Friday, December 16, 2011

The Season of Goodwill

As with most of the rest of the world New Zealanders are finding things tough this year and most are cutting down on their spending.

On Wednesday evening on one of our current affairs programmes there was a young boy with the most amazing buck teeth.  His orthodontist said they were the worst he had ever seen.  The poor lad even seemed to have trouble talking and was being bullied.  Not only is orthodontist work needed but operations on his jaw as well.

Last night we heard that $99,000.00 had been donated.  This is an amazing amount.  A trust has been set up and a car was bought for the family so that the father can get him to his appointments. We also learnt that his sister needs orthodontist work as well but she wasn't willing to go on national television.

The spirit of goodwill is alive and thriving and this will be life changing for the family.

6 comments:

  1. That's wonderful for that family! Goodwill is still alive and well!

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  2. The kindness of strangers is always remarkable. I think everybody see the possibility of themselves when they look upon someone with burdens. The human spirit brings out the best in us.

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  3. Good story. Kindness is still about, but usually it's the villainy that gets the headlines.

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  4. Wasn't that great to have all that money donated by kind strangers. Bless that little family. Hope his sister manages to have her teeth corrected too.

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  5. Yes, Molly, I am sure his sister will have all the necessary work done as well. It gives one a good feeling when something like that happens.

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  6. It was great, wasn't it. So spontaneous too - nearly $100,000 in 24 hours!

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