Author: Bruce Petillo
A Small Push Makes a Difference
Walking through Chicago today on a cold afternoon, a gentlemen was having difficulty getting his wheelchair up a small hill towards the bridge. A young lady who was walking the opposite direction asked if he needed help. He said yes, and she began pushing him up the small hill. Not only did she get him…
The Story of Her
By: MoShai Gibbs Everyone has turmoil and strife in their background. By this I mean there is always something that goes on in someone’s life that others do not know or have any knowledge of. I can tell you a story of a young girl who was always the happy go lucky girl. In her…
NFL star Khalil Mack pays off hometown Walmart’s holiday layaways
NFL star Khalil Mack donated $80,000 to pay off all active holiday layaway accounts at his hometown Walmart ahead of this year’s holiday season. The Walmart in Fort Pierce, Fla., announced earlier this month that Mack made a donation to the retail chain to wipe out all customer debt at the store. The donation, which…
U.S. company surprises workers with ‘life-changing’ $10M Xmas bonus
To celebrate achieving a huge financial milestone in 2019, the American real estate company let its 198 employees split a US$10-million bonus. The average employee ended up with $50,000 on top of their typical year-end bonuses, the Baltimore Sun reports. Some went home with up to $250,000, according to Salt Lake City’s KUTV. A heartwarming video documenting the Baltimore-based…
Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch quietly paid Rosa Parks’ rent for years
For more than a decade, Ilitch had quietly paid for Rosa Parks’ apartment in downtown Detroit, according to CNN affiliate WXYZ. Source: Little Caesars founder Mike Ilitch quietly paid Rosa Parks’ rent for years
Doughnut shop owner returns after community bought out store every day while she was in a coma
Last year there was doubt Stella Chhan would survive, let alone return to work, after a debilitating brain aneurysm left her partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Source: Doughnut shop owner returns after community bought out store every day while she was in a coma
Gary Sinise Surprised 1,000 Children of Fallen Soldiers With A Trip to Disney World
Just when you thought we couldn’t love Gary Sinise more, he pops up and does the unthinkable…again! Turns out more than 1,750 Golden Star family members were chosen to take a trip called “The Snowball Express,” an official program of the Gary Sinise Foundation. What does the program include? A Trip to Walt Disney World!…
Secret Santa recruits Milwaukee bus drivers to give out thousands of dollars to passengers
Milwaukee — For passengers getting on the bus in Milwaukee recently, it felt like boarding a bus to crazy town. “I said what? This is a dream or something,” one passenger said. But it wasn’t a dream. The drivers were real elves working for the real Secret Santa. Secret Santa is an anonymous, wealthy businessman…
How the ‘angel’ of the Reading Terminal is helping the homeless come inside
Breakfast by breakfast, coffee by coffee, the Terminal’s homeless outreach worker is building trust with the people who have nowhere else to go but Philadelphia’s iconic market. There’s John Silvetti, whom Giuliana calls her “paisan,” who makes his bed in the tunnel outside the Convention Center and spends mornings at a table by Beiler’s bakery….
