Heroes
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January 23, 2022
Mystery ‘Garbage Man’ in Wisconsin Neighborhood is Revealed to Be a 75-Year-old Man
For weeks, in the frigid Wisconsin winter, neighbors in Appleton were puzzling over a sudden mystery. On garbage days, they would trudge with their trash bins down their long driveways of snow and ice—and in the evenings the bins appeared back at their…
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January 9, 2022
Woman Thanks Hero Who Found a Wallet in Snow, Then Drove it to Her House: ‘Juan is a Great Human!!!’
A family in Maryland wants to publicly thank a stranger for going above and beyond—just in time to bring a Happy New Year. “What a great human!!” That’s how Laura Degnon began her email to GNN, hoping we would share the story of a good Samaritan touchi…
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December 17, 2021
Man Loads His Truck with Grill and Food to Help Tornado Victims in Kentucky
Following the recent flurry of tornados in Mayfield, Kentucky, it was “all hands to the grills,” as non-profits and individuals alike fired up their BBQs to feed people. “I just figured I’d do what I can do,” said Jim Finch, a m…
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November 14, 2021
The Good Guys Calendar is a Celebration of Men and Their Good Deeds – Hang it on Your Wall in 2022
During the pandemic, Karen Banfield decided to focus on the goodness around her, specifically the men who were showing up with a generosity of spirit and open hearts. Her twelve favorites now make up a 2022 calendar called Good Guys. “I focused on men …
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September 11, 2021
Bank That Lost 66 Workers on 9/11 has Paid for All Their Kids to Go to College
We’re reposting this on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The story—originally published in 2015—is featured in the GNN paperback book—a collection of our most inspiring stories from our first 20 years. On Sept. 11, 2001, 66 men and w…