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Marching Band Gives Surprise Front Yard Performance After Flute Player's Surgery
A junior high school marching band surprised a member recovering from surgery by showing up on her lawn-and inviting her to pick up her flute again.
Indian Restaurant Installs Sidewalk Fridge to Hold Free Food for the Poor
This restaurant becomes the third such example we've seen of people installing a refrigerator on the street to hold leftovers that can be eaten by the poor.
How Positive Media Can Make Us Better People
For a long time, media researchers focused entirely on the harmful effects of media, but a new set of studies show it can also spread goodness on a wide scale.
What's Good In the Hood: Teens Start Good News Paper, Thwarting City's Image as "Godforsaken"
Since Boston Magazine published an article naming Lawrence, Massachusetts the City of the Dammed" and calling the residents godforsaken, an outraged community has been working to prove there are more positive things in the city than the label Nation's Stolen Car Capital would suggest. Taking matters into their own hands, a group of high school students have printed five issues of a newsletter, called What's Good In the Hood?, hand-delivering the positive news stories around town.
Firefighters Finish Roofing for Homeowner Who Fell, Neighbors Join In
After a man fell from his roof, the rescue squad returned to his home to finish the repairs he'd started, so his family had less to worry about.
Military Mom Loves Surprise of Empty Home, Thanks to TV Show (WATCH)
This superhero wife got the surprise of a lifetime when she discovered that the arduous home-moving process was done for her by a television show crew and friends.
Scout's Volunteer Garden Yields Harvest of Compassion, and Sharing for Food Banks
Where others saw only a vacant lot filled with weeds, Levit imagined a lush, organic garden whose yield would feed the poor, hungry, and homeless.
Homeless Woman Gets New Home, Reunites with Dogs After Outpouring of Support
After a local Chicago woman was featured on the news sleeping in a tent in the woods, having given up her dogs to a local animal hospital, the community has rallied around her -- and her pets -- in a big way.
Little Girl With No Birthday Party Guests is Surprised by 300 Strangers
A Minnesota girl who had a tenth birthday party planned for Saturday, might have been plenty disappointed because nobody planned to show up, until 300 strangers did.
Update: Blogger's Disgust With Cell Phones Raises $160K for Fire Victims
Instead of holding up his phone to capture dramatic images of a fire on Mission Street in San Francisco, which displaced 54 people in apartments above small businesses, 26-year-old Zack Crockett found a way to help the distraught fire victims.
Ill Fan is Headed to Seattle Playoff Game in Style, Thanks to Generous Fans
Diehard Seahawks fan Sherri Forch has never been to a game. That will change Saturday, when she will not only attend the Seahawks' divisional playoff game in a wheelchair, but be right on the 50-yard line under shelter, thanks to generous fans and family.
Gas Station Attendant is Giddy When Surprised With New Bike From Regular Customer
This gas station attendant will no longer have to walk 2 hours to and from work every day, thanks to one of his compassionate regular customers.
Rapper Turns "Drug Den" into Popup HIV Testing Clinic
Dozens of Atlanta residents were able to stop by the "Pink Trap House" last weekend to get tested for HIV and celebrate the 4th of July.
Cops Answering Street Complaint Join in on the Fun Instead
Instead of issuing citations or shutting down the party, these neighborhood cops decided to have a little fun with their community.
Public Wifi Has Quintupled in Europe Giving Free Access to Millions More
Free public Wifi access has jumped from 16.8 million people in 2013 to a projected 108.7 million by 2018 – an increase of 550%.
Generous Chef Gets Paid Back For Kindness After His Restaurant Burns Down
Bruno Serato almost went broke trying to feed his favorite kids every day – so when his beloved restaurant burned down, the community stepped up.
Inner City Cops Help Underserved Kids by Playing Chess
In order to strengthen community relationships, these boys in blue are "checking" up on inner city youth with the age old game of chess.
Parents Buy Their School Crossing Guard a New Car
Parents stepped in to help their kids' beloved crossing guard after his car was repossessed while he was caring for his ailing wife. Since retiring from his job, Nathaniel Kendrick has been volunteering every day at a Dallas school for ten years. When they gave him the keys, all he could do was cry.
Father Fired for Attending Son's Birth is Flooded With Support, Job Offers
When Lamar Austin was terminated for attending his child's birth instead of work, the New Hampshire community responded spectacularly.
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