Mark Scotch just biked 15-hundred miles after donating a kidney to a total stranger. The 64-year-old marathon cyclist struck up a friendship with Hugh Smith, and volunteered to be his donor after finding out he was in need of a transplant. But they weren’t a match, so he donated a kidney to a stranger in Hugh’s…
The family of a teen in hospice care is grateful for an act of kindness after their home’s air conditioner broke. Lea Leen says the machines her 13-year-old daughter needs produce a lot of heat and need to be kept cool. The owner of MP Heating & Air Conditioning cleared his schedule, put in a…
Bryce Springfield and his mom have struggled to find permanent housing, living in several homeless shelters during his high school years. The 18-year-old focused on school and recently graduated as valedictorian of his class. He’s got a full-ride scholarship to Princeton, but still needed winter coats and boots and his community is pitching in to…
What started out as a way to make some cash for a Rhode Island teen has turned into a way to reunite people with the contents of their storage units. Shane Jones began buying the contents of repossessed storage units after people didn’t make their payments, but after seeing people’s mementos and personal belongings, he…
A 14-year-old boy has started a lawn business and is using it to give back to his community. Nathan Adams has pledged to mow lawns for veterans for free and has a starting goal of doing 50 yards for 50 vets, in honor of his grandfather, who was a veteran and taught him the lawn…
A dog proved he really is man’s best friend by stepping between his owner and a rattlesnake. Alex Loredo encountered the snake outside his family’s home in El Cajon, California, and before he could make a move, his labrador, Marley, pushed him out of the way. The dog was bitten twice by the snake and rushed…
A Michigan man has landed the job of his dreams working at Costco, thanks to his daughter’s tweet. Rebecca Mix took to Twitter to post about her dad, Jeff, who was laid off during the pandemic and wanted to get hired at Costco. Her thread went viral and two weeks later, she got a message from…
A couple in St. Petersburg, Florida, is celebrating their 25th anniversary by giving back. Trevor Burgess and Gary Hess decided to mark their silver anniversary by donating $25-thousand to 10 different organizations. They chose museums, clinics and LGBTQ groups as recipients. Source: Bay News 9 A group of teenagers helped save an elderly woman from a…
A dog named Tilly is back home after he went missing following a car accident. He was ejected from the vehicle and ran off and his owners started searching and posting about the pup on social media. About a mile and a half from the accident scene, two brothers found Tilly on their sheep farm, herding…
A girl with a rare genetic disease now has a service dog to help her with tasks she can’t do alone and it’s all thanks to the kindness of strangers. Jerrica Stone, 13, needs the service dog, but wait lists for charities can take several years and time is not on her side. So her…
A high school senior who’s on her way to Harvard this fall was awarded a $40-thousand scholarship from her high school. While accepting Fitchburg High School’s general excellence award at graduation, Verda Tetteh turned down the scholarship and asked that it be given to someone going to community college instead. “It is such a great honor,” she…
A new store in Bradenton, Florida, called “The Twig” is helping foster care families with clothes. They give kids in foster care the chance to shop for free every month. “We wanted to create an atmosphere for kids where they feel loved,” says Nicole Britton, The Twig Director of Development. Source: Bay News 9
A homeless Vietnam veteran in Kettleman City, California, has been reunited with his emotional support dog after he went missing. Michael Hatfield reported his dog, Rerun, missing and the Kings County Sheriff’s Office put out a call for his return on social media. A family came forward and returned Rerun, saying they thought he was abandoned. Source: KMPH
A couple who fell in love during lockdown have gotten married at age 95. John Shults and his bride Joy Morrow-Nulton managed to maintain their relationship during the pandemic, doing whatever it took to see each other when they could. Now the upstate New Yorkers, who are both twice widowed, are getting their happy ending. Source: CBS News
A North Carolina man sprang into action to rescue a brood of ducklings trapped in a storm drain. After seeing the mother duck circling the drain in distress, Mike Plumides got down in it to get her babies out. As soon as all of the ducklings were back on the grass, they waddled away behind their mama….
A teen who hadn’t cut his hair in six years finally got the big chop and donated his 19-inch afro to be made into wigs for kids battling cancer. Kieran Moise had been growing out his hair until he got a call that he was accepted to the Air Force Academy. He set up a fundraiser…
An Illinois family is grateful for the technology that led them to their missing deaf dog, Lex. Lex can’t hear when he’s called, so the Rollins family got a GPS tracking collar to help if he got out. They put it to the test when Lex escaped their yard and it worked to reunite them with…
A high school senior who is battling cancer returned to run with her cross country team and they helped her cross the finish line. Yeva Klingbeil’s teammates at Shenendehowa High School linked arms with her and walked with her at a meet this week. After they finished the race, the rest of the team and runners…
A brother and sister who were separated in the foster care system as young children have found each other again. After 40 years apart, Tasha Henderson found her half-brother, Kitt Wakeley, through Ancestry.com. The siblings discovered they lived a mile apart in Oklahoma and are reconnecting and making up for lost time. Source: KFOR
A medical emergency kept a high school senior from attending his graduation, but his hospital nurses threw him one of his own. Noah Keith’s nurses at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, gave him the chance to put on his cap and gown. He even got his diploma hours before his peers graduated from Grace Baptist…