This couple left their flourishing careers to start ride service for chemo patients
35-year-old Zach Bolster and his real estate tycoon wife Patricia Wu left their flourishing careers in New York City when Bolster’s mom Gloria was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The couple moved in with Gloria so they could look after her during her chemotherapy treatments. Although Gloria received the much needed time, care and affection of her family during her treatment, the Bolster couple...
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Anonymous donor buys all the toys at Goodwill to give them to children for free
For the past 10 years, an anonymous donor buys out the entire kid’s section of Goodwill and gifts them to the kids visiting the store. The Secret Santa says this has become “an important part of his family’s Christmas tradition.” On the days leading up to the special holiday event, the Goodwill store in Fort Collins, Colorado had set aside plenty of children’s books, toys, and stuffed animals so there would be...
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This Police Officer adopted homeless addict couple’s baby, is helping them quit drugs
In late September, Albuquerque Police Officer Ryan Holets came across a heroin-addicted couple outside a convenience store. He noticed that the woman was pregnant and couldn’t stop himself from warning her that the addiction would probably kill her baby. On hearing this, the woman broke down and emotionally told Holets that she desperately hoped someone would adopt her baby. And that’s exactly what...
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He gave free haircuts to the homeless, gets a free barbershop from a kind stranger
Brennon Jones, a former barber and wardrobe stylist, is quite popular among the homeless on the streets of Philadelphia for a heartwarming reason – he gives them free haircuts. This year, he spent much of his free time driving around downtown with a tray table and clippers, his “personal mobile salon.” It started earlier this year, when Jones passed by a homeless person, dropping a couple...
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Blind triplets adopted by a blind man earn the highest rank in Boy Scouts
In 2010, Ollie Cantos, a man who was born blind, decided to adopt 11-year-old blind triplets Nick, Leo and Steven. Today, the three young men are 18-year-old and have earned the highest rank in Boy Scouts – an achievement they credit their father with. “Having the boys in my life has been nothing short of a series of miracles day after day after day from the very day that they came into my life,” he...
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These two women transformed a double-decker bus into a homeless shelter
Two remarkable women – Sammy Barcroft and Joanne Vines – have managed to create an unusual but excellent accommodation for the homeless in Portsmouth, Britain, ahead of the upcoming harsh winter months. It is a Stagecoach double-decker bus transformed into a comfortable home complete with a kitchen, toilet and shower and 12 bunks. After eight months of hard work, volunteering and community effort,...
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This real-life hero saved an abandoned baby girl, won hearts on internet
A 26 year old man acted as a savior for a newborn baby girl abandoned by her parents in a Mumbai suburb. The infant, wrapped in a white blanket, was left in an auto rickshaw when Hemant Sharma heard her cries. The young man decided to rescue the baby and took to the Internet asking for help. His post garnered a lot of traction online. Soon after the post, people reached out to him – some to inquire, others with...
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Faithful guard dog refuses to abandon his flock of goats during California fires
We all know how loyal dogs are and how they can go to extremes to fulfill their sense of duty. The Hendels got to experience this first hand during the recent devastating California fires when their faithful guard-dog Odin proved his unflinching loyalty towards his flock. Odin, named after the Norse God, refused to abandon the Hendel family’s flock of goats when the fire struck their property. “Later that...
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Meet the Girl Who Launched Her Own Disaster Relief Project at Age 6: ‘Age Doesn’t Matter’
Raegan Junge was just 6 years old when she saw a news segment about a family who had lost everything to a tornado — and felt inspired to help. “The people lost a lot of their belongings — and the kids who lived in the house even lost their toys,” she said in a statement. “That’s when I realized it’s important to help people who have been in natural disasters.” Read: Mom Drowns Holding Son...
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