Good Deeds

[ethiostar]

I knew you were a great dad! Why, the things you do for the good of your beautiful children... your son, in this case.

Downright self-sacrificial.

I do my best

Speaking of the boy, this morning on the way to daycare, he was singing, "I got a woman, way over town, that's good to me" :laugh1:

 

[Hostile]

Sorry, I just realized that I forgot to include the link to the full story.

http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?sid=298

Now that guy is inspiring.

 

[cowboyeric8]

Kind of a minor one, but it happened to me the other day. I went to lunch alone at Genghis Grill, and when I asked for my check the waiter said an old couple who left 5 minutes ago paid for my meal. So I didn't even get to thank them. So instead I went ahead and paid for someone's else meal that was a few tables down.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Kinda minor too, but the other day at the Cowboys game I held the door open for a disabled man.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Kind of a minor one, but it happened to me the other day. I went to lunch alone at Genghis Grill, and when I asked for my check the waiter said an old couple who left 5 minutes ago paid for my meal. So I didn't even get to thank them. So instead I went ahead and paid for someone's else meal that was a few tables down.

That's paying it forward, for real. Good job.

 

[ethiostar]

Kind of a minor one, but it happened to me the other day. I went to lunch alone at Genghis Grill, and when I asked for my check the waiter said an old couple who left 5 minutes ago paid for my meal. So I didn't even get to thank them. So instead I went ahead and paid for someone's else meal that was a few tables down.

That's pretty cool!

Imagine if the person whose meal you paid for did the same for someone else and and he/she/they in turn did the same and on and on and on....

 

[YosemiteSam]

This morning, I didn't kill the guy wearing the backpack on the subway.

 

[ethiostar]

This morning, I didn't kill the guy wearing the backpack on the subway.

No ****? You're a saint!

 

[ethiostar]

This is a similar story to the one posted by Hos.

[youtube]vptX99LcmTY&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]

 

[YosemiteSam]

Not sure if this is a Good Deed story, but it's still pretty cool.

They have images of the phone and box it came in and much more back story if you click the link.

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Samsung sends man free phone in exchange for dragon drawing

"I was bored and I love the phone," Shane Bennett explained when asked why he sent a message to one of Samsung's official Facebook accounts in May. He'd asked the company for a free Galaxy S III smartphone and included a drawing of a dragon as a bribe of sorts. Three months later, he received a package containing a one-of-a-kind Galaxy S III, customized with that very dragon drawing.

Complete Story

 

[ethiostar]

Not sure if this is a Good Deed story, but it's still pretty cool.

They have images of the phone and box it came in and much more back story if you click the link.

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Samsung sends man free phone in exchange for dragon drawing

"I was bored and I love the phone," Shane Bennett explained when asked why he sent a message to one of Samsung's official Facebook accounts in May. He'd asked the company for a free Galaxy S III smartphone and included a drawing of a dragon as a bribe of sorts. Three months later, he received a package containing a one-of-a-kind Galaxy S III, customized with that very dragon drawing.

Complete Story

That IS a very cool story.

 

[Hostile]

This is a similar story to the one posted by Hos.

[youtube]vptX99LcmTY&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]

Oh man, these kids are such great examples.

 

[Faerluna]

It Ain't Over: The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/it-aint-over-the-business-secret_n_1607385.html

And then the women started listening. They’d eavesdrop -- all with good intentions, of course -- at the local beauty shop or when they were picking up groceries. And when they heard about a widow or a single mom who needed a little help, they’d step in and anonymously pay a utility bill or buy some new clothes for the children.

“We gave new meaning to the term drive-by,” Mary Ellen said with delight. “We’d drive through low-income neighborhoods and look for homes that had fans in the window. That told us that the people who lived there didn’t have air-conditioning. Or we’d see that there were no lights on at night, which meant there was a good chance their utilities had been turned off. Then we’d return before the sun came up, like cat burglars, and drop off a little care package.”

 

[5Stars]

Incredible story....




Actually, all these stories are wonderful. I have not seen this thread until now.

 

[ethiostar]

It Ain't Over: The Business 9 Women Kept A Secret For Three Decades

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/it-aint-over-the-business-secret_n_1607385.html

Wow....That's an unbelievable story.

I wonder how many more people do this kind of stuff anonymously on a regular basis.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding
By JENNIFER ABBEY | ABC News – 4 hrs ago

Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane Isaac Wednesday morning when ocean water burst over the Mississippi River levee, covering their town and leaving thousands trapped in attics and on roofs.

Jesse Shaffer, 25, and his father, also named Jesse Shaffer, 53, both of Braithwaite, La., stayed behind in their town to rescue their friends.

While police and the fire department were unable to reach some stranded people using their vehicles, the Shaffers were able to save lives using boats.
"We rescued a lot of people, saw a lot of things you never thought you'd see," the older Shaffer told ABC News, beginning to cry.

Each Shaffer controlled a boat, in which the pair saved a combined 120 people in 12 hours, as well as animals.

Read the rest: http://news.yahoo.com/louisiana-fat...-flooding-223023752--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[YosemiteSam]

Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding
By JENNIFER ABBEY | ABC News – 4 hrs ago

Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane Isaac Wednesday morning

I went to school in Plaquemines Parish between 1985 and 1987.

 

[wittenacious]

Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding
By JENNIFER ABBEY | ABC News – 4 hrs ago

Residents of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana were shocked by Hurricane Isaac Wednesday morning when ocean water burst over the Mississippi River levee, covering their town and leaving thousands trapped in attics and on roofs.

Jesse Shaffer, 25, and his father, also named Jesse Shaffer, 53, both of Braithwaite, La., stayed behind in their town to rescue their friends.

While police and the fire department were unable to reach some stranded people using their vehicles, the Shaffers were able to save lives using boats.
"We rescued a lot of people, saw a lot of things you never thought you'd see," the older Shaffer told ABC News, beginning to cry.

Each Shaffer controlled a boat, in which the pair saved a combined 120 people in 12 hours, as well as animals.

Read the rest: http://news.yahoo.com/louisiana-fat...-flooding-223023752--abc-news-topstories.html

Amazing story. Thanks for posting this.

Good people in a crisis situation, doing incredibly valiant things for their neighbors. The father was so emotionally affected. That affected me.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I just came across this goodie.

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Sergey Brin Is Secretly Buying Up Property And Charging Below-Market Rent

As a cofounder of Google, Sergey Brin has already done lots of very good things for the world on a macro scale.

He's given us a great technology that makes the Internet usable, created a company that provides jobs for tens of thousands of people, and donated millions to various charities. He's investing in genetic cures for diseases and space exploration, too.

But one of the coolest, warmest things he's doing with his money is on a much smaller scale.

Complete Story

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I hold the door open for people and drive my son to all his hockey, those are good deeds.