It’s been raining here in Brisbane for a couple of days, and on my way home from the shops I saw an elderly woman walking with an umbrella. I quickly did a u-turn and drove along asking if she had far to go and if she would like a lift. Her smile was broad as she…
Today at 1am, my grandma, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, got up, got into my dad’s car and drove off. We contacted the police, but before they could find her, two college kids pulled into our driveway with my grandma. One was driving my dad’s car and the other was following in their car. They…
Two of the greatest human needs is to be appreciated and to be heard. Take the time to listen and appreciate what is being said to you…. by anyone – even strangers. I can’t tell you the countless times I have walked into a store to shop and then felt like I just had to “wait”…
We’ve had a tough couple weeks. We’ve had a burglar in the neighborhood and bills over our head. My daughters iPod touch (she got for Christmas) was just stolen after only 2 weeks of having it, my husband’s company is on it’s way belly up, our heaters are broken in our home so it’s been…
Sometimes I find my RAK are met with disbelief or judgment, and sometimes outright shock at the thought that someone is going out of their way to help someone. A few months ago I was in a large retail store, it sell everything under the sun. One side of the building is a food market,…
I am one of your Ripple followers in Australia and I love what you guys are doing. My friends and I do what we can to be kind or lend a hand to those in need. I invited my 91 year old neighbour Bettye over for lunch on Christmas Eve. She lives two doors down…
I mailed a $25 restaurant gift card to a long time friend and single mom who recently got out of jail and is looking for a job in another state. I am going to send her a card once a week with a small gift instead of eating out and splurging on something when she…
This past Christmas, I sent a bunch of Christmas cards to a nursing home I used to work at many years ago. I enclosed a note saying to give to the residence there that are lonely and needed some cheering up. I received a thank you card a week later saying the cards were much…
Last summer we had a friend who needed repairs to her van and couldn’t afford to pay for them. She is a young mother of four children and her husband is in jail. Her parents are living with her and her mom is dying from chronic COPD. We arranged for a man we go to…
My two co-workers and I got together at work and formed a secret group called Making Monday’s fabulous. In the summer we choose a different person each Monday or department and make their Monday fabulous by surprising them with gifts, positive comments, letting them know they make a difference in the work place. We continued…
I have felt a bit funny doing a random act of kindness and then telling people on facebook what I did but I wanted to share my most recent RAK. In a cafe with my healthy kids having lunch and a worn out looking lady with a child in a wheelchair came in and sat…
As a teacher at Tec Voc High School in Winnipeg, I have been fortunate to see this each and every year, but am overwhelmed by it this year. The staff and students at Tec Voc choose to support students and their families who are in need at this time of year.