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Kindness Daily: A Big Gesture to Help a Friend in Need

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A Big Gesture to Help a Friend in Need April 12, 2012 – Posted by tacjohnson My friend’s husband left her suddenly, taking the car and leaving her with the mortgage. She was left with 3 children to take care of. My friend had no way to get the kids to school and get to her job on time without a car. I told her I would see to it everything will be okay. I wanted to do something to help her. Later that day, I drove to her job and handed over the keys to a brand new Cadillac Escalade and the title. This would mean she could get her kids to school and get to her job on time. The only thing I asked for in return was 1 dollar. Add/View Comment >> About Newsletter Kindness Daily is an email that delivers today’s featured story from HelpOthers.org. If you’d rather not receive this email, you can also unsubscribe. Similar Stories Paid In Full With One Glass of Milk, by brighteyes Be kind – nothing in the world will harm you!, by Ari1969 Confronting Road Rage With Compassion, by Megan Bystander No More, by Michelle One of a Thousand Stories to Tell, by David G. Nadeau Helpful Links Smile Cards: do an act of kindness and leave a card behind to keep the chain going. Smile Decks: 52 cards with a kindness idea on each! Smile Groups: share your own stories, make friends, spread the good. Smile Ideas: loads of ideas that can support your drive of kindness. Unsubscribe If you’d rather not receive these stories by email, you can remove yourself with two easy clicks. Community

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The Memory Project: Portraits of Compassion

For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles. — Barry Lopez

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Good News of the Day:
At the base of a volcano in the middle of Lake Nicaragua, there’s an orphanage. Although developing world orphanages aren’t normally festive places, on this day, at this time, there was reason to celebrate: the arrival of a young man named Ben Schumaker. Schumaker comes from faraway Wisconsin, and he comes bearing gifts. He carries a suitcase with 62 pounds of portraits — portraits of the kids, a painting for just about each and every one of them. This is all part of the Memory Project, a unique initiative in which art students draw and deliver portraits for disadvantaged children all over the world.
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Be The Change:
Learn more about the Memory Project and see examples of its inspiring art work here.
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