Donating milk brings heartbroken mothers meaning from the loss of a child
Researchers found that some parents who experienced a loss wanted to pump and store their milk explicitly to donate it.
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 15, 2022
Global kindness: Polish volunteers mount vast Ukraine relief effort
Beata Borucka's social media outlets provide Polish grandmothers with advice on everything from how to use Facebook to staying fit.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 23, 2022
Woman spends 19 years paying it forward with random acts of kindness
Every year on her birthday, Rita Durgin of South Paris gives herself a growing list of to-do’s. This year she's committed to 30 kind acts.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 21, 2022
California offers college students $10K for public service
The new public service program will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 17, 2022
Woman leaves $10 Million donation to Music School Of Delaware in her will
The Music School of Delaware hit its highest note yet, with an unprecedented donation from a woman who never donated to the school before.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 15, 2022
Student helps spread kindness to kids undergoing surgery
5th grader William Hadfield had big dreams to spread kindness to children who are undergoing surgery for a cleft palate or cleft lip.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 13, 2021
Compassionate student makes whole school feel special with kindness
A fifth grader from Pioneer Elementary in Vancouver is showing others how one small act of kindness can spread far and wide.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 6, 2021
Trash for Christmas Trees: How One Act of Kindness Turned Into a Holiday Tradition
She thanked me 10 times, she couldn’t stop crying," Errol Segal said. I decided after that this is a good thing do.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 24, 2021
National poll: 4 in 5 parents say children today aren’t as thankful as they should be
More than half of parents worry that they overindulge their children; many report different ways of teaching them to be thankful.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 18, 2021
Internet Raises $50K for Veteran, 79, to Replace Mobility Scooter
A 79-year-old U.S Navy veteran has been flooded with donations to replace his broken mobility scooter after a TikTok video went viral.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 16, 2021
The Brighter 10: This week's top 10 stories of kindness from around the world
Each week, the Brighter Side of News combs the web for the best good news stories from around the world. Enjoy!
JJ Shavit
- Sep 27, 2021
How a 2-day 'Kindness Yard Sale' turned into a year’s worth of kindness
There’s no judgment or side-eye here in Thompson-Gaines’s yard. There is just “Thanks” and “Have a nice day” and “Hope you enjoy that.”
JJ Shavit
- Sep 22, 2021
100-year-old gifted car he drove as a chauffeur in 1964
It’s reward enough to reach 100-years-old, but getting a classic Bentley luxury car for your birthday present is icing on the cake.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Couple adopts 2 sets of twins to keep family together: 'We have a lot of love'
A couple has adopted two sets of twins in one day in order to keep siblings together while "spreading the love."
JJ Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Grandfather builds a replica Space X Dragon module for aspiring astronaut grandson
After building an amazing replica of a Space X module for his grandson, Southampton's 'Grandpa Patrick' has been hailed a 'genius'.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
A lost 1969 yearbook and an act of kindness sparks million dollar gift
A lost year book — a twist of fate — and a random act of kindness — lead to a major donation at Marion Military Institute.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
Police officer helps boys duped out of money at lemonade stand
While trying to raise some extra cash this summer, two 12-year-olds were duped. Someone gave them fake money to pay for a glass of lemonade.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 20, 2021
His act of selflessness saved the lives of at least six people through organ donation and friendship
Jacob “Jake” Ash loved doing acts of kindness quietly for friends and family. He’d show up unexpectedly to delight his mom or dad.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 19, 2021
Community and a local DJ raise money to help man who walks 12 miles each day
Braxton Mayes says he's been walking 12 miles to and from work, three hours each way, because his truck stopped working
JJ Shavit
- Jul 18, 2021
Restaurant Owner Fixes Up Old Cars to Donate Them to People in Need
I want to help everybody looking to better themselves when transportation is what's holding them back.
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