Uplifting Positive Stories

It's Halloween soon, and we're serving up some sweet stories to celebrate! Enjoy stories of a thoughtful consideration for a student's allergies, nostalgic Halloween memories, teenagers stepping up to help others enjoy their Halloween night, a neighborhood that rallied to give a kid an awesome Halloween experience before his scheduled surgery, and more!

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Link to the r/randomactsofkindness Subreddit: https://r/randomactsofkindness

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Link to the r/halifax Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/halifax/?communityAnchorSource=daily_discussion

Link to the r/randomquestions Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/randomquestions/?communityAnchorSource=daily_discussion

Link to the r/Parenting Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/

Link to the r/GenX Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GenX/?communityAnchorSource=daily_discussion

Link to the r/halloween Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/halloween/

Link to the "Chesterfield neighbors hold Halloween early for child headed to hospital" article: https://www.wtvr.com/2015/10/20/chesterfield-halloween

Link to the "'Wonderful teenagers helped my son on Halloween': Readers recall kindness of strangers" article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg14rxnw8jo

This week's episode is full of awesome, wholesome stories submitted by our listeners! Enjoy stories about an adorable dog named Snuffy who was the perfect furever match for a U.S. Army Veteran living with complex PTSD, a sweet woman's community she created after the loss of her husband, an awesome stranger who made a generous offer in a Walmart parking lot, the gift of a plant that started a friendship, a wonderful birthday idea that spread smiles to so many people, a full circle story with inspiring insights, and an amazing group working hard to clean up an ENORMOUS amount of trash in their local area! Find out which stories took the title of the various awards in our little "contest". :) Thank you so much to the listeners who submitted their stories!

Photos of Snuffy the Dog!

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Link to the "A California retiree started picking up litter on her pandemic walks, and the volunteer group she built in the San Fernando Valley says it has now hauled away nearly 750,000 pounds of trash" article: https://www.ecoticias.com/en/pounds-of-trash-san-fernando-valley/37716/

Stories of a generous stranger handing out food to people in need, amazing facts about Robin Williams and the Choctaw Indian tribe, a full-circle moment for a restaurant owner offering someone a position, an awesome interaction involving a mural, tiny homes being constructed for people in need, and more!

Next episode is our 100th episode and we want YOUR stories! We're holding a little contest for the best stories for each category:

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Most Unexpectedly Wholesome Story

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Best Awesome Stranger Story

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Cutest Animal Story

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Faith in Humanity Restored

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Best Tiny Act of Kindness

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Most Ridiculously Good News

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Best Story We Almost Didn't Believe

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The "I Needed This Today" Award

Please submit your stories or news articles by October 4th, 2026. The best story for each category will win that honorary title! :) You can send them to upliftingpositivestories@gmail.com, our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1124919431985231/, by commenting on this episode's Youtube video, or by posting on our Reddit page https://www.reddit.com/r/upliftpositivestories/

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Link to the r/MadeMeSmile Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/?communityAnchorSource=daily_discussion

Link to the r/homeless Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeless/

Link to the r/kindness Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindness/

Link to the r/randomactsofkindness Subreddit: https://r/randomactsofkindness

Link to the "From homeless to a place of their own: How 'A Tiny Home for Good' is helping people rebuild their lives" article: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/us/andrew-lunetta-a-tiny-home-for-good-cnnheroes

Stories of students' sweet gesture for a teacher that seemed to be having an off day, a creative solution to help a Redditor that was experiencing financial struggles, a listener's story of donating hair multiple times for hair replacements for children and young adults with medically-related hair loss with information for how you can be a part of the cause, incredible efforts by volunteers to help people regain their sight in Trinidad, volunteers helping people get their smiles back, and more!

Do you want to be a part of an awesome cause? Visit https://Childrenwithhairloss.org to find out how you can donate hair for hair replacements for children and young adults with medically-related hair loss, and go to http://thelonghairs.us/ to sign up at the bottom of the page for the Great Cut in 2030!

