Good Deeds

A man forgot his change at the checkout of the gas station and I called after him to let him know.

By Zebratastic from Manhattan on 12 Mar 2008

I witnessed a girl having her handbag stolen and tried to apprehend the guy, but he ran off. I waited with her until the police arrived.

By Sweetheart from San Francisco, USA on 12 Mar 2008

I was about to get some money from the ATM and I noticed that the guy before me had forgotten his cash. I grabbed it and chased down the street after him. I think he thought I was a bit nuts when I first approached him (as I think everyone in the street did), but he was really appreciative once I handed over the money!

By rocket from Sydney on 12 Mar 2008

I was standing outside of my office in a busy Square and saw a boy, who was 12 or 13 years old, crying. Some older boys from his school had stolen his phone and he just wanted to go home. I used my phone to call his mum and they spoke for a while and when I spoke with her, she said that he would take the bus home. I could see that he was far too distraught, so I took him out to the main road, hailed a black cab and gave the driver the correct fare to get the boy home.

By Steingold from Toronto, Ontario on 11 Mar 2008

I saw a colleague struggling with a problem that I knew the answer to, so I offered to help.

By Honey Land from Sydney, Australia on 11 Mar 2008

I found a mobile phone on my chair when I was seated at a restaurant so I gave it to the waiter.

By Busy Lizzie from Canada on 11 Mar 2008

I helped my neighbours get their stuff from the van into their new flat because the lift was broken.

By Pete Green from Cambridge on 11 Mar 2008

I have two friends who I thought would be a good match, but instead of setting them up on a blind date, I invited them over in a group setting and love blossomed,.

By Samantha JJ from Australia on 11 Mar 2008

I had an old computer that I no longer needed, but it was in excellent working order, so I gave it to a local kindergarten.

By LMB from London, United Kingdom on 11 Mar 2008

I have an elderly neighbour who is 92. He lives on his own and is pretty self sufficient, but most of his meals are store bought, so whenever I am making something for our freezer, I always make extra for him.

By Ravioli from Gold Coast, Australia on 11 Mar 2008

I was in the queue at the supermarket and a young man with some physical disabilities was also in the queue a few positions behind me. You could see that he was struggling with his basket and he only had a few items in it, so I approached the others in the queue and asked if it would be ok to let him go first.

By Bubby from London UK on 10 Mar 2008

There was a new waitress at our favourite local restaurant who got our order completely wrong but was so sweet and apologetic about it that we just ate what she gave us.

By mikeosd from Cairns, Australia on 10 Mar 2008