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Police Officer's Kind Note Eases Fears of Sleepless Girls

Two sisters in Edmond, Oklahoma were having trouble sleeping, fraught with worry over whether their home was safe from crime. Their mother even began showing them the locked windows and doors each night and allowed them to sleep with baseball bat under the covers. Then, Lt. Paul Barbour, on his night shift patrol for the local police department, took a few minutes to pen a hand-written note to the girls assuring them that everything looked good in their neighborhood. He taped the note to the door.

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Mystery Knitter Ties Scarves Around Statues in Frigid Canada

An anonymous do-gooder trying to keep Ottawa residents warm has been leaving dozens of handmade scarves outside wrapped around the necks of city statues, brightening the landscape of Canada's war heroes. In response to deeply frigid temps in Ontario, the scarves include friendly notes that read: "I am not lost! If you are stuck out in the cold, take this scarf to keep warm."

By Jeanne Goddard

23 January 50 Views
Woman Can Buy Her Home Thanks to the Honesty of a Stranger

On January 10, a Portland woman dropped in a store parking lot an envelope containing $2,000 in cash and a $38,000 cashier's check. It was the down payment she needed for a house. Lucky for her, Brian DiCarlo, a 23-year-old aspiring teacher, found the envelope.

By Ken Elrod

18 January 44 Views
Hero is Jump Starting Cars Around Frigid Town for Free

His company usually sells cars in Moline, Illinois but this week they are resuscitating cars -- and they're doing it all over town for free, thanks to one employee who wants to do some good in the community. Brad McKorical, who works at 4th Ave Auto Sales, decided to post on Facebook asking if anyone needs a jump-start for their car.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 January 43 Views

WS Post Inspires 73 Shoeboxes Filled With Goodies for Homeless

When a Nevada graphics manager saw a Good News Network post in November about a woman in Canada who runs a shoebox project for women in shelters, something in the article stuck with her. For a month she said, I kept reading it and thought, 'Maybe I could do something similar.' She decided to fill up as many shoeboxes for the homeless as she could -- with a goal of filling 50 boxes for Christmas.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 January 51 Views

'Son of a Marine' Inspired by Soldier Riding a Horse Across US

On Father's Day, a Miami musician named Jesse Jackson recorded a song, not only for his father, a combat Marine from WWII who had landed in Saipan 70 years ago, to the day, but also for another Marine who today is crossing the United States on horseback to benefit wounded warriors and raise awareness of the high suicide rate among veterans.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 June 53 Views

Woman Who Fostered 200 Children Receives $50,000 Award

Not only did she raise three children of her own and adopt 14 others, Alena Strickland has fostered more than 200 children over the years, many of them struggling with mental, emotional and physical disabilities. This week, she was awarded $50,000 from "5-hour ENERGY Helps Amazing People."

By Jeanne Goddard

12 June 47 Views
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