Good Deeds & Random Acts of Kindness <3

Don't know if this is real or just staged, but it is a wonderful idea.

 

:smt023 That pic was definitely one of my favorites.

 

The window washers at a children’s hospital in London dress up as super heroes to lift the children’s spirits.

 

It was real...

What an awesome image..so cool! :smt001

Haha he's like, "get oouuutt!" :smt080

 

Volunteer pays for full lunches at Houston school



AP 5 hr ago

HOUSTON — A volunteer at a Houston-area elementary school who noticed some students were getting a smaller lunch of cold cheese sandwiches is digging into his own pocket to cover $465 in delinquent meal accounts so all the kids can get the same full lunch tray.

"These are elementary school kids," Kenny Thompson, a tutor and mentor at Valley Oaks Elementary in Houston's Spring Branch School District, told Houston television station KPRC . "They don't need to be worried about finances. They need to be worried about what grade they got in spelling."

Thompson, a volunteer for 10 years, said he asked about the lunch differences at his school after hearing about some Utah students who last week had meals taken from them because of non-payment. Salt Lake City school officials have apologized for removing the lunches and embarrassing the students, and say they are revising procedures to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Thompson told the TV station that he asked about the smaller meals at his school and learned more than 60 children were on reduced lunches because parents couldn't afford the 40-cent daily fee.

He believes some of the students avoided the lunch line altogether to avoid embarrassment, meaning they weren't getting proper daily nutrition.

"When I left the building knowing that they were getting fed, they didn't have that stress ... the best money I ever spent," Thompson said.

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This warmed my heart..the only thing that made me balk was the .40 cents a day. It's $2 a week...
I wonder how many of the parents have the money but are too lazy to replenish, or spend it on smokes or on themselves.

Nonetheless, kids shouldn't have to worry about adults' problems.

 

Great post B.

"When I left the building knowing that they were getting fed, they didn't have that stress ... the best money I ever spent," Thompson said.

Best quote I've seen so far this year. I respect the hell out of what this man did for these kids. Kenny Thompson, I applaud you sir

 

Agreed! :smt023

 

^ ^ ^ That photo is soo adorable!!! ^ ^ ^ Very heartwarming ^^^

‘Our hearts are overflowing’: The touching moment garbage man surprises five-year-old autistic boy with his own toy truck

Daniel, who is aged five, can be seen waiting for the truck to arrive

A touching video has emerged of the moment a garbage man surprised a young truck fanatic who has autism with his very own garbage pick-up.

Daniel, who is aged five, can be seen running down the family's front path in excited anticipation of the weekly visit.

The young boy from California watches and points as the truck driver - known only as Manuel - steps down from the cab as his parents stand near him, and walks towards him...

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:heart:

 

New York tourist gives a homeless man her leftover pizza... only to learn later was RICHARD GERE playing a vagrant in his latest movie


A 42 year-old French tourist was simply acting from the kindness of her heart when she gave what appeared to be a homeless man her leftover pizza.

However, she later learned that the man was far from destitute, and was instead Hollywood icon Richard Gere.

The tourist, who revealed herself on Saturday as Karine Gombeau, from Paris, saw Gere standing outside of Grand Central Station at approximately 5:45pm on Tuesday.

According to Gombeau, who had just left a pizzeria in Little Italy, he was digging through a trash bin and drinking a beer from a brown paper bag.


Gere was in character

I said "Je suis désolée [I am sorry], but the pizza is cold"' Gombeau told the NY Post, who approached the 62 year-old actor with the remnants of an 'enormous' pizza her family had shared but was unable to finish. The pizza was carried in a plastic 'I Love NY' bag.

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'He said "Thank you so much. God bless you."' recalled Gombeau.

She did not know until she saw herself in a newspaper two days later that the man she extended her generosity to was Gere, the star of such blockbusters as 'Pretty Woman' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman.' He is reportedly worth $100 million.

