Results: No Matter What The Future Holds, Kindness Will Win Every Time

The longer this pandemic rages on, the worse the news seems to be -- death tolls are rising, small businesses won't be able to recover and so on. But, the longer it goes on, the more good news stories and touching stories of kindness emerge. A Stamford, Connecticut, teacher generously took in the newborn brother of one of her students whose mother was sick with the coronavirus. Thirty-two-year-old Luciana Lira teaches at Hart Magnet Elementary School and knew she had to do something when her 7-year-old student's entire family came down with the coronavirus at the same time his mother was going into labour. The family is Guatemalan asylum seekers, so they had no one else in the U.S., and as a result, the teacher was their emergency contact. Lira took the baby in, without any hesitation, while the rest of the family battled the virus. The family is recovering, after a lengthy battle, and Lira is more than willing to be the baby's guardian until his family is healthy again. Don't you agree that this teacher went above and beyond her duties as a teacher?

We have all heard how hard hit the nursing homes and long term care facilities have been during this time, but one nursing home in Winnipeg, Manitoba deserves mention for their acts of kindness. Every afternoon, Shirley Kleiman, 92, is wheeled from her bedroom in a Winnipeg personal care home to a window, where her husband, Sam, is waiting to greet her on the other side of the glass. Sam, 93, taps on the window, blows kisses to his wife of 70 years and waits for her care aide to pass a phone to Shirley so she can hear his voice. Sam has been visiting with Shirley at the window at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre in southwest Winnipeg every day for the last month-and-a-half. And he is not alone. The staff has gone out of their way to make sure these window visits happen, and have seen positive changes in both the staff and the residents. All of them look forward to these visits, and morale, even during this dark time, has stayed high. Do you believe that little gestures like this can make big differences?

#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. The global day of action will rally people around the world to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities at the grassroots level. Giving Tuesday is usually the first Tuesday after the American Thanksgiving weekend, to promote acts of kindness during the holiday season. People can show their generosity in a variety of ways to participate in #GivingTuesdayNow–whether it's helping a neighbour, advocating for an issue, sharing a skill, or giving to causes, every act of generosity counts. The movement is currently focused on opportunities to give back to communities and causes in safe ways that allow for social connection and kindness even while practising physical distancing. Do you plan on donating, or helping others on this day?

Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano and his wife, Lauren have always been known for their acts of generosity, for their adopted home of Calgary, Alberta, but during the pandemic, they have gone above and beyond. Calgary has been hard hit during this pandemic -- Alberta has the third-most number of cases in Canada, with the majority of cases in Calgary. There are now 921 cases among employees at the Cargill Meat Packing facility -- nearly half of the plant's 2,000 employees have now tested positive for the deadly virus. The Giordano family has reached out to the community, to see where there is the greatest need, and that need appears to be getting groceries on the table. So, the family has been paying for the grocery bills of families in need (all quietly without drawing attention to themselves), but the GM of the NHL franchise feels they should be recognized. "They are unbelievable," Brad Treliving said. "The last thing he's going to do is publicize that. Paying for groceries is just one of the things he's done in the last six weeks to help this community. He's not going to blow his own horn — I'll blow it for him. They've been active in finding out — and Lauren's been unbelievable — the needs people have. Someone was looking for a computer so they went out and got them one and delivered it. They've done unbelievable work. And he's never going to tell you about it. But he just gets it." Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond during this time to help their community?