Former Homeless Man Donates $10,000 To High School After Two Students Helped Him In A Blizzard

 Three years ago, two seniors at Dwight Township High School in Dwight, Illinois, helped a homeless man walking in a blizzard with no jacket.

The students – Ryan Kodat and Luke Arnold – gave the man clothes, a jacket and money for a train ticket to Springfield so he could see his father. The man's father later passed away.

Unbeknownst to the man, Wade Herter, his father left behind an estate of $1.2 million. Herter has since moved to Santa Monica, California, but not without sending a gift to Dwight High School.


On Feb. 26, the school received a letter from Herter and a donation of $10,000.

The Superintendent, Dr. Richard Jancek, asked the board to consider giving two students, in each graduating class for the next 10 years, $500 awards for acts of humanitarianism. The board gladly agreed and soon the school will post on its website an application form for students to apply for the awards.

But the lasting impression from the good deed that started all of this, according to Jancek, is that Kodat and Arnold expected nothing in return.

Jancek spoke to Kodat recently.

"He said, 'You don't have to put my name on anything. We did it because it was the right thing to do, not to get an award. If the same thing happened tomorrow, we'd do it again'."

4 Rituals That Will Make You Happy

1. The most important question to ask when you feel down: "Why?"
Guilt, shame, and worry are horrible long-term solutions. Instead ask "What am I grateful for?" Gratitude works better than many anti-depressants!

2. Label negative feelings
You feel awful. Okay, give that awfulness a name. Sad? Anxious? Angry? Don't suppress…EXPRESS! Meditation has employed this for centuries. Labeling is a fundamental tool of mindfulness.

3. Make that decision
Brain science shows that making decisions reduces worry and anxiety — as well as helping you solve problems.

4. Touch Someone!
One of the primary ways to release oxytocin is through touching. Touching someone you love actually reduces pain. Research shows getting five hugs a day for four weeks increases happiness big time.

(Excerpts from The Week)

Plumbers to the rescue!

Since Flint, Michigan's water has been tainted with lead for several months now, residents have been struggling find clean drinking water. In response to the crisis, 300 volunteer plumbers showed up to help out. On Saturday alone, plumbers replaced faucets and filters in 800 homes. Plumbing Manufacturers International donated the faucets, which cost about $100 a pop according to ABC12, which is a price tag many residents of Flint cannot afford. It so good to see that there are so many good-hearted plumbers out there that stepped up to help out people in need!

Let's celebrate the GOOD cops!

When Texas police officer Justin Gower pulled over a man with a broken light and saw that his three young daughters were not in booster seats, instead of giving the man a ticket he took them all to Walmart and bought the girls pink seats with his own money.

My husband Hank's Biography is available on Amazon!

Hank’s biography, PRIVATE LUCKY, has finally been published, andt we sold 32 copies of the book the very first week... and we plan to make the NEW YORK TIMES best seller list. To do that we will have to sell ONLY 100,000 copies, minus the 32 already sold, of course!

Oh, I should also remind you that Christmas is coming and books are good presents for those relatives who already have everything! It's only $16.99 and is available on Amazon though the website:
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Who's scolding who NOW?

You know you're growing older when your grown kids give you a sermon and you listen.

Mark Twain's take on humor

I agree with Mark Twain, who said, “Humor is the good-natured side of a truth.”