Rallying After North Dakota Farmer's Heart Attack, Neighbors Swoop in to Save His 1,000-Acre Harvest
After North Dakota farmer Lane Unhjem had a heart attack, he wasn't left to go it alone. His neighbors helped with his 1,000-acre harvest.
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Getting to Know Neighbors Will Get Easier As H&R Block and Nextdoor Fund 10 Projects to Reduce Isolation
H&R Block and Nextdoor will be building 10 community projects to reduce social isolation and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods.
'Wine Fairies' Have Been Anonymously Gifting Booze and Treats to Neighbors Who Could Use a Smile
Dozens of Facebook groups for the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Wine" have popped up across America so 'wine fairies' can leave gifts for community members.
When Black Man Was Afraid to Walk in His Upscale Community, 75 Neighbors Walked With Him
When African-American Shawn Dromgoole was afraid to walk in his gentrified community, he expressed his fear and 75 neighbors walked with him.
Tree Service Comes to Rescue When Cat Adopted During COVID Gets Stuck in Tree With Thunderstorm on the Way
It was getting darker by the minute as a neighbor went on Facebook Live to get help for a stranded kitten—and a tree serviceman came to save the day.
Monty Python 'Silly Walk' Signs Around the World Are Encouraging Pedestrians to Laugh in the Face of COVID
Homeowners from Toronto to Detroit are encouraging passerby to loosen up and laugh by erecting Monty Python-inspired "silly walk" directives.
Toddler Pals Living Next Door Can Finally Play Together Again After Crafty Mom Installs Fence Window
A crafty English mom has come up with a brilliant way to reunite her kids with their best pal after she installed a perspex window into their fence.
Rival Gangs in Cape Town Agreed to An Unprecedented Truce-and Together Bring Food to the Poor
Since violent crime has fallen by 75% amidst the COVID-19 outbreaks, a recent hunger project uniting 2 South African gangs is being hailed as a "miracle".
Quarantined City Residents Are Celebrating Ramadan by Decorating Their Homes With Stunning Light Displays
In lieu of going to mosque and eating meals with their loved ones, this Michigan city is using cheerful lights to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
Opera Singers Have Been Hosting Weekly Concerts in Their Driveway to Bring Neighborhood Together
Leah Edwards and her husband Dimitri Pitta have been using their singing voices to bring joy—and music—to their Mount Pleasant neighbors in quarantine.
Readers Have Reported So Many Good Deeds, We Can Barely Keep Up; Here's 10 to Get You Through the Day
These are just 10 of the sweet submissions of good deeds that WS readers have been sending us since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreaks.
Mom Has Been Bringing Joy to Neighbors By Drawing Amusing Chalk Cartoons on Her Sidewalk
Casey Drake has been bringing beloved Disney characters to life as a means of cheering up her socially distanced neighbors and quarantined community.
Family Cheers Up Neighborhood By Spending 6 Hours Coloring Each Brick of Their House With Rainbow Chalk
Although it took the little English family 6 hours and 40 sticks of jumbo chalk, their brick house has now become a source of cheer for the community.
This Diligent Dog Has Been Delivering Groceries, Meals, and Mail to Senior Neighbor in Quarantine
This golden retriever from Manitou Springs, Colorado has been doggedly delivering food and supplies to the door of his 71-year-old neighbor in isolation.
How Nasty Note From a Neighbor Inspired a Community to Show the Best in Humanity
Randa Ragland had been going through a rough time when she received a rude note from an anonymous neighbor—but it sparked an outpouring of kindness.
Americans Deliver Fishing Boats to Japan on First Anniversary of Tsunami
Family fishermen in Japan took delivery of a very special donation, on the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that wiped out their local fishing industry. An American humanitarian group donated ten new hand-crafted boats to shrimp and seaweed fishermen in Hikado Harbor who have been out of work since the disaster.
A Big Thank-You to Some 'Angel' Neighbors Who Wordlessly Assisted a Helpless Dog In Need
The neighbors appeared silently and wordlessly, as if two angels arriving to bestow some healing kindness on a four-legged being in need.
Musician Uses Truck Bed to Play Drive-By Concerts for Friends in Quarantine - and the Video is Incredibly Heartwarming
Tanner Howe, a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, hoped that his performances would brighten up isolating neighborhoods-and he was 100% correct.
Grandmother and Her Granddaughter Delight Community With Enchanting Fairy House Tours
A grandmother-granddaughter duo in upstate New York has created the perfect self-guided tour for their community: of fairy houses.
Watch Arizona Woman Frantically Pounding on Door to Save Family From Fire Just Before Roof Collapses
An Arizona woman was determined to save her neighbors from a house fire—and the timely rescue was caught on the family's doorbell camera.
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