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The Candyman

shared by Barbara Duke

My uncle who is 97 years old lives in Malvern, Arkansas and he is known as "The Candyman". Jim Issack started visiting the "old folks home" about 40 years ago taking fruit and can

first appeared: 1/9/2008

A Community's Act of Kindness

shared by Pat Bond

Late in the afternoon of Dec. 27, 2007, Jerry Don Martin, age 28, of Bismarck, Arkansas, drowned in Lake DeGray in a fishing/boating accident. As word

first appeared: 1/7/2008

Vietnam Veteran still giving to his country

shared by Shirley

His name is Michael Reagan and he lives in Edmonds Wa. He's an artist who has dedicated his life to ALL our Fallen Hero's. Here is an interview he had back in 2006 that might explain it bette

first appeared: 1/7/2008

Obama's Young Supporter

shared by Janet Gaffney

Before she graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., this past spring Alexa Milroy applied for admission to several colleges. Her favorite, St. Mary's College in St. Mary&#

first appeared: 1/6/2008

Stocking Shelves, Restoring Hope

by Marti Attoun

When 17-year-old Nick Graham bought and reopened the only grocery store in Truman, Minn. (pop. 1,259), 16 months ago, he wanted townsfolk to have easy access to biscuits, birdseed, pork chops and pickles.

first appeared: 1/6/2008

Act of Kindness

shared by hillbilly

My husband passed away this pass Oct. and it has really been hard to deal with..so for Christmas this year I had told my kids not to get me anything, because I wasn't up to doing Christmas....wel

first appeared: 1/5/2008

New Year's Eve

shared by dutchgirl

Four years ago I was widowed and that new year's eve I received an invitation to a co-workers home for a new year's eve party. I decided to go and had a great time with other co-workers

first appeared: 1/5/2008

Good Neighbors

shared by pennyjhg

My husband is finishing up his Air Force career, and when he does we plan to move to Queen Creek, AZ. We purchased a home there to retire in, and currently live about 7 hours away from it. &nbs

first appeared: 1/4/2008

compassion

shared by cathy

I have been very blessed to get to spend time watching and helping my youngest son in his passion. As long as I can remember he has loved animals, all animals. He has raised slugs, stick bugs,

first appeared: 1/4/2008

A son who cannot say no

shared by Marti McNamara

After receiving a phone call from an elderly lady who lives just a few blocks from my son's place of employment just north of Boston, during New Year's Day dinner my son began telling us

first appeared: 1/3/2008

Snowplow angel

shared by gbren

I am writing to tell you about our neighbor, Ken Jordan, who has taken it upon himself, since moving to our neighborhood, to plow the driveways of all of our houses, without ever knowing any of us or

first appeared: 1/2/2008

Never under estimate the power of being kind.

shared by Martha Blunt

My 15 year old lab was becoming quiet and slow as the Holidays appoached this year. She always was by my side weather I was out in the garden, vacuuming the house or reading in bed. She wa

first appeared: 1/2/2008

My Amazing Niece who is surviving Cancer

shared by blessedbeyond

a video about my niece

first appeared: 1/2/2008

Guardian Angel on the Freeway

shared by Ameribunny

first appeared: 1/2/2008

Elsie the Tiny Wonder-Neighbor

shared by Fran Miller

No job is too big for 90 lb. Elsie Krueger to tackle. Passing thirty-nine a few decades ago hasn't slowed Elsie down a bit. She&nb

first appeared: 1/1/2008

Helper of the elderly

shared by darlenec

The amazing kid I am celebrating is in his early twenties and lives upstairs from me in an apartment house with four apartments. Our house is one of three owned by the same landlord and in the same a

first appeared: 1/1/2008

What can I get for you?

shared by cinlkout

I was recently told I had precancerous cells, because my family lost many members to different types of cancer, I, with advice from my family Dr. decided "If it ain't paying rent evict

first appeared: 1/1/2008

Gift from a Sheltie

shared by aspen47

I had a Sheltie, a beautiful girl, who was almost 12 years old lastValentine's day when she had to be put to sleep. She was dying fromkidney and heart failure and she "told" us when it

first appeared: 12/31/2007

An Unexpected Kindness

shared by marysee

We had had a huge snowstorn through our area and the snow was knee-deep in my driveway and lawn. I have two adopted handicapped boys, one with cerebral palsy and one with spina bifida, and we h

first appeared: 12/31/2007

Kind Little Neighbors

shared by emilyhuffhines

When my family and my mom's sister's family moved onto the same street within a matter of months of one another, we found our new neighbors to be an elderly couple. They have no childre

first appeared: 12/31/2007

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