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Simultaneous Acts Of Kindness In Five Cities
A guerrilla kindness event held simultaneously in five cities provided a scavenger hunt of sweetness for volunteers on a mission to put a smile...
Teen Risks Own Life to Help Young Mom and 2 Kids During Theater Shooting
Jarell Brooks, 19, who risked his own life to save three total strangers, is lucky to be alive. He was in the theater during...
New Zealanders Knit Colorful “Cosy” for Ugly Shipping Container
Strangers from around the world have sent hand-knit squares of wool to help Christchurch, New Zealand beautify their ominous earthquake protection barrier. Hundreds of giant...
She Found Her Passion Reuniting Tornado Victims With Lost Photos
After a massive tornado hit Joplin, Missouri last year, thousands of families whose homes were destroyed lost their most treasured mementos.
But thanks to the...
Town Rallies to Deliver One Last Gift to Fallen Soldier’s Wife
The community of Laramie, Wyoming came together with strangers across the country in a touching tribute to a US soldier who never got the...
Woman Rescued From Car Moments Before Train Smashes It
A Delaware woman trying to free her car from railroad tracks as a train approached was pulled to safety by two strangers moments before...
Truckers Who Saved Others are Finalists for Highway Hero Award
Professional truck drivers who jumped from their cabs to rescue fellow motorists are being honored as heroes by the Goodyear Tire Company in their...
At SC Coffee Shop, Random Acts of Kindness Pay Forward Drinks for Two Years
If you're measuring the kindness at the Corner Perk in Bluffton, South Carolina, it's safe to say their cup runneth over. It's a cycle...
Secret Santa Inspires Addict’s Clean Up
Remember the businessman dressed in red who traveled to Reading, Pa. to give out hundred dollar bills to strangers? One of the people that...
Good Samaritan Pays Bus Fare for Riders All Day After Wallet is Returned
The holidays are upon us and the spirit of giving is already in full swing in Minnesota.
An anonymous good Samaritan paid it forward Thursday...
A Coffee Angel for Cancer Patients Inspires Detroit
Every Thursday morning around 10:30 Dan walks into a Starbucks in Metro Detroit, takes out a list and proceeds to order dozens of drinks....
Rachel’s Legacy Inspires Other Kids to Give
Rachel Beckwith wanted to raise money for a clean-water charity by asking for donations instead of presents for her ninth birthday. Now, her death...
People Magazine Names Superintendent of Tornado-Ravaged Joplin Schools a 2011 Hero
For his herculean efforts to reopen schools buildings after five were destroyed by a May 22 tornado, Superintendent C.J. Huff has been honored as...
Hurricane Irene is Milder Than Expected for US Coast, Extensive Damage Averted
Coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene were mostly spared from major damage overnight and many residents awoke to catch glimpses of blue...
Contest Lauds World’s Unluckiest Travelers Who are Rescued by Kindness
In 2010, a travel insurance company collected unlucky travel stories and crowned the “World’s Unluckiest Traveler” who won a $10,000 dream vacation. This year,...
Twitter Tries to Fill Dying Girl’s Bucket List
A 15-year-old girl from North England has been fighting cancer for four years and now strangers around the world are fighting to help her...
Hospital’s 5-transplant Kidney Swap Sets California Record
In what is the largest single-hospital kidney swap in the state, five patients received new kidneys from five healthy donors in a marathon series...
Japan Grateful to ‘Fukushima 50’ Heros Working to Keep Nuclear Disaster at Bay
Like white knights, dressed in their hazmat suits, a band of 180 men have volunteered to continue working in extreme conditions, to help keep...
Good Samaritans Out in Force Among Stranded Motorists in Record U.S. Snowstorm
With snow totals of anywhere from one to two feet falling across nine midwestern states along with brutalizing winds, the February snowstorm of 2011...
Paid Actors Spread Undercover Joy in Chicago – Get Happy!
In order to bring smiles to the faces of people in downtown Chicago, local philanthropist Richard Driehaus hired some performance artists to create displays...