With 2016 coming to a close, it’s hard to look back on the year with any positivity; we lost some major talents, things got a little tougher economically, and it feels like we’re inching closer and closer to the brink of disaster. But we’re here to remind you that it wasn’t all bad.
2016 was also the year that we had our faith in humanity restored. Sometimes it takes a little push to see the bright side of things, and these stories certainly remind us that there’s good in all of us, and positivity all around us.
Reflect on the year and remember that 2017 offers a whole new world of positive things we can do for one another.
Hospital lets pets visit their sick humans to make them feel better.
Read the full story HERE!
Danish woman rescues 2-year-old Nigerian boy who was abandoned and left to die because his parents thought he was a witch.
Read the story HERE!
Man turns old truck into mobile shower for homeless people to wash up and restore their dignity.
Full story can be found HERE!
12-year-old boy learns to sew to make over 800 stuffed animals for sick children.
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World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao builds 1,000 homes for poor Filipinos.
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Neighbors repaired the house of a Lonely Retired Teacher For Free.
Full story can be found HERE!
This 8-year-old boy spent 2 years growing his hair to make wigs for kids with cancer.
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12-year-old girl fighting rare aging disease becomes best friends with 330 Lbs weightlifter a.k.a. “The Beast.”
Full story HERE!
Albanian police surprises hospitalized children by dressing as superheroes.
Check out the full story HERE!
Olympic runners who came last after helping each other get moved to the finals.
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Dad pulls over after sons ask if they can help a man in a wheel chair to shovel snow.
Find that awesome story HERE!
14 Y/O Autistic Boy Could Only drink from his favorite cup that was discontinued, so this company made 500 new cups for him.
Read all about it HERE!
Animal shelter gets robbed, and 14 hours later the shelter receives 15 times more food supplies than it had before the incident and many animals got adopted.
Full story can be found right HERE!
Airlines break their own rules and let people fly with their pets in the cabin so pets can escape fires.
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This barbershop will return money to kids on one condition – if they read out loud.
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This 2-year-old girl threw a tea party for a cop who saved her life.
You can find that full story HERE!
These guys cut lawns for those who can’t do that themselves.
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After police found elderly couple crying, they cooked them pasta and stayed for a chat.
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This man couldn’t get a job because of his service dog but this store hired them both.
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A girl who has autism spent her 18th birthday alone when her classmates failed to show up for her party. For her 19th birthday, however, she received 10,000 cards and presents including gifts from soldiers in Afghanistan, a message from the entire state of Ohio, and a doll from NASA.
Full story is HERE!
Irish waiter receives $750 tip from a customer so that he can fly home for christmas with his girlfriend and newborn baby.
Read the sweet story HERE!
Entire courtroom dresses as Disney characters for 5-year-old girl’s adoption hearing.
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This father takes his paralyzed son for a walk and the boy’s reaction says it all.
Full story is HERE!
Little girl surprises her favourite garbage man with birthday cupcake.
The full, adorable story is right HERE!
86-year-old teaches himself to knit to make little caps for premature babies.
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Afghan boy with plastic bag Messi shirt finally gets to meet his hero Lionel Messi.
Full story is HERE!
Artist gives sick kids awesome tattoos to make life in hospital more fun.
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High school senior buys new shoes to a bullied student.
Full story HERE!
Baby, who suffers from a rare disease that impairs his sight, gets glasses and sees mom for the first time and smiles.
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Then there’s this: A special needs day care, the forgotten children, and a miracle.
Sometimes the best and most heartwarming stories from 2016 are right here at home, with theCHIVE, when John & Co. went to the Tulsa Special Kids Learning Centre in OK.
You can read about it HERE!
