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University Gives Unexpected Bonus To All Employees Saying Thanks for Their Service During Covid
Vanderbilt University is recognizing all the school's employees for their work during COVID with a surprise bonus in their paychecks.
Doctor in Training Found Time to Thank Fast Food Employer 3 Years Later
A doctor in her residency at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto was not too busy to remember her old boss at a fast food restaurant and take the time to send a thank-you note three years later.
Son Surprises Mom With Mercedes in Thanks for Raising 6 Kids Alone
A touchingly doting son decided to show his love by buying the mother who raised him and his five siblings a new Mercedes for her 70th birthday.
(UPDATED w/ Video) Harvard Students Take Time to Thank the Janitors
The Harvard Business School took some time last week to show their gratitude for all the work that goes into the MBA experience. The Give Thanks project involved faculty and students being kind to the staff who works so hard every day. The school's Harbus News reported some plans to deliver more than 900 personally written thank-you notes, as well as bringing coffee and bagels to the staff break room.
Medical Students Learned on the Bodies, Now Honor the Donors
Georgetown University medical students recently held their yearly religious service, to say thank you to anatomical donors. Each year, 19,000 medical students in the United States dissect cadavers as part of their Each year their schools hold some type of memorial service at the end of the year to honor donors.
Giving Thanks Helps Reset Your Outlook on Life
Psychologists are discovering why gratitude is so good for you, learning in many experiments that it is one of humanity's most powerful emotions. It makes you happier and can change your attitude about life, like an emotional reset button. Especially in hard times, like these.
New Yorkers Pay Kindness Forward Annually Since 9/11
Jeff Parness, like many New Yorkers, was changed by the terrorist attacks on 9/11. He lost a good friend when the Twin Towers fell, but also was deeply moved by the support the city received from across the nation following the attack. In 2004, he established New York Says Thank You, a nonprofit that sends volunteers from NYC, particularly the city's beloved firefighters, to help rebuild other disaster-stricken communities in the U.S. every September.
Thank You Notes Change Man's Life
An L.A. attorney who, for years, was experiencing a lot of bad luck in his life heard an inner voice telling him to start writing Thank You notes. John Kralik wrote a thank-you card every day for an entire year -- and it changed his life.
Teens Make Kansas Principal Cry With a Positive Prank at School
Principal Sherman Padgett was on the lookout for senior pranks last week, so he was reluctant to grant the request of one student to hold a bucket in the hallway. Little did he know they were planning a positive prank for their hardworking administrator.
Photo of the Day: Giving Thanks for All You Have
This beautiful photo epitomizes thankfulness. Here is what I am grateful for on this Thanksgiving day.
8th-Grader Nails Impersonations Of Trump, Clinton, Obama, Sanders in Graduation Speech (WATCH)
Jose had no idea he had been cheated out of wages ten years ago when he worked for a New York City contractor. Luckily, he hailed the right taxi cab...
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.
Panhandler Thanks Community After Securing a Job
No matter this man's back story, we just loved this photo. On Christmas Eve in Worcester, Massachusetts, Thomas Joseph Bennet held a sign on the street thanking all those who helped him in the past.
How to Achieve Your Goals By Honoring Your Life
These three tips might be the key to helping you get to where you want to be.
Man Takes Mom on Bucket List Adventure as Redemption for Unappreciative Younger Years
Rebecca's son has grown up to realize that he wasn't as kind to her in his childhood as he should have been – so now he's making up for it as an adult.
Memorial Day: How to Celebrate the Right Way-With Gratitude
The men and women who chose to serve their country give so much- and on Memorial Day we have an opportunity to do something for them and their families.
Mom Names Baby Boy After Officers Who Helped Deliver Him In Parking Lot
These two officers arrived just in time, and Vanessa was so grateful for their help that she combined their names to give to her son.
Cop Who Saved Choking Infant is Asked to Be Her Godfather
Lieutenant Kenneth Knox was expecting to do his job protecting and serving his community – but he never expected to become a godfather because of it.
Touching Video Tribute Gives Thanks to Firefighters Who Saved Their Town
The Party Rock Wildfire consumed almost 8,000 acres – but thanks to firefighters arriving from 24 different states, the blaze was finally extinguished.
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