Good People Doing Good Things — A Few Surprises!
Posted on December 12, 2018 by jilldennison
On Sunday evening, around 10:00, I took a break from the post I was writing (Jolly Monday) to go roll a couple of packs of smokes. When I stepped away from the computer, my blog had around 250 views for the day, about the norm. When I returned some 20 minutes later, I had nearly 500 views! No way … must be a spammer, right? But no … a bit of digging and I found the cause. One of my former ‘good people’ had just been awarded the CNN Hero of the Year award!
Remember Dr. Ricardo Pun-Chong from back in June?
In a nutshell, what Dr. Pun-Chong did was built a shelter in his home of Lima, Peru, to provide free meals, shelter and support for sick children and their families who have come from all over Peru for treatment at the various hospitals in Lima. As part of his award, Dr. Pun-Chong will receive $100,000 which he says he will use to build an additional shelter. Watch …
https://youtu.be/JuE3v5CT9-s
I am so thrilled to see Dr. Pun-Chong receive this well-deserved award!
And now, how about a few of those everyday good people doing good things on a slightly smaller scale than Dr. Pun-Chong …
Kevin Booth is a homeless man in Sumner, Washington. One day last week, Kevin went to the Sumner foodbank in search of bread that is often left in a box outside for the homeless people in the city. When he arrived and opened the box, he found a brown paper bag. The bag was filled, but not with bread … it was filled with cash! $17,000 in cash, to be precise.Now, you can imagine what a find $17,000 would be to a homeless person … he could probably rent a room and eat for a couple of years with that amount of money. But Kevin Booth didn’t walk away with the money. He waited until the volunteer staff arrived for work a bit later and handed the bag of money over to them, saying he knew that money would benefit more people than just himself.
To thank Booth for his honestly, the food bank is giving him part of the money in gift cards as a reward. The Sumner police department also presented Booth with a citizen’s citation. My hat is off to this man who knows and does the right thing.
An unnamed juvenile in Roeland Park, Kansas, was caught at the local Wal-Mart trying to steal a pair of boots. Police were called and along came Officers Suffield and Snepp. Upon talking to the youth, the officers determined that he was a displaced juvenile within the State of Kansas Justice system and was trying to steal the boots, so he could get a job. And so, Officer Suffield and Officer Snepp gave him a bit of encouragement, some advice to get a job, stay in school, and stay out of trouble. And then they bought him the boots. A small thing, sure, but it may end up being the difference between a life of crime or becoming a doctor, lawyer or even a senator … oh wait, that would be a life of crime. It may very well have made the difference between his life or death … we’ll never know. You never know what one small act of kindness might lead to, do you? Thumbs up to Officers Suffield and Snepp … thank you!
And last, but not least, how about we change it up just a little, for I found something so heartwarming that I just have to share it with you. After all, who said good people have to be ‘human’ people … they can be equine people, can’t they? Meet Peyo …
https://youtu.be/1N8Akdbr0ew
Thanks to: https://jilldennison.com
Posted on December 12, 2018 by jilldennison
On Sunday evening, around 10:00, I took a break from the post I was writing (Jolly Monday) to go roll a couple of packs of smokes. When I stepped away from the computer, my blog had around 250 views for the day, about the norm. When I returned some 20 minutes later, I had nearly 500 views! No way … must be a spammer, right? But no … a bit of digging and I found the cause. One of my former ‘good people’ had just been awarded the CNN Hero of the Year award!
Remember Dr. Ricardo Pun-Chong from back in June?
In a nutshell, what Dr. Pun-Chong did was built a shelter in his home of Lima, Peru, to provide free meals, shelter and support for sick children and their families who have come from all over Peru for treatment at the various hospitals in Lima. As part of his award, Dr. Pun-Chong will receive $100,000 which he says he will use to build an additional shelter. Watch …
https://youtu.be/JuE3v5CT9-s
I am so thrilled to see Dr. Pun-Chong receive this well-deserved award!
And now, how about a few of those everyday good people doing good things on a slightly smaller scale than Dr. Pun-Chong …
Kevin Booth is a homeless man in Sumner, Washington. One day last week, Kevin went to the Sumner foodbank in search of bread that is often left in a box outside for the homeless people in the city. When he arrived and opened the box, he found a brown paper bag. The bag was filled, but not with bread … it was filled with cash! $17,000 in cash, to be precise.Now, you can imagine what a find $17,000 would be to a homeless person … he could probably rent a room and eat for a couple of years with that amount of money. But Kevin Booth didn’t walk away with the money. He waited until the volunteer staff arrived for work a bit later and handed the bag of money over to them, saying he knew that money would benefit more people than just himself.
To thank Booth for his honestly, the food bank is giving him part of the money in gift cards as a reward. The Sumner police department also presented Booth with a citizen’s citation. My hat is off to this man who knows and does the right thing.
An unnamed juvenile in Roeland Park, Kansas, was caught at the local Wal-Mart trying to steal a pair of boots. Police were called and along came Officers Suffield and Snepp. Upon talking to the youth, the officers determined that he was a displaced juvenile within the State of Kansas Justice system and was trying to steal the boots, so he could get a job. And so, Officer Suffield and Officer Snepp gave him a bit of encouragement, some advice to get a job, stay in school, and stay out of trouble. And then they bought him the boots. A small thing, sure, but it may end up being the difference between a life of crime or becoming a doctor, lawyer or even a senator … oh wait, that would be a life of crime. It may very well have made the difference between his life or death … we’ll never know. You never know what one small act of kindness might lead to, do you? Thumbs up to Officers Suffield and Snepp … thank you!
And last, but not least, how about we change it up just a little, for I found something so heartwarming that I just have to share it with you. After all, who said good people have to be ‘human’ people … they can be equine people, can’t they? Meet Peyo …
https://youtu.be/1N8Akdbr0ew
Thanks to: https://jilldennison.com