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Vacuum Salesman Invited to Birthday for Boy with Autism, Moves All to Tears

As a boy with autism, Dylan Johnson never was much interested in "normal" toys. Instead, he always had a passion for vacuum cleaners. For his 14th birthday party, his mother Jodie wrote a letter to the Kirby Company, hoping to get a vacuum salesman to come and give a demonstration of Dylan's all-time favorite machine. What she got was so much bigger, and the surprise moved everyone in the room to tears.

Secret Santa Asks Police to Hand Out Thousands in Cash on City Streets

A Missouri businessman well-known for handing out tens of thousands in cash to random people at Christmas time, this year deputized officers in the local Sheriff's Department to do the jolly work for him. He told the dozen Kansas City officers he wanted them to be showered in those feelings of appreciation that he gets to enjoy every year.

Student Raises Thousands for Homeless Hero Who Offered Her Money

An 22-year-old Lancashire art student has raised over £32,000 for a homeless man, after he offered her his last £3 so that she could get a taxi home safely. Dominique Harrison-Bentzen declined his generous offer, but was so moved by the gesture that she started a campaign to raise enough money to help him get a flat. She called on her friends to each donate £3 in his honor.

Anonymous Angel Mails a Christmas Package Left on Bus

A 79-year-old retired social-services worker wants to thank the kind-hearted person who mailed a package he mistakenly left on a South Philadelphia bus. His sister called on Christmas Day to say she received the gift -- the only one Cliff Hunter was going to be able to afford to give.