These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
“I would really like to thank the very kind man who stopped when I had broken down on Horspath Driftway in the rush hour on Thursday 12/12/24 outside Aldi. I would also like to thank the other man and woman who he stopped to help to push me across the other carriageway in heavy traffic […]
The local pub and community in Rhosddu have worked together to fundraise for a new defibrillator. The landlord at the Railway Inn actually had the idea to install a defibrillator there and then organised and held fundraisers to make it happen. When half the funds were raised, the Community Council provided the other half, and
Social Bite, a homelessness charity, are working to deliver Christmas dinners and gifts to unhoused people in Scotland through their Festival of Kindness. They’ve put Christmas trees up in different cities for people to leave gifts under which will then be delivered to those in need. They’re also welcoming donations to fund getting 300,000 meals,
“I was traveling to Ireland for a funeral and the ferry was delayed. I heard the guy checking us in say to someone on the phone ‘she’s off to a funeral’ and ‘I’m on the fucking home screen’ 🤣. I had no idea what was going on, then he gets off the phone and gives me tickets
“A team of volunteers completed its monthly giveaway of toiletries and other items to the homeless on a cold Sunday morning.” Thank you to Joe who shared this with us on Mastodon and allowed us to share it even further. Want to read about even more kindness? We have stories for you: Scottish man helps
“I was given free food not once but twice yesterday. Once in a neighborhood Vietnamese shop buying fruit (she handed me some pickled sprouts for snacking) and once at a restaurant for paying in cash (takeaway dessert). People are nice.” We couldn’t agree more with Jillian – people are nice but they are also kind!
“I had a frantic call from my daughter who had skidded on a road in the middle of nowhere. Thankfully a very kind gentleman saw her and waited with her until I could get there. We also experienced kindness from the wonderful Dave who drove us all the way back to the cottage leaving our
Chris Brannigan has walked 1200 miles, barefoot, from Bar Harbor to Jacksonvill, and across Britain carrying 55lb to raise funds for a gene therapy for his daughter Hasti’s condition. The kindness in this story not only comes from a father going to great lengths for his child, but from all the people who have supported
“I was traveling home from Frankfurt on a busy flight at the weekend, and all the overhead lockers were packed with luggage. We were in the last group to get on and nobody could find space for their luggage – I had to put mine several rows back from my seat. So when we landed
“I was driving home from my daughter’s house, aware that the car was over running whenever I stopped in traffic, then became aware that I was loosing power. I managed to keep going and luckily got off the dual carriageway. On a very busy B road it was clear something was very wrong. It felt
