Former gang member turns new leaf by singing to patients as hospital worker
Rodriguez, who has been working with the hospital for the past nine years, is a self-taught musician and plays in front of several patients
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
Stranger's kindness to a child with autism is a lesson in compassion
Natalie Fernando, a mom in Southend, England, was out for a stroll on the boardwalk of her seaside town with her 5-year-old son, Rudy
Joseph Shavit
Aug 14, 2021
Generous act of kindness following car scam
In July 2021, a Lehigh Acres mom's family was scammed out of 25-hundred bucks while trying to buy a car on Facebook Marketplace.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Changing the world, $1 at a time! Man proves small acts of kindness can go a long way
Anthony Talley created a program where he collects just $1 from people all around his community to donate to someone in need
Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Oregon man rents out movie theater and surprises wife with wedding video lost 14 years ago
Drew and Kayla Gottfried met at the University of Oregon. They fell in love and got married on July 20, 2007. It was a perfect overcast day.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Woman, 94, wears the wedding dress she was denied buying 70 years ago
Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker never got the chance to walk down the aisle in a wedding dress. Black women were not allowed in bridal shops
Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Good Samaritan miraculously finds newborn baby boy alive in discarded dresser
Woman passing by discarded furniture rescued the infant. Child was taken to a hospital in good condition.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson are doing a 9/11 anniversary comedy show for charity
Two New York City comedians and several of their famous friends are holding a show to raise money for charities benefitting victims of 911
Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Artist makes comeback after years in jail, on Skid Row
It's a story many have heard before, especially in Los Angeles: A struggling artist falls on hard times and ends up losing his way.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Couple sends books to inmates to show them they are not forgotten
For Diane and Robert E. Findlay, showing kindness is as simple as looking past what a person has done. The two are donating books...
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
9-year-old boy escorted to school by Las Vegas police after father dies from COVID-19
Noah Swanger, 9, was escorted to school by officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on his first day of 4th grade.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
New Zealand is trying to become the kindest nation on the planet — here's how
The Kindness Collective is on a mission to turn New Zealand into the kindest nation on Earth, and they need everyone's help to achieve that
Joseph Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
Texas boy on a mission to donate 500,000 books by the end of the month
Orion Jean is 10-year-old boy on a mission. Before the end of the month, he wants to donate 500,000 books to children in Fort-Worth Texas.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
12-year-old boy's random act of kindness to help disabled man warms hearts
Raymond Butler was riding his bicycle home from football practice when he got a flat tire, which may have been fate for a unique frienship
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
How a ticket bought as an act of kindness started a sweet love story.
Being kind may change your life, reads the caption shared along with the video.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
Venezuelan couple nurse injured sloths at home shelter
Juan Carlos Rodriguez and his wife Haydee were taking their dog to the vet when they saw an injured sloth on the road that had fallen
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
How one woman with a van inspires others through random acts of kindness
Life hasn’t always been easy for Sharon Johnson. However, even while she was homeless and at her lowest, she always found ways to give back
Joseph Shavit
Aug 8, 2021
Atlanta police officer's act of kindness goes viral on social media
An Atlanta police officer is getting a lot of attention after a video was posted to social media of her giving shoes to a barefoot man.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 7, 2021
Meet the Central Park Dance Skaters busting moves on eight wheels
Meet the Central Park Dance Skaters Association who've been busting moves on eight wheels for more than 31 years!
Joseph Shavit
Aug 5, 2021
Single mom finds life-saving kidney from stranger through social media
A single mom from Kansas received the gift of life in May 2021, thanks to a woman she never met. I just wasn’t feeling right.
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