:smt001
at home in Champigny Sur Marne

 

The kindness of strangers: Bus passenger who saw a man wearing plastic hairnets on his feet in Canada gave him his own socks and shoes

- The generous man did not want to be identified because his Muslim faith teaches that acts of charity are to be done anonymously

- The recipient of the shoes was in 'shock' and asked the bus driver, 'did that just happen?'

- The unidentified Good Samaritan later explained, 'I was only about a two-minute walk from home, so I thought I could give him my shoes'

:heart: So humbling...

 

A (First) CLASS ACT:
The day Oscar nominee Amy Adams gave up her first class seat for soldier and flew in coach instead





Ever-gracious actress Amy Adams traded her first class seat on an early-morning flight from Detroit to Los Angeles with a soldier who had been booked in coach on Friday, after noticing the American serviceman in uniform at the gate.

The American Hustle star said the generous move was something she had always wanted to do, and decided it was time to make it happen.

She quietly arranged the swap on the Delta airlines flight with a flight attendant and then told the soldier.

'I didn't do it for attention for myself,' the 39-year-old told Inside Edition after landing in LA.

'I did it for attention for the troops.'

The five-time Academy Award nominee has often spoke glowingly of her father's time in the military.

She was born on a U.S. military base in Italy and grew up on a base on Colorado.

Many passengers noticed what Adams did and watched her scurry to her new seat in coach.

ESPN personality Jemele Hill was on the flight and witnessed what happened.

'When we were waiting to board, I saw her glance the soldier's way and then she said something to the person she was traveling with," Hill told Today.

'Once we boarded, I saw she was in first class.

'I was upgraded to first class and she was a couple rows behind me.

'I think she must have said something to the flight attendant, because before we took off she had vacated her seat and the flight attendant brought the soldier to her seat.

'I just thought it was incredibly classy and thoughtful.

'I already was a fan of hers, but now I'm a bigger one after today.'


Adams was then seated nest to Huffington Post journalist Ernest Owens, who Tweeted a selfie with her...





Adams was in Motor City filming Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The movie is a sequel to last year's blockbuster Man Of Steel, in which she played Lois Lane.

Adams will reprise her role alongside Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman. The movie will also feature Wonder Woman, to be played by Fast & Furious actress Gal Godot.

 

It's great to see examples of people being good to each other.

 

Holy shit dude is black? I know shouldn't be surprised by shit like this but unfortunately I am wow

 

What the hell does that mean?

 

Paying it forward: Shopper, 73, buys $120 worth of diapers for cash-strapped new mom next to her in the Walmart queue


Katie Kanefke couldn't afford to buy four boxes of diapers when a South Dakota Walmart wouldn't match a competitor's price

When she put three back on the shelf, stranger Carol Flynn paid $120 for all four boxes

The 73-year-old told Kanefke to 'pay it forward one day'

Video of the kind deed, filmed by shopper Jason Yoshino, has gone viral




When a young mom struggling to pay for diapers held up the queue at Walmart, Carol Flynn didn't tell her off - she pulled out her credit card and paid for them.

Now the 73-year-old has become an internet sensation after a shopper who filmed her kind deed posted it to Facebook.



'Diapers are for babies and babies are on my heart,' Flynn told ABC News. 'We’re always concerned about moms and healthy babies.' :smt054

'You can't take it with you,' Flynn told Argus Leader. 'I just think we should do things like that. That's kind of my thinking.'

For Kanefke, a stranger's random act of kindness is something she will never forget.

Kanefke and her husband Jimmy support their four-month-old son Marcus on a single income, so are forced to stick to a budget.

'I couldn't believe it. I was shocked. I kept saying thank you and God bless you,' the stay-at-home mom said.

'Then I walked out in the parking lot and started crying. It just hit me. It was an awesome statement of what God's love does.

'If you ever needed a sign or act that shows God cares for his people and provides for them," says Kanefke, "this is it''.'




However Kanefke is not the only person moved by Flynn's kind deed.

