David Daniels via GMA / Facebook screen shot Gas Station Cashier Who Walks Over 5 Miles to Work Each Way Surprised with Car As he continued chatting, Daniels learned that his passenger routinely walked the over 11-mile roundtrip commute every day. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 18, 2020
Videoman / screen shot Elderly Man Found Floating Face Down, 37-Year-Old Leaps Into Freezing Water To Save Him Brito knew that on his own, face-down in the frigid waters, the man would probably perish before help could arrive. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 17, 2020
Franklin County, KS - Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot Deputies Surprise Mom of Two Who Walked 12 Miles Each Work Day with Van Continuing to walk along the highway wasn't safe, and the deputies wanted to do something that would help her more permanently. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 16, 2020
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot Police Officers Surprise Age 5 Boy Battling Leukemia When He Returns Home from Hospital The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office orchestrated a convoy of police vehicles, lights and sirens blaring, that pulled up to the home. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 16, 2020
KLFY News 10 / Facebook Great-Grandfather Pays Off Utility Bills for 114 Neighbors This Christmas He called up the town's utility authority and asked to pay off the bills of those who were facing discontinued service. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 15, 2020
USA Today via Apple News / Facebook screen shot Santa Helps Fulfill Age 7 Girl's Christmas Wish To See Best Friend Again Shortly after Nyla moved away and to a new school, both girls started remote learning, and the lack of in-person relationships was tough. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 12, 2020
Moriah Wells / Facebook screen shot Widower Purchases $208 Gift Card from Dunkin' To Honor Late Wife, Pays for Cars Behind Him Good on this father-and-son duo, doing acts of kindness together and spreading cheer in memory of a loved one. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 9, 2020
Community of Waldsolms via CNN / Facebook Community Inherits Property and Stock Portfolio Worth $7.5 Million After Woman's Death One plan is to improve local transportation options, maybe in the form of a bus to Butzbach or community-use cars. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 9, 2020
Localish Inspire / Facebook screen shot Dunkin' Throws Birthday Party for Their Favorite 81-Year-Old Customer in Parking Lot Walker used to be a regular at Peet's Coffee, but that changed earlier this year when he gave Dunkin' a try and knew something was different. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 9, 2020
Dale Quesnel / Facebook screen shot Deputy Helps Woman Buy Diapers for Nieces Instead of Issuing Her Speeding Ticket The deputy decided not to give the woman a ticket - one that she knew she deserved - but decided to give her something else. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 7, 2020
Erin Durga / Facebook screen shot Third-Grade Teacher in Minnesota Donates Kidney to School Custodian in Need Teacher Erin Durga donated one of her kidneys to her school custodian after learning he likely would die within 5 years without a transplant. By Deborah Van Kempen, The Western Journal December 5, 2020
Chickfila / YouTube screen shot Chick-fil-A's Heartwarming Short Film Reminds Us All How 1 Person Can Make a Difference This year, Sam is back, and off on another adventure as she learns to spark joy and bring happiness to her small, dark town. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 4, 2020
The Maltby Cafe / Facebook screen shot Cafe on Brink of Shutdown Gets 'Miracle' After Community Comes Together To Save Landmark The rent was coming up, as was the $10,000 bill for her employees' health care premiums, and the owner felt beaten. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 3, 2020
Hope Rises / Facebook After Canceling Wedding, Couple Uses $5,000 Deposit To Feed Hundreds in Need Emily Bugg and Billy Lewis met on Bumble in 2017, were engaged in July 2019 and planned to have a wedding with 150 guests. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 2, 2020
@RobDeMelloKHON / Twitter screen shot Former NFL Star Marshawn Lynch Hands Out 200 Free Turkeys for Thanksgiving The foundation has a tradition of handing out turkeys to needy families, ensuring that many will get their turkey dinners. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 28, 2020
@mykabit / Twitter screen shot Justin Timberlake Buys Wheelchair-Accessible Van for Teen with Cerebral Palsy An accessible car would mean being able to go more places and do more things, including making it to appointments. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 27, 2020
Kentucky Habitat for Humanity / Facebook screen shot Home Depot Foundation Helps Once-Homeless Army Veteran Pay Off Mortgage Kara was concerned they'd made the wrong choice somewhere along the way, but sensed God telling them to just wait. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 25, 2020
CBS DFW / Facebook screen shot School Opens Grocery Store for Students and Their Families, Accepts Good Deeds as Payment Staffed entirely by students, the store - open Monday through Wednesday - doesn't operate like most others: You can't pay with cash. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 25, 2020
Today / Facebook screen shot 8-Year-Old Boy Starts Business To Help His Family, Who Had Been Living in a Shed It wasn't long before word got out about the industrious young man who'd set up shop selling plants. Kind customers tipped him, and soon he had a following. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 23, 2020
City of Atlanta Police Department / Facebook Kindhearted Police Officer Gifts Own Vehicle to Domestic Violence Survivor Upon meeting the young woman and hearing about her predicament, Campbell knew the mom needed to know someone had her back. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 21, 2020
WTAJ-TV / YouTube screen shot Meet the Two Dads Behind 'Cookies for Caregivers' That Have Delivered More Than 15,000 Cookies to Frontline Workers 'We decided to show our gratitude to those working to serve us by serving them freshly baked cookies as a modest sign of our appreciation.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 21, 2020