A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A New Jersey police officer left a $100 tip on an $8.75 check for a young waitress who’s expecting her first child.
Source: Cop Leaves $100 Tip And Heartfelt Note For Pregnant Waitress
This is great on several levels.
A group of deputies and some unlikely good Samaritans rushed to help save a 1-year-old locked in an SUV.
Source: Inmate saves baby from locked SUV using his car theft skills | abc7.com
There’s never a thief around when you need … oh, wait. 
A nursing student now has a way to work and school thanks to the kindness of a stranger.
Source: Man seeking to trade-in car gives it to nursing student instead
An awesome act of kindness.
JEFFERSONVILLE — Greater Clark County Schools leaders have located a woman whose purse was found recently during demolition for the new downtown school — which had been hidden for nearly
Source: Greater Clark locates former student who lost purse six decades ago | News | newsandtribune.com
Sweet story.
“This is the best kindness I have seen in ages. Thank you all.”
Source: Vet Cares For Girl’s Beloved Toy Cat | The Animal Rescue Site Blog
A simple kindness can mean the world to someone…
We asked you to share stories of random acts of kindness you witnessed or experienced during the great Seattle Snowpocalypse. The result was heartwarming. Here’s a compilation of some of the most touching stories you told us.
Source: Meet the many unsung heroes of the Seattle Snowpocalypse | The Seattle Times
Let me add my own neighborhood hero, Greg, who’s been plowing our local roads — it really makes a difference. 🙂
Five-year-old Logan Brinson opened Logan’s Little Library—the first library in his village—on his front lawn last year. He plans to open a second location in May.
Source: 5-Year-Old Logan Brinson Couldn’t Find a Library Near Him—So He Opened One Himself | Mental Floss
Good on Logan!
A blood donor has been found in Australia as part of a global search to help an American toddler who has an extremely rare blood type.
I think it’s fascinating that these types of searches now happen — and are successful — on a global scale.
Amarildo Silva is a Brazilian handyman who decided to tackle the problem of littering in a unique way. The young man helps reduce the amount of old discarded tires in the streets by recycling them into unique and colorful animal beds. He started the project two years ago and does not plan on stopping anytime soon.
Source: Brazilian Artist Creates Beds For Animals From The Old Tires That He Finds In The Streets
I thought this was pretty cute & innovative.
Rabbi Zale Newman thought Eddie Ford’s funeral would just have three other attendees.
So touching…