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Anonymous Donor Gives Cancer Patient $10,000

Good Mood Admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:26:18 +0000

51 years old Maria Vargas is fighting stage 4 cancer, and after chemotherapy didn’t work she started a new treatment which costs $10,000 a month. Last month Maria found a bag which was left on her doorstep filled with Avocados and below them an envelope with an anonymous cashier’s check in her name.

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Getting back lost money

Good Mood Admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:04:29 +0000

A couple who lost $12,000 last week was lucky to get it back after a 63 years old woman from Akron, Ohio, found the bag with the money and brought it to the police station. The police used other documents in the bag to locate the couple and give the money back.

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Diamond ring goes to charity

Good Mood Admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:41:10 +0000

An anonymous donor in Miami dropped a $2000 worth diamond ring into a Salvation Army kettle last week. At noon a woman, who wishes to stay anonymous, called the office and said she had left something special in the kettle in front of Kmart.

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Police giving gift cards

Good Mood Admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:24:32 +0000

A North Texas police department decided to hand out gift cards to good drivers and by that reward good traffic habits. The police officers are pulling over good drivers and instead of a ticket giving them a $10 gift card.

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Baseball Player Donates $1.2 Million To Local Schools

Good Mood Admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:45:28 +0000

Ryan Howard, a baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies is donating Adidas sportswear valued at more than $1 million to the cash-strapped Philadelphia school district.

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Secret Santa at Reading

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:57:51 +0000

A secret Santa handed $100 bills to people he thought needed some extra help at Christmastime. The secret Santa is estimated to give away $20,000 of his own money.

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12 years old girl builds 27 homes in Haiti

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:36:57 +0000

Rachel Wheeler from Florida heard about the earthquake victims in a meeting she went with her mother 3 years ago and decided to help building houses for families who lost their homes. 3 years later Rachel raised over $250,000 and used most of it to open a new earthquake-proof cement structures that shelter 27 families.

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Missing winning lottery ticket returned

Good Mood Admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:00:33 +0000

John holder, from Tennessee bought a winning lottery ticket of $50,000 few weeks ago. when he went home the ticket was stolen from him. 2 weeks later the lottery office received the winning ticket by mail.

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The 76ers surprise boy with new hoop

Good Mood Admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:14:03 +0000

When the Philadelphia 76ers heard on the news the story about an autistic boy in Mt. Airy who had his basketball hoop stolen, they sprang into action to replace the hoop.

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Japanese Citizens Return $78 Million in Cash Found in Earthquake Rubble

Good Mood Admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:13:09 +0000

Since the tsunami, the citizens of Japan have turned in thousands of wallets and safes found in the debris, containing over $78 million in cash.

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