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Link to the "More Than 3,000 Regain Sight Through Adventist-Led Medical Mission in Trinidad" article: https://interamerica.org/2026/06/more-than-3000-regain-sight-through-adventist-led-medical-mission-in-trinidad/

Link to the "This 22-year-old engineer 3D prints dentures to give low-income Americans their smiles back" article: https://www.cnn.com/health/this-22-year-old-engineer-3d-prints-dentures-to-give-americas-poor-their-smiles-back-spc

Stories of a young boy learning a valuable lesson in helping others, a waitresses shocking discovery after serving a difficult customer for many years, anonymous notes that surely put a smile on neighbors' faces, a super sweet puzzle donation, two seniors' awesome birthday celebrations with advice for living to old age, and more!

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Link to the "Bikers Surprise 105-Year-Old Woman with Motorcycle Procession for Her Birthday: 'She's Such a Baddie'" article: https://people.com/bikers-surprise-105-year-old-woman-motorcycle-procession-birthday-12023373

Link to the "100-Year-Old World War II Veteran Reveals His Secret to a Long Life — and Explains Why He Wants to Live to 132" article: https://people.com/100-year-old-wwii-veteran-reveals-secret-to-long-life-wants-to-live-to-age-132-12018318

Stories of a amazing dogs alerting their owners that something was wrong, a dog's sweet routine, a dog's surprising habit that will warm your heart, an animal shelter's awesome idea during the height of the Pokemon Go popularity, a pair of kittens' adorable venture to be close to their new cat dad, a touching reunion of a woman and her dog after 11 years apart, and more!

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Link to the r/spreadsmile Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/spreadsmile/

Link to the r/AskReddit Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/

Link to the r/randomactsofkindness Subreddit: https://r/randomactsofkindness

Link to the "Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11 years" article: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/11-year-dog-reunion-9.7140780

Stories of someone's awesome recovery from BPD, amazing perspectives about struggle and self improvement from a Reddit Thread, a nonprofit organization helping people with their medical debt, and an in-depth of discussion about Adrianna and Wyatt's Birth Story: the hardships, the miracles, and the takeaways, in hopes that by sharing these stories, others may feel less alone.

Trigger Warning: In depth discussion and descriptions about our traumatic birth experience including induction methods, C-Section, and mental health struggles after. Feel free to skip to this timecode if you would like: 1:08:39

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Link to the "Tied in knots by medical debt. Working to undo the damage in NC.": https://carolinapublicpress.org/75990/medical-debt-relief-undue-nc/

Link to the r/BPD Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BPD/

Link to the r/SelfImprovement Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfimprovement/

Stories of a chance encounter a month after a kind act that made an impact, multiple simple actions that renewed people's view on humanity, a customer that gave a massive tip after witnessing a patient worker's actions, a hopeful study that indicates we are close to eliminating a type of cancer with a vaccine, and more!

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Link to the "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab": https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621z28z138o

Link to the r/randomactsofkindness Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/randomactsofkindness/

Link to the r/kindness Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindness/

Stories of awesome acts of kindness at Dunkin Donuts, a group of Nanas that kept a wholesome secret for 30 years, a mom who rectified her daughter's "ruined childhood" in a super sweet, creative way with the help of Redditors, and a 100 year old Veteran who finally got the amazing prom experience he never had.

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Link to the "100-year-old veteran attends 1st prom 82 years after missing his own" article: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Living/100-year-veteran-attends-1st-prom-80-years/story?id=133214627

Stories of sweet interactions that meant a great deal more to the recipient than they imagined, a father's amazing deed he did for his son and children like his son out there, an awesome gathering of people brought together by a shared name that came together to help a community, and more!

