Man Who Donated Son's Organs Years Ago Gets Same Gift From Recipient's Mom
The gift of life that was given ten years ago is being paid back by a grateful mother to a now-ailing father.
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Restaurant Regular Leaves $2000 Tip After Being Given Free Gumbo
Good customer service can lead to great tips — but this gratuity left restaurant staff stunned and speechless.
Yarn Bombing Movement Spreads to Share Scarves, Hats in Public Places
"Chase the Chill" has become a social media movement that inspires people to leave warm scarves, often with a note, in public places for anyone to take. Scarves draped on trees, posts, signs, and other public locations first appeared in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2010, but the practice has spread to cities throughout the US and Canada.
JK Rowling Sends Letter and Wand to Young Shooting Survivor
JK Rowling penned a hand-written letter in purple ink to a teenager who found strength in the words of a Harry Potter film after her family was killed. Cassidy Stay, 15, from Texas, quoted Rowling's fictional headmaster Albus Dumbledore at her family's memorial service
JK Rowling Gives Signed Potter Books to Teen's Fundraiser in Honor of Fan's Lost Friend
Harry Potter fan Shona Macleod, 15, decided to contact JK Rowling in her effort to raise £950 for a park bench where she could talk to her pal Kieran Goulding since his death in a car crash. The teen was absolutely amazed to receive a full set of signed Harry Potter books along with a handwritten letter.
Australian Tattoo Artist Offers to Cover Up Self-Harm Scars For Free
This young woman's tattoos aren't just incredibly beautiful – they're also incredibly meaningful to people wanting to move beyond their past.
Terminally Ill Woman Pays for 16 Struggling Families' School Clothes at Kmart
Some struggling families in Central Maine got a sweet surprise last week. They all received a phone call from the Auburn Kmart's layaway department informing that an anonymous stranger had just paid off their bill. Everybody wants to go back to school with new clothes, said Store Manager Joyce Beane. Now 16 more families (who had fallen behind on their payments) can do that.
Photo of Marine Who Slowed Down to Help a Boy Finish 5K Goes Viral
A marine who gallantly dropped back in a race to help a nine-year-old boy finish has become an internet sensation. The boy reportedly got separated from his group and asked 19-year-old Lance Corporal Myles Kerr: 'Sir, will you please run with me?'
Stranded Winemaker Makes Party for Passengers on Broken-Down Train
Passengers on a Friday afternoon AmTrak train from New York to DC might have been grumpy because their engine repeatedly broke down causing delays of many hours. But very few unhappy faces were seen in the train car where French winemaker Paul Goldschmidt sat in route to a DC wine tasting event.
92-yo Veteran Whose Golf Cart Was Stolen Gets New Ride When Donations Roll In
Thousands of dollars flowed in from kind people in the Charlotte area to replace a golf cart that was stolen from a 92 year-old World War II veteran. J.C. Green used the vehicle to get around his North Carolina property.
Kindness Restores Stolen Tools for Blind Student Chef
48 year-old Nathan Romo was all set to start culinary classes as the first fully blind student enrolled in the Fresno, California school. Then, someone broke into his house and stole all his specialized tools and knives, but it was the start of a good news story after his friend told a local TV news reporter.
Trucker Helps Injured Swan on New Jersey Turnpike (Video)
An animal-loving truck driver pulled his trailer off the road so he could help an injured swan and her mate facing down traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike Thursday.
Watch Homeless Man's Joy at Being Given New Wardrobe and Haircut
On the YouTube channel, Vitalyzd TV, a comedy prankster named Vitaly wanted to show he was essentially a good guy with a heart, so he found a homeless street person and gave him an extreme makeover, buying him a new wardrobe and treating him to a steak dinner at a restaurant. (Video)
911 Call Saves Bride's Day With Dress
A bride-to-be who was packing her car for her wedding, went back inside the house near Kent, Washington for another load and came out to find her wedding dress had been stolen. Candice, the dispatcher who answered the 911 call, sent an officer to the scene, but also offered to loan the bride her own bridal gown -- and miraculously, it fit.
Credit Card Trouble at Tampa Airport Solved by Anonymous Dogooder
A user of the online website, Reddit, posted a photo of a delightful note that he said came from a stranger at the airport in Tampa, Florida after his credit card was denied while trying to pay a baggage fee.
Stranger Finds Wedding Ring Hours After it was Lost in Ocean
Casey Brooks lost a virtual needle in a haystack this week after his oversized wedding band fell off in the Atlantic Ocean and no amount of sifting in the water could keep the waves from swallowing up the gold band. Miraculously, four hours later a woman with a metal detector volunteered to help and found the ring.
Homeless Man's Random Act Of Kindness Spurs Reddit Love
This homeless man found a bunch of my wife's stolen property strewn all over downtown Tulsa, wrote a user called anitasanger on Reddit. He took the time to gather it all up in the rain and call us for retrieval. I just want to recognize him as an awesome human being.
Mom Adopts Hospice Babies No One Else Wants
This former nurse takes in terminally ill infants their parents have abandoned to give them a loving home for their short lives.
In Their 20's Pro Soccer Players Housed in Retirement Village Find Joy
When two teammates on the Washington Spirit women's pro soccer team, learned where they would live this summer, they thought someone was playing a prank. The one-time Olympic medalists were placed in a retirement community. But it grew on them quickly and surpassed their expectations.
Chicago Tribune Sends Pizzas and Thanks to Boston Globe Newsroom
On Monday, the newspaper staff that had been working overtime in Boston to cover the tragic events of their city found a welcome gift from fellow journalists in a thousand miles away. The Chicago Tribune staff overwhelmed them with pizzas delivered at noontime along with a nice note, We can only imagine what an exhausting and heartbreaking week it's been for you and your city.... We can't buy you lost sleep, so at least let us pick up lunch.
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