Kindness Stories

  • How A Random Act of Kindness Turned 93 Dollars Into One Hundred Thousand For the Hungry

    On August 11th, 2009, Jenni Ware found herself stranded at the Menlo Park Trader Joe’s checkout line – her wallet was gone. Her already hectic day had just taken a turn for the worse. Carolee Hazard, a complete stranger, approached the distressed Ware and offered to pay the $207 bill. Jenni gratefully accepted and promised to repay her.

    Once home, Carolee posted on Facebook what had transpired, adding that she was “vacillating between feeling really good and very, very stupid…