This family surprised their 14-year-old son when they picked him up at school with their pug – who had gone missing for two and a half weeks – riding in the passenger’s seat of their truck. Piper loves everyone in her family, but her bond with Carter Licata, 14, is special. “It was love at first …
Elementary school
At school, a furry figure constantly watches over 7-year-old Hadley Jo Lange – her service dog, Ariel. The youngster attends St. Patrick Catholic School in Louisville, Kentucky. And recently, the elementary school surprised her by including a photo of the adorable Labradoodle in its yearbook. The dog was featured on both the kindergarten class page …
Every girl deserves to have a father-daughter dance. The sheer moment of walking into the center of the dance floor with your father extending his hand while accompanied by music is just precious. When Nicol “Nick” Harvey noticed the posters with information on the upcoming Father-Daughter dance of Central Elementary School in Van Buren, Arkansas, …
As adults, we have a ton of responsibilities on our plates. We are tasked to maintain our homes, we experience pressure at work, and some of us are raising children. With age comes knowledge, and as we grow older, we gain wisdom about how to deal with life’s challenges. We tend to believe that there …
A third-grader student gave his teacher the surprise of her life as he offered her his birthday money, thinking teachers are not being paid enough. Just before Halloween, teacher Mary Hall Chambers was surprised by a folder in her classroom at Gorrie Elementary school in Tampa. Inside were $15 cash and a note from her …
Surviving a house fire is a devastating experience, with no chance of recovering essential belongings and prized possessions, such as photos, family heirlooms, and for young children – beloved toys. On September 21, Daniel Hunt, a third grade student at Philadelphia Elementary School in Tennessee, and his family lost their house and all their assets in …
There is no such thing as a small act of kindness, and this story about an 84-year old man who helped a bunch of Mesquite students proves just that. Don Douglas lives down the street from Florence Elementary in Mesquite, Nevada. He was married for 50 years before his wife passed in 2006. Their children …