Growing up in Uganda, Moses Rurangwa saw countless cases of preventable blindness in his village in Kyankwanzi District. Many cases of Uganda’s blindness stem from trachoma, a bacterial infection of the eye. If left untreated, trachoma can cause blindness, a…
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An editor tells his story of being bullied as a kid 30 years ago and having a fellow classmate step in to help him. He never forgotten that day.
When Katrina Vasquez was waitressing, she noticed a family whose son was diagnosed with autism. She decided to use her art skills and design a hat for the boy. When the family received the gift, they decided to express their gratitude…
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Nabiha Islam worked at a Dairy Queen in Markham, Ontario, under owner Yvonne Lavasidis. Though she stopped working there about three or four years ago, Islam didn’t forget the care and compassion that the owner had for her. So recently…
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Many people don’t realize that beyond all the havoc breast cancer wreaks on the body, dealing with and recovering from the disease is also very expensive, survivor Bethany Kandel said. To make resources more accessible, Kandel, 57, created and launched…
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An Iowa couple who received terrible service at a restaurant decided to leave their waiter a big tip anyway. The couple waited 20 minutes for water, 40 minutes for an appetizer and more than an hour for their entree at…
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This heartwarming rags to riches story is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity. A Chinese businessman who was once helped off the streets by a passerby, is now repaying the kindness by offering his benefactor a whopping one million…
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As soon as you hear the big “C” word you immediately feel pushed up against the wall. There was no history of cancer in my family so I never expected it. When I got the diagnosis, I stopped hearing what…
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A room inside Grey Hawk Golf Club gradually is being transformed into a makeshift boutique where formal wear will be sold for a fraction of the original cost during the first Keystone Kindness Kloset. Thanks to Delia Blackburn and Rachel…
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On December 27th, 2011 I found a lump on my right breast. It has now been over two years since my diagnosis of breast cancer and about a year and a half since I finished treatment. After my mastectomy I decided…
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Two friends at a North Texas high school vowed to make up for their classmates’ cruel prank by awarding the Grand Prairie High School homecoming crown to one of their best friends. Lillian Skinner, 17, is described by friends as “just…
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A Reddit user posted a picture of a sign they found in a Portola dry cleaners window advertising free dry cleaning for people who are unemployed. Redditor KCFS2234, who created the post, added that the sign made them “proud of…
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Hundreds of committed customers braved London’s relentless rain on Thursday night in order to get their hands on the iPhone 6 at the very first possible moment. But one committed local endured the elements for two days not to get…
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“No one wanted anything to do with him because he was known to take advantage of people, and this is why for so many years, I never bothered to try to find him, even out of curiosity…Many people told me…
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A glimmer of hope when all feels lost can often make all the difference. Kathy Besk’s home fell victim to one of California’s recent wildfires caused by the historic drought affecting the area. And as local firefighters helped pick through…
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Melvyn Amrine was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. For his wife, Doris, it’s been hard to watch. But she says something happened recently to remind her that the man she fell in love with is still here. It happened…
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The Wildcats are currently on an exhbition tour of games in the Bahamas. A beautiful getaway and growing experience for Calipari’s team, but there’s also some down time — and time to give back.
When an eight-year-old South Carolina girl, Rachel Mennett, heard about a local veteran who was having trouble getting service training for his dog, she opened a lemonade stand to help raise money. Army veteran Nick Bailey, who in 2007 was…
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Everywhere you look in Kerry Comer’s St. George home the decorations have a story to tell. The latest addition to her home décor brings emotion to her voice when she considers the kindness of strangers from Home Depot helping her…
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If you found someone else’s parking ticket, would you pay it? Marc Primrose did. After he transported Rosemary Morgan’s mom in his ambulance last month, the Australian paramedic-in-training found a parking ticket in Morgan’s name in his ambulance. When he…
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After being diagnosed with breast cancer last year, Carol Clark was forced to stay out of the classroom for nearly the entire year due to treatments and complications. Eventually she was gone for so long, her health insurance and salary…
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