The shopper who filmed the exchange, Jason Yoshino, shared the clip on Facebook to inspire others. It has been liked more than 23,000 times and shared more than 6,000 times.

'Me and my wife were stunned. You hear about those things, but you don't see them in real life,' he said.

'Everybody has a camera phone, and they're recording everything. (Still), you don't see something like that every day in life.

'It definitely touched a chord with me. I always try to inspire others, and I'm a huge advocate of uplifting and changing the world. I'll never forget it, to be honest with you.



Some sweet comments...

 

Maurice Rowland (left) and Miguel Alvarez were working at an assisted living home last fall.
When it shut down, Maurice -€- the cook --” and Miguel — the janitor --” stayed to take care of the residents left behind. ​

November 21, 2014 4:19 AM ET

When an assisted living home in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go.

The staff at the Valley Springs Manor left when they stopped getting paid — except for cook Maurice Rowland and Miguel Alvarez, the janitor.

"There was about 16 residents left behind, and we had a conversation in the kitchen, 'What are we going to do?' " Rowland says.

"If we left, they wouldn't have nobody," the 34-year-old Alvarez says.

Their roles quickly transformed for the elderly residents, who needed round-the-clock care.

"I would only go home for one hour, take a shower, get dressed, then be there for 24-hour days," says Alvarez.

Rowland, 35, remembers passing out medications during those long days. He says he didn't want to leave the residents — some coping with dementia — to fend for themselves.

"I just couldn't see myself going home — next thing you know, they're in the kitchen trying to cook their own food and burn the place down," Rowland says. "Even though they wasn't our family, they were kind of like our family for this short period of time."

For Alvarez, the situation brought back memories from his childhood.

"My parents, when they were younger, they left me abandoned," he says. "Knowing how they are going to feel, I didn't want them to go through that."

Alvarez and Rowland spent several days caring for the elderly residents of Valley Springs Manor until the fire department and sheriff took over.

The incident led to legislation in California known as the Residential Care for the Elderly Reform Act of 2014.

"If I would've left, I think that would have been on my conscience for a very long time," says Rowland.

 

Great thread

 

Philadelphia Pizza Shop: Patrons Give Away 8,400 Slices For Philly Homeless


In a beautiful act of altruism in the first days of 2015, the report has come out that patrons of a $1 a slice Philadelphia pizza shop have donated an amazing 8,400 slices for people in need, as the now famous joint feeds dozens of homeless people every day.


A Philadelphia pizza shop has become worldwide news in the past few days, after a report surfaced that its owner has a policy of giving out food to those in need in exchange for words of appreciation that cover up the entire place.




According to People Magazine, the heartwarming tale of the Philadelphia pizza shop has given the world a sweet story to start the year with hope. A man named Mason Wartman, who had previously worked on Wall Street, left New York City for his hometown Philly with the idea of making $1 a slice pizza joints a thing, creating his own venue, Rosa's Fresh Pizza, honoring his mother's name.

ABC News reports that Wartman, now 26, started his restaurant back in 2013 after "plateauing" in Wall Street, dreaming of starting his own business; he did so with $250,000 worth of savings after quitting his job in equity research.

The concept of the pizza joint brings people back to that shown in the movie "Pay it Forward," as it invites patrons to spend an extra dollar to give a pizza slice to a homeless person, also putting up post-its as notes to those in need, with messages like "you can do it!" - and they'll also write "thank you" notes in return for their meals.




According to The Huffington Post, the idea came after a customer wanted to buy a slice for someone in need, making Wartman come up with the idea of putting up post-its to keep track of how much food they had in storage for the homeless - but the strategy proved inefficient as thousands of people joined the project, and he left the notes there as a reminder of kindness and posting some of the notes on the pizza place's social media.

"This is a super-easy way, a super-efficient way and a super-transparent way to help the homeless," Wartman said regarding the strategy of his Philadelphia pizza shop, Rosa's Fresh Pizza. "Sometimes homeless people buy [slices] for other homeless people."