Random Acts of Kindness
鈥淚t鈥檚 not that kindness and altruism in our profession 鈥� and the world in general 鈥� is becoming rarer, it鈥檚 that it happens so often that it鈥檚 not news鈥�
From fulfilling dying wishes to finishing house work for a patient, EMS providers performed some pretty incredible acts of kindness this year
Charles Avery, the EMS programs director at Bainbridge State College, realized he needed to create an all-out celebration of Blair Williams鈥� dream after meeting her for the first time
Scott Butschek invited the family of eight to stay with his family after their RV was destroyed
AMR鈥檚 鈥淗ome for the Holidays鈥� program takes nursing-home patients to their families鈥� homes and back, at no charge
The 911 center鈥檚 staff mounted a full-on takeover of the Lamantia family鈥檚 Christmas, buying presents for the family of seven that is living in a hotel
For the 10th year, the congregation will serve hot meals to first responders who work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Employees of New Hanover Regional Medical Center donated bikes, clothing, toys and more through the Adopt-A-Family program
Residents at senior communities participated in the 鈥淔ill the Ambulance with Food鈥� program, collecting 4,250 pounds of food for those in need
Johanna Castillo and her son were hit by a car exiting a driveway, and firefighters had to break the stroller to remove it from the bumper
Sandi Harber collected more than 100 cards from community members to thank those who reacted quickly to the fatal shooting
Paramedic Jennifer Saiz, who is a cancer survivor, created a GoFundMe to raise money for Elijah Dimas and his family to attend an Oakland Raiders game
The survivors raised more than $40,000 to assemble 1,000 baskets as a gesture of appreciation
For the ninth year, Michigan supermarket Meijer teamed up with first responders for 鈥淪hop with a Hero鈥�
Johnny Bobbitt Jr. was studying to become a flight nurse before his life took a bad turn due to drugs
Holden Bridges鈥� father flagged down a fire truck to ask if they could come to the party after none of Holden鈥檚 classmates came
鈥淪he closed her eyes for a minute, and her heart rate just accelerated, I could see it palpating in her chest,鈥� Graeme Cooper said
Hannah Rodgers spent all of the money she had saved for a year to buy doughnuts for first responders, and also passed out pages from her coloring book
Queensland Ambulance Service shared a photo of paramedic Graeme Cooper and his patient looking out at the ocean
A paramedic and his partner were called to check on an elderly woman who had fallen, and she said she would be fine if she drank a Big Red
Firefighter-paramedic Katie Kline said she was shocked at the 180 community members who signed up to play baseball to raise money for Adrian Karuku
Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack, flew 40 Hurricane Harvey responders, military veterans and die-hard Astros fans to Game 6
Michaels said he wanted to give back to those who protected the city during the shooting
Luis Garcia is giving away free doses of the lifesaving drug to local businesses that could potentially encounter an overdose
Hospital del Nino, which serves around 3,000 children, has power again in the wake of Hurricane Maria thanks to a new solar power system
Sara Jo Long refused to leave the gentle giant shaking and injured in the only block he had come to know in his nine years
Luigi Daberdaku said he ran out of meat after making almost 1,500 sandwiches and delivering them himself to first responders in the hard-hit areas
Chad Robertson has started the Las Vegas First Responder Thank You Fund with the goal of raising $100,000 to deliver 1,000 gift baskets to responders
Valley Regional Fire and EMS teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Police Christina Lodge 84 to help their brothers and sisters in Texas in time for Christmas
Musicians On Call, an organization that brings live music to hospital patients, brought four country acts to serenade the crowd
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The Tampa theme park is offering free tickets to responders and four of their family and friends as a way of thanking them for service and dedication
After responding to a welfare call, the paramedics found the man had been having trouble paying his phone bill and doing other necessary activities
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