Teen fast food worker pays for customers’ meals in acts of kindness
A teenage fast food worker is being praised after revealing that she has been paying for some customers’ meals in the past months.
US teachers raise funds for students on free meals as schools close due to COVID-19
Three public school teachers from Virginia, USA, have raised funds for students who rely on free and reduced-price meals, as schools in the US close down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chemistry teacher Laurie Vena and physics teachers Aaron Schuetz and Deborah Waldron of Yorktown High School in Arlington knew that thousands of students on […]
Teacher dressed up as different black leaders each day of Black History Month
Latoya McGriff, an elementary teacher in Virginia, United States, made it a point to dress up as different historical black figures each day of Black History Month last February. McGriff teaches at Creekside Elementary School in Suffolk and decided to dress up for Black History Month so she could make her lessons extra interesting for […]
Elderly man ‘working’ at convenience store for 30 years paid in coffee, bananas instead of money
A 95-year-old man from Virginia, USA, has been “working” at a 7-Eleven store for the past 30 years where he is paid with coffee and bananas instead of money. Orin Gilbert Jr., fondly known as Mr. G by the locals, comes to the store six days a week, or from Monday to Saturday, according to […]
Hundreds fill courtroom to witness adoption of boy who spent 4 years in foster care
Hundreds of people in Texas, United States, filled a courtroom to witness the adoption of an 8-year-old boy who spent 1,553 days or a little over four years in foster care. Eight-year-old Nike Schwartz arrived at the home of Kristi and David Schwartz, a couple who have been foster parents for 11 years, almost four […]
Officer brings 8-year-old girl to father-daughter school dance after her dad passed away
One school resource officer from Arkansas, USA, decided to take an 8-year-old girl to the school’s father-daughter dance after her own dad passed away. School resource officers are trained police officers who work in schools to ensure the safety of the students and staff, but Nicol “Nick” Harvey of the Central Elementary School in Van […]
Lifeguards honored for saving CPR instructor who had cardiac arrest
Five lifeguards from Clearwater, Florida, were honored by the American Red Cross for saving the life of their very own swimming and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) instructor, after the latter had a cardiac arrest while in the pool. Sixty-six-year-old Clifford Patterson, of the Morningside Recreation Complex, was swimming laps in the pool when he blacked out, […]
8-year-old boy creates charity to share love of reading among peers
An 8-year-old boy from Tampa, Florida, in the US has created his own charity to share his love of reading among his peers. Reading used to be just a hobby for Landric Keys, but it was only a matter of time before this hobby turned into a passion, as per Fox 13 on Feb 13. […]
Man fixes old campers, mobile homes for people with no place to live in
One man from Oklahoma, USA, is using his skills in fixing cars to repair old camper vans and mobile homes for people with no to place to live in. Ryan Laughlin started his initiative of helping those experiencing homelessness when he and his girlfriend met Chris Butts, as per KFOR on Feb. 8. Butts found […]