even the worst day can be completely
turned around by an unexpected act of
kindness
whether you benefit from a stranger's
thoughtful gesture or you see an
opportunity to help someone and step up
these moments can be special and
powerful today we'll be looking at seven
acts of kindness that were caught on
camera
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every halloween children all over the
country go out trick-or-treating to
gleefully collect as much candy as
possible but in 2019 eight-year-old
jackson champagne of maryland stood out
from the crowd when his sweet act of
kindness was caught on home security
footage
jackson dressed as dracula approaches
the next house on his trick-or-treating
journey alongside his mom and adorable
younger sister who's dressed as minnie
mouse when he reaches the front door he
realizes the candy bowl that's been left
out is already empty instead of just
moving on to the next house like most
kids would do jackson takes action
oh
that was really nice jackson
this young boy doesn't think twice
before diving into his own stash of
candy and filling the bowl back up for
kids who'll visit the house after him
jackson's mother was touched by his
sweet gesture and so was the homeowner
leslie hodges who posted the evidence to
facebook her caption read caught this on
our nest camera this has got to give
hope to everyone that there are still
amazing people in this world what a
selfless act from this little guy
the video quickly went viral and jackson
became a halloween hero
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when the coronavirus pandemic hit
everyone was impacted but life was made
even harder for those who were already
sick this was the case for one young
girl in oakland california who was
undergoing chemotherapy treatment on her
birthday in april 2020. the girl
unfortunately could not celebrate with
her friends or family by her side due to
the pandemic restrictions
luckily a selfless act from a nurse
caring for her made it a birthday to
remember
kneeling by the patient's bedside the
nurse sweetly serenades her with a
cheerful heartfelt rendition of happy
birthday
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the girl's happy laughter as the song
ends is proof enough that even a simple
act can make a huge impact
in january 2016 one generous man turned
a simple ride on the new york city
subway into a heartwarming moment of
human connection
twenty-three-year-old joey resto's act
of kindness was captured on a cell phone
video by a fellow passenger on the
downtown a train
joey had noticed a homeless man sitting
across from him on the train in the
middle of a new york winter the man is
shirtless joey walks across the car and
offers him the shirt off his own back
but he doesn't stop there
joey carefully and patiently helps the
man put the shirt on then walks back to
his belongings to get another gift his
beanie
joey's instinct to help a fellow human
being in need is a beautiful thing to
watch he later told abc news he also
invited the man to accompany him home
for a warm meal and more clothes but by
the time the train reached joey's stop
the man had fallen asleep
joey said of his act of kindness it just
came from the heart i don't know how
anyone could have walked past him and
had extra clothing and not given it to
him
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in april 2018 a mall shopper in salvador
brazil witnessed a beautiful act of
kindness between complete strangers
in the mall's food court a woman named
lowry in how victoria saw a disabled man
being fed his lunch by an employee at
the giraffa's fast food restaurant
the video she took shows the employee
patiently using a fork to place food
into the man's mouth bite by bite
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the man who appears to have limited use
of his arm asked laureen hat to collect
his food from the counter when it was
ready but the employee was already
bringing it over to him at his table he
selflessly sat down with the man and
took the time to help him eat lorena
uploaded the touching moment to facebook
where it reached millions of views the
employee was later identified as
seventeen-year-old wellington bruno de
alleviera sacramento the giraffe's
communication team later told the media
we're very proud to have a person like
that in our organization
lorraine has caption called the act true
charity and a beautiful thing
we definitely agree
heroes come in all shapes sizes and
species when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake
struck the philippines on october 15
2013 a dog's selfless act of kindness
was caught on cctv
as buildings begin to violently shake
panicked people can be seen running into
the street
among them is a small dog who's also
afraid and fleeing but instead of
following the humans to safer ground he
makes a surprising decision
the dog turns around and heads back into
the building it just ran from
security cameras inside capture him
hurrying in and out of frame when he
returns his reasoning becomes crystal
clear he bravely went back inside to
help another dog who was likely too
afraid to move during the terrifying
event the canine friends then head back
out of the building together
this courageous pup risking his own life
to help his pal shows the true beauty of
friendship
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when facing a serious illness it is
critical to have a strong support system
in november 2017 a family in brazil made
the ultimate show of solidarity with a
woman battling cancer
cell phone video shows siblings
gathering at their sister's front gate
in a beautiful act of kindness they've
all shaved their heads to support her as
she has lost her hair from chemotherapy
treatments the family excitedly gathers
outside the woman's front door eagerly
waiting for her to see their thoughtful
surprise
yes
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in the spring of 2018 28 year old
substitute teacher bruno rafael paiva
was experiencing some problems getting
paid in the midst of a contract conflict
he had been forced to start sleeping at
the balbina vayana araya state school in
brejo santo brazil in the three months
bruno had worked there he had grown very
close with the students but he never
imagined what was waiting for him when
he was called in to cover a class on may
15th
as soon as he enters the classroom bruno
is brought into a game called hot and
cold with the class who guide him toward
his desk where a small box is waiting
bruno is overcome with emotion when he
sees what's inside
400 brazilian dollars the students have
collected after hearing about his
struggle
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each student had contributed 10 to help
bruno with living expenses until he
received back pay for several months of
teaching as happy tears fall from his
face the students rush in to hug their
beloved teacher
bruno said of this generous act i felt
so protected by the students i love this
day changed my life they are the
strength in the world that i want to see
and they gave me the belief i needed to
continue in my work
sometimes the most valuable lessons are
not academic
we hope these stories warmed your heart
and reminded you of all the good in the
world do you have a favorite memory of
performing or receiving an act of
kindness tell us about it in the
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