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Acceptance

Acceptance – Students Learn Sign Language to Support a Classmate

Activism

Activism – Students Take Action After Hearing Couple’s Honeymoon Story

Acts of Service

Acts of Service – Woman Turns to Facebook to Search for Late Husband’s Car for Her Son

Adaptability

Adaptability – Steve Hartman Proves the Sky’s the Limit

Adaptability

Adaptability – Meet the Dog Who Learned to Walk Like a Human

Admiration

Admiration – Young Girl Finds Unlikely Hero

Altruism

Altruism – Indiana Town Honors Longtime Gravedigger

Appreciation

Appreciation – Daughter Secretly Gave an Organ to Her Father as an Anonymous Donor

Being Neighborly

Being Neighborly – Widow Was Invited To Eat With Strangers

Benevolence

Benevolence – Act of Kindness Helps an Elderly Man Honor His Late Wife

Bravery

Bravery – 11-Year-Old Boy Wows at School Talent Show

Caring Citizens

Caring Citizens – Foster Dad and Adopted Kids Are Thankful to Be Together for the Holidays

Caring for Neighbors

Caring for Neighbors – 93-Year-Old’s Obsession with the Hokey Pokey Culminates in a Flash Mob

Comfort

Comfort – A Lesson in Comfort

Commitment

Commitment – Woman Gets Liver Transplant and Much More

Community

Community – Community Learns Sign Language to Engage With 2-year-old Girl

Companionship

Companionship – A Geese Love Story

Compassion

Compassion – 9-Year-Old Florida Boy Inspires Community to Adopt Older Pets

Compassionate Leadership

Compassionate Leadership – Mama McDonald’s Helps Teen Get into College

Confidence

Confidence – Teen Born Without Legs Makes Basketball Team

Connection

Connection – The Animal Odd Couple

Courage

Courage – Diving into the Unknown, Student-Athlete Proves the Merits of Hard Work

Curiosity

Curiosity – Holocaust Survivor and Teen Boy Become Fast Friends

Dreaming Big

Dream Big – Cleveland Auto Mechanic Fulfills Lifelong Dream to Become a Doctor

Empathy

Empathy – 4-Year-Old Superhero Has the Power to Feed the Homeless

Encouragement

Encouragement – 11-Year-Old Offers Support for Play-by-Play Announcer She Admires

Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm – Texas School Bus Driver Gives More Than Just a Ride

Equality

Equality – How a 7-Year-Old Won the Battle to Make Female Toy Soldiers

Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes – 20-Year-Old on a Nationwide Mission to Interview WWII Veterans

Family

Family – A Girl and Her Duck

Friendship

Friendship – Preschool “Twins” Take a Stand Against Discrimination

Generosity

Generosity – Man Gifts a Piano to a Young Boy to Help Him Master His Talent

Generosity

Generosity – Ohio Boy Turns Found Fortune Into an Act of Kindness

Good Samaritans

Good Samaritans – Good Samaritan Launches Charity Walk to Aid a Total Stranger

Grace

Grace – The Story of a Blended Adoptive Family

Gratitude

Gratitude – Boy Adopted From Sierra Leone Experiences His First Birthday Celebration

Honesty

Honesty – Girl Scout Promises No False Advertising

Honor

Honor – Siblings Honor Their Late Father with a New Word and Lasting Legacy

Humanity

Humanity – 12-Year-Old Boy Buys Bullied Classmate Brand New Sneakers

Imagination

Imagination – How Imagination Can Take Kids Anywhere

Inclusion

Inclusion – High Schooler Spreads the Message that Nobody Should Have to Dine Alone

Individuality

Individuality – How a Maine 8-Year-Old Inadvertently Became a Fashion Trendsetter at His School

Integrity

Integrity – 6th-grader’s Note Leads to Justice in Hit-and-Run

Joy

Joy – After Losing Parents, 6-Year-Old Boy Seeks Smiles

Joy

Joy – Little Boy Shares His Love for Vacuum Cleaners

Justice

Justice – Early Learning Center Honors Civil Rights Leader Thanks to Young Activist

Kindness

Kindness – How a Simple Act of Kindness Transformed a Boy’s Birthday

Kindness 101

Kindness 101 Success Stories

Legacy

Legacy – Homeless Donate In Honor of Slain Police Officer

Listening

Listening – Al Nixon Listens to Others on Florida Bench

Love

Love – Man With Dementia Forms Special Bond with Kids

Love

Love – The Power of Love

Mentorship

Mentorship – Buffalo Bills Rookie Honors “Big Brother” at Game

Mercy

Mercy – A Mother’s Final Wish and the Nurse Who Said Yes

Open-mindedness

Open-Mindedness – A Tough Teacher’s Alter Ego

Optimism

Optimism – A Lesson in Optimism

Overcoming Adversity

Overcoming Adversity – Teen Who Lost His Hands Becomes Unlikely Basketball Hero

Patience

Patience – Teens Help Seniors Learn How to Use Technology

Patriotism

Patriotism – California Boy Becomes Pied Piper of Patriotism

Perseverance

Perseverance – Young Students Discover “Magical” Rock

Persistence

Persistence – Boy Who Walked Six Miles to Middle School Graduation Gets a College Scholarship

Gratitude

Philanthropy – The Secret Santa Club

Playfulness

Playfulness – Maine Family’s Dogs Spread Autumn Joy by Jumping in Leaves

Positive Relationships

Positive Relationships – Little Girl Gives 82-Year-Old Widower New Lease on Life

Remembrance

Remembrance – How One 9/11 Widow Fought for a Memorial to Honor Those Lost

Resilience

Resilience – Quadruple Amputee Overcame Countless Rejections To Make His Pilot Dreams Take Off

Resourcefulness

Resourcefulness – Students Raise Funds to Make Playground Inclusive for Those with Disabilities

Responsibility to Others

Responsibility to Others – Electrician Repairs Woman’s Entire Home for Free

Retrospection

Retrospection – North Carolina Teacher Helps Fifth-Graders Make History

Sacrifice

Sacrifice – Jason Brown Gave Up His NFL Career to Feed Food Insecure

Self-Confidence

Self-Confidence – Star Football Player Steps Out of His Comfort Zone

Self-improvement

Self-Improvement – WWII Veteran Refuses to Close the Book on His Life

Selflessness

Selflessness – Secret Santa’s Elf

Selflessness

Selflessness – Young Football Star Uses Fame to Help Foster Kids

Service

Service – Three Wishes

Social Awareness

Social Awareness – School Cafeteria Worker Feeds the Food Insecure Well After Lunch Hour Ends

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship – Basketball Team Manager Gets His Big Shot

Stick-to-itiveness

Stick-to-itiveness – Basketball Players See Their Hard Work Pay Off

Support

Support – Texas High School Basketball Team Gets Unlikely Support

Tact

Tact – A Lesson in Tact

Teamwork

Teamwork – The Life-Changing Play

Thankfulness

Thankfulness – WWII Veteran Meets the Woman Who Wrote Him a Thank-You Letter 12 Years Ago

Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness – Foster Child Gets His Fairytale Ending When Math Teacher Adopts Him

Valiant Efforts

Valiant Efforts – Seventh Grader Who Took the Wheel of a School Bus After Driver Lost Consciousness Called “a Hero”

Values into Action

Values in Action – Officers Witness Remarkable Squirrel Rescue