WVLT / Facebook screen shot Mother of Boy with Autism Blown Away by 1 Act of Kindness from a Stranger A good Samaritan had seen what had gone down and made the decision to purchase the toy herself and gift it to Norris. By Amanda Thomason May 14, 2021
Laura Hodges / Facebook screen shot Act of Kindness from Stranger Leads to Series of Blessings for Homeless Man, Finds Job and Community Support Thanks to the blessings from total strangers, he is in a very different place than where he started - and he plans on making the best of it. By Amanda Thomason April 12, 2021
CBC News / Facebook screen shot Planters Offers Good Samaritan New Car and Lifetime Supply of Peanuts for His Incredible Act of Kindness Tempered by the military and his own experience in Canadian weather, Gary Bath truly a Godsend to Lynn Marchessault. By Amanda Thomason February 9, 2021
CBS Boston / YouTube screen shot Age 10 Boy and Friend Brave Snowstorm to Surprise 80 Hospital Workers with Act of Kindness When a worker would use their remote to unlock or start their car, the two would run to clear it off in record time. By Amanda Thomason February 8, 2021
Robert Alexander / Getty Images Mail Carrier Sends Birthday Boy Over the Moon with 1 Small Act of Kindness An Alabama mail carrier became friends with a family on her route after giving the son a surprise birthday gift. By Deborah Van Kempen December 24, 2020
Justin Martin / Facebook Truck Driver Touched by 19-Year-Old Wendy's Manager's Act of Kindness In that moment, the manager decided that helping out a trucker in these turbulent times was more important than following general rules. By Amanda Thomason April 30, 2020
Eva Hambach / AFP via Getty Images Police Officer Called 'Pig' by Starbucks Barista After Thanksgiving Act of Kindness Starbucks posted a comment under O'Mara's Facebook post, calling the incident 'totally unacceptable and offensive to all law enforcement.' By Joe Setyon November 29, 2019
Jeanah Nomelli / Facebook screen shot A Police Officer's Act of Kindness to Former Heroin Addict 14 Years Ago Helped Save His Life Fourteen years later, he spotted the woman who'd approached him when he was at his lowest point and had to speak to her again. By Amanda Thomason November 1, 2019
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot Police Officers Repay Kids' Act of Kindness by Replacing Stolen Bicycles When two Clackamas County deputies were out dealing with a difficult situation, they didn't expect to be greeted afterward by some kindhearted kids. By Amanda Thomason September 30, 2019
GoFundMe / Facebook screen shot Text Sent to Wrong Number Leads to Act of Kindness for Young Boy Fighting To Stay Alive 'We were just really touched and in awe that a perfect stranger, that all he knew was that a little boy was in the ICU and he just wanted to jump into action.' By Amanda Thomason September 13, 2019