Kennedy Kibe lost $1,000 when the RoomStore filed for bankruptcy, but a woman who learned of his story wanted to make it right. Sue Hill contacted friends at Rolesville Furniture and paid $1,000 toward furniture for Kennedy and his family.
Many drivers commonly see homeless people carrying cardboard signs asking for money at intersections, but commuters who passed Doug Eaton on Wednesday were instead surprised that he was handing out money. In honor of his 65th birthday, he decided to distribute free money to people, advertising his giveaway with a hand-painted sign that read: Do you need a few bucks for some coffee?
Knowing that even if a foster child is placed with a family, it doesn't guarantee a Christmas gift under the tree, Frances Smith for 15 years has used her annual vacation to amass new dolls, clothes, bikes, and games for every child in the foster care system of Coweta County, Georgia.
Over the past three decades, gold and silver coins have turned up during the holidays in the Salvation Army's red kettles in at least 10 states, including Illinois, Colorado, Texas and Florida. While some people drop a few dollars into The Salvation Army's iconic red kettles at this time of year, others emerge and discreetly share diamond rings, real silver and rare gold coins — and many choose to do so anonymously.
Good customer service can lead to great tips — but this gratuity left restaurant staff stunned and speechless.
Two 7-year-old boys in south Milwaukee overheard another boy saying he received no gifts for Christmas. After school the two talked about it and decided what they would do.
Nearly 100 Milwaukee area salons and spas are expected to participate in a fundraising effort Tuesday to support victims of a shooting last month at Azana Spa & Salon in Brookfield, and to help raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Kentucky State University's interim president, businessman Raymond Burse, slashed his salary by $90,000 in order to raise the salary of the school's 24 lowest paid employees by as much as 40 percent.
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne was so blown away after seeing these kids play his signature song that he sent them a $10,000 donation.
A group of Kentucky men never thought it would get this big. Starting with a notion to raise a few thousand dollars to buy Christmas presents for needy kids in their area, the Edmonson County friends in nine years have bought $270,000 worth of holiday happiness for others.
Raymond Burse hasn't held a minimum-wage job since his high school and college years. Yet, the interim president at Kentucky State University decided that he would take a 25 percent salary cut to boost the wages of his school's lowest-paid employees.
Both NFL football teams in Missouri swooped into Joplin last week, lifting spirits and clearing clogged yards and roads. The Kansas City Chiefs had invited fans to donate supplies and water and cash, and the club was stunned at the outpouring it saw from the community, loading six semis of water (187,490 bottles, by their count) and relief supplies, along with $35,000 from the club and $21,000 of private donations.
To ease the strain on federal employees going unpaid during the government shutdown, numerous restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area began offering free sandwiches or discounted food to furloughed workers last week.
When a mailman posted a plea for book donations for a 12-year-old boy without any, he only expected a few to show up, not the hundreds that have so far.
A man tours houses thinking his son is looking to buy his own home. When a key is dropped in his hand he bursts into tears over the surprise gift.
After a woman shared a photo of a boy studying beneath a streetlight, donations of money, school supplies and even a scholarship have poured in for the child.
Jim Munro, who is 84 and ready to retire from running his successful Munro's Books in Victoria, B. C., is doing something exceptional: he is giving the business to four of his employees.
A family-owned restaurant near Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, is getting a generous helping of support, thanks to loyal diners worldwide.
With this A-list cast of celebs doing comedy, the first U.S. telethon of its kind to help children living in poverty, raised $21 million in a few days.
Over the weekend, a little boy from Indianapolis got the surprise of a lifetime during the Indianapolis 500 Parade–and an even bigger one when he got home.
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