Some acts of kindness aren’t so small. Some are huge and life saving—like these two dozen people who donated blood and platelets that saved the life of 2 year old Skye Savren-McCormick. This story from VC Star tells the story of the family meeting those donors.
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Category: Make a Child’s Day
It started with a simple photo of a boy looking into a window of a gym. It ended with a community coming together and that boy getting a free gym membership for life. We love this incredible story of kindness from MensHealth.com.
Read MoreWhen Mr. Rogers said to “look for the helpers” in the world, he definitely meant men like this. USA Today shares a story of how a school in Dallas needed 50 male mentors for their “Breakfast with Dads” event, and 600 showed up to help.
Read MoreWe love this story from SunnySkyz.com about how Roderick Mathis, a high school senior from Lancaster, Texas, made a promise to two special needs classmates. The promise? Mathis purchased them matching shoes—and their reactions are priceless.
Read MoreNo student should have to eat lunch alone at school, and that’s why high school senior Denis Estimon created “We Dine Together”, a student group at Boca Raton Community High School. ABC News shares the story of how this club is transforming students at school and at home.
Read MoreEven amidst tragedy, kindness and love can shine through—that’s the message from this story from CBC News in New Brunswick, Canada, where Becca Schofield, a teen with terminal brain cancer, started a campaign encouraging people to perform good deeds and share them on social media.
Read MoreOften times, acts of kindness go unnoticed. But every once in a while, they are not only seen, but celebrated! We love this story from TechSpot about 9-year-old Mikah Frye who exchanged his Xbox One for 60 blankets to give to the homeless people in his community. We hope you do, too!
Read MoreThe best holiday traditions are the ones that give back—like this anonymous family who, for the last 10 years, has bought out the children’s section at Goodwill so each child in the store can take home a gift for free. We love this story from GoodNewsNetwork about how this has become a Christmas tradition for one family in Fort Collins.
Read MoreHello Daymakers! Today is Daymaker Day! In honor of Daymaker Day, I wanted to spread the message of the power of a simple act of kindness. This simple act made more than just their day as this family was going
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