number of fascinating films about various good works around the globe”

“Gorillas…98.6% Human covers a trip to Rwanda where the filmmakers visited four groups of wild mountain gorillas.”

“If more organizations produced content like this the world would be a better place in no time at all.”

“The new film, Gorillas...98.6% Human, presents a beautiful portrait of these gentle giants in the mountains of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.”

“Lightweight, ten-minute video vignettes offer people an onramp. They give people knowledge and understanding.”

“...turning the camera on dynamic leaders who are spreading good around the world.”

“...showing us what's possible, by showing us good things where we least expect them.”

“Lots of great educational topics from Tiananmen Square to Jerusalem to Orcas.”

“... a kind of Sesame Street for adults shot in some of the oddest, and some of the grittiest, places on earth.”

“explore.org made a documentary film on China two years ago to explore the issues of environment, human rights, public health, social changes, philosophy and education.”

“explore traces the rich history of lifeguarding, going back to the legendary Duke Kahanamoku and Eddie Aikau, in this moving tribute to Hawaii’s 'guardians of the sea'.”

“Learn about the rich history of lifeguarding and some of its remarkable pioneers in this moving tribute to Hawaii's 'guardians of the sea'.”