A longtime Victoria cab driver got a taste of the kindness of strangers Friday after he was stiffed on a $225 cab fare. When Roberts realized the passenger had skipped out, a stranger turned up out of nowhere and pushed a wad of cash into his hand.
Police Cpl. Jeremy Walsh's gesture of kindness toward a homeless man was captured in a photograph that is touching hearts on Facebook and elsewhere. The picture, taken through a shop window, shows Walsh giving a new pair of boots and bottle of water to Anthony Young, who spends a lot of time on the streets of Odessa, Texas.
I've got an incredible story for you that starts with a high school senior who heard about the toxic chemical spill that poisoned the tap water for more than 300,000 people in West Virginia, and wanted to help. Angelina Sarro and her father, Frank, remembered the generosity of people who drove to their neighborhood of East Rockaway, New York after Superstorm Sandy bringing trucks loaded with water and food. Now they wanted to pay that kindness forward.
When Khadijah Muhammad left for work in Koxville on Wednesday, she did so with a notice on her doorknob from the local power company saying they would shut off her electricity if a past-due bill wasn't paid by the next day. After serving a small family, she unexpectedly received a note and then saw a thousand dollar tip left for a meal that totaled just $29.30.
Thousands of people have watched a police officer near Houston get out of his car to toss a football with a boy in a neighborhood after noticing he was all alone. Sgt. Ariel Soltura's act of kindness has melted hearts around the world after the Rosenberg Police Department posted the Dashcam video on their Facebook page.
Kyle and Josh from Give Back Films surprised a hotel housekeeper with a pile of cash on the bed, just to make her day. They left a note scrawled with a smiley face and some assurance, 'This is A Tip for You!'
Boe Kirner, who now lives in Perth, Australia, wrote on the Good News Network Page, after seeing the photo washed blankets for the homeless: The 21-year-old New Zealander was in New York City doing a 6 month stint as a paramedic when she met a homeless boy to whom she gave her house key. The kindness shown might have dramatically changed two lives.
There's some good news coming out of the rare snowstorm that hit the southern United States where localities have been paralyzed because they own no snow removal capability. Local news teams in Atlanta are reporting on several men who have taken hot cocoa and sandwiches on foot to stranded motorists on the interstates.
Read about the Facebook group, SnowedOutAtlanta, that attracted 46,000 fans in a day and how that hive of concerned citizens helped rescue a pregnant mom and boy who had been stuck in their car for 12 hours - with only Tic Tacs to eat - with no water. By 11 o'clock that night, Michelle Sollicito, who started the group, said that at least 400 people had been helped by the group
A man, who can clearly be identified on surveillance video, was caught stealing from a tip jar in a Cleveland coffee shop. But instead of pressing charges, the Nervous Dog, is choosing to host a food drive for the obviously desperate customer.
Michigan's Shop with a Hero program allows police officers and firefighters to take children Christmas shopping. In Ingham County, 55 children were able to be shoppers this year strolling the aisles of a department store and picking out items totaling $100. With additional donations, each family also received a ham, turkey, milk, and food, a $25 Meijer gift card and more. One woman described what it meant for her and her family.
Thanks to a team of merry WestJet employees and the power of technology, a group of airline passengers was treated to a Christmas miracle that turned an airport into Santa's workshop. With the help of 175 WestJet volunteers, three airports and Santa himself, they made a seeming miracle happen for more than 250 guests on two Calgary-bound flights.
After a Greensboro woman had her Christmas decorations stolen, strangers replaced them, giving her home more Christmas cheer than ever.
Sam Bashor with Fort Human Peoples delivered holiday care packages to homeless men and women. They gave out new backpacks full of gifts.
A stranger in Durham, North Carolina restored the faith in her own parenting abilities that one single mom was feeling on a particularly hard night. The mom, whose kids are often hard to handle in restaurants, received a kind note applauding her patience and parenting skills from a young man at a nearby table. After signing the note, Jake even paid for the family's dinner and included a Pizza Hut Gift Card for the next time they wanted to dine out.
Eva Whitmore decided she would use her exceptional organizational talents to spread some happiness to women living in shelters. Because of Whitmore, her city of Winnipeg now benefits from The Shoebox Project, a Canadian non-profit group that distributes shoeboxes filled with items a woman would enjoy, but would not splurge on for herself.
Noah Fisher was devastated when an optician told him he'd have to wear glasses, fearing that he would be laughed at. But his mom, Lindsey, set up a Facebook group called Glasses for Noah, and encouraged friends and family to send pictures of themselves wearing glasses. It grew beyond Lindsey's circle and thousands have posted pics.
Two programs underway aim to bring holiday cheer to seniors who may not otherwise receive Christmas gifts. In the last nine years, the Be a Santa to a Senior program hosted by Home Instead Senior Care has provided holiday gifts to more than 4,400 seniors
A police officer in south Florida was faced Monday with the prospect of arresting a single mother who was caught shoplifting groceries to feed her family. Vicki Thomas was so moved by the plight of the struggling mom of three children that she decided to buy her $100 worth of groceries. Since the story went public Monday, the public has also stepped up to help Jessica Robles.
Generous patrons at coffee, bagel shops and fast food drive-throughs have been spreading a little kindness to fellow restaurant-goers by becoming the anonymous benefactors of other people's meals, paying their orders before they even get to the window.
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