These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
“I had a great manufacturing job. Due to asthma and COVID now I have a remote job making a fraction. To cope with the isolation and depression I got seriously into aquariums. I don’t go out so I bring life to me. It is impossible to get one delivered. I posted online that I would […]
“Someone in my workplace set up a donation station for a local animal shelter for the festive season. Every day there is more and more piling up. They were not meant to drop them off until a few days before Christmas, but the donations just kept piling up! The list of allowed items was much
“I went to a pharmacy to grab some co-codamol and happened to ask if they were also doing private flu jabs. They were so I filled out the form. The pharmacist took me in to do the jab and said they can give me an NHS one because I have long covid and have been
We think of weddings as being full of kindness but Lisa’s friends, & some strangers, went above & beyond when her elderly dog went missing on her wedding day. “The night before our wedding we had a BBQ for family & friends & our Jack Russell (Paddy) wandered off at about 1am. He’s almost 14
Lynett sent us this wonderful story of a kindness superhero at school pick up: “I was visiting my 83 year old Mum, taking her shopping and visiting Dad’s grave to put new Christmas plants on it. We had just left her house when my clutch just went, I couldn’t get the car into gear at
Helping people keep warm in the winter is a wonderful act of kindness, and often seen as part of the festive spirit, and we have an amazing example of someone going above and beyond to do just that. “I’ve had a stranger reach out to me to help fix an electronic device, and in conversation
“I’ve been visiting some baby geese weekly for a month or so and a lovely Mum came down to the pond with a box full of bird food, and offers me and another woman nearby some. I got to hand feed lil goslings and that made my day 💖” Even small acts of kindness can
A Portland coffee shop raised over $86,000 to feed people losing SNAP benefits and has so far given out over 2000 breakfasts to people who lost them. Heretic Coffee Co is a non-profit coffee shop in Portland which continues to raise funds to support people and feed those who are struggling. What an enormous amount
My daughter turned 18 and the gifts that her friends gave her were full of kindness. They had really thought about her interests and what makes her happy. They had put a lot of time and effort into gathering photos and writing letters, and had co-ordinated with each other to make sure she had the
This month’s guest blog shows how kindness is making a difference to community and climate in north Wales – a tale to inspire us all to be more mindful and live in greener ways. Thanks to Emily Ellis, Social Media and Communications Officer at Repair Café Wales, for sharing this example with us. We’d love