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Link to the r/MadeMeSmile Subreddit: r/MadeMeSmile

Link to the "Phil Campbell, Alabama, Why Do I Keep Returning?" past media coverage: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/phil-campbell-alabama-convention https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/18/us/18alabama.html https://www.npr.org/2011/06/16/137231291/phil-campbell-celebration-turns-into-fundraiser-for-twister- ravaged-town

Phil Campbell, AL Media The I'm with Phil documentary: https://tinyurl.com/3tm6esds "I Come From a Family That Won't Talk About It." https://tinyurl.com/2xntm6xd. A memoir written by "Brooklyn Phil" about the most difficult period, spiritually and emotionally, of his life after a stillbirth loss with his wife— with Phil Campbell, Alabama playing an unexpectedly central, dramatic role in that story.

Stories of another hiker that stuck around to ensure the safety of a stranger after dark, people buying a large amount of groceries for people after finding out about their struggles, a stranger at the airport that offered conversation and help for someone flying to visit their brother in the hospital, a chef that saved a man's life after he stopped showing up to his restaurant after being a daily regular for ten years, and more!

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Link to the "A man ate at the same Florida restaurant every day for a decade. When he stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him": https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shrimp-basket-pensacola-florida-restaurant-regular-rescued-chef/

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Stories of a four year old that chose to go without food thinking she was saving her friend, a man that spent time with a stranger in hospice who wasn't getting any visitors, a couple of regular customers that gave a sweet gift to a drive-thru window employee, a hospice nurse that went above and beyond for someone that couldn't afford their dad's cremation, a pair of llamas that have earned their fame for providing emotional support to people at the Portland airport, and more!

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Link to the "Holiday travel anxiety? Portland airport has therapy llamas and service dogs for that": https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/24/portland-airport-therapy-llamas-dogs-oregon-animals/

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Stories of a funny yet wholesome lie a dad has kept up for twenty-five years from his family involving puzzles they work on together, a sweet secret a dad has kept for decades from his son after a childhood gift to said dad fell a bit flat, someone who for years treated their parents to weekly Starbucks they earned from an app has kept the weekly tradition going even after the app funds dried up, a restaurant's staff gives up their holiday party to surprise a coworker with funds to help with their upcoming adoption, and more!

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Link to the "Teacher Gets a Sweet Surprise Bridal Shower from Her Texas Preschool Class Before Wedding": https://people.com/preschoolers-surprise-engaged-teacher-with-mini-bridal-shower-at-school-11878586

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Stories of a periodontist who changed the lives of fifteen strangers, a boyfriend who went above and beyond to make a little boy feel special on his birthday, a kind act for someone staying at the hospital, a neighbor that goes out of their way to make people at the nearby bus stop's day, an adorable surprise bridal shower for a teacher of a preschool classroom, and more!

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Link to the "Teacher Gets a Sweet Surprise Bridal Shower from Her Texas Preschool Class Before Wedding": https://people.com/preschoolers-surprise-engaged-teacher-with-mini-bridal-shower-at-school-11878586

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Stories of a kind customer that beat cancer and then moved to Mexico and started a whole new exciting career at 75 years old, a woman on Reddit asks for advice for whether she was in the wrong for not wanting to share her fandom blog with her partner and learns a lot about herself in the process, a mother goes from wanting to persuade her daughter to choose a different hobby to being introspective about her own life, "Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudeikis helps throw a charity event every year to raise money for amputees, and more!

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Link to the "Steps of Faith: How "Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudeikis and friends brought hope and charity to amputees" Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steps-of-faith-hope-for-amputees/

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Stories of a prank five years in the making that a dad and daughter pulled on their family, shenanigans some friends pulled by "abducting" a neighbors garden gnome for a night for a funny bit, wholesome and harmless pranks between couples and coworkers, senior pranks that are sure to make you smile, elderly neighbors that surprised a bunch of little kids at the bus stop with Easter goodies, and more!

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Link to the "High school positive pranksters leave their mark" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/high-school-positive-pranksters-leave-their-mark-1.1399561

Link to the "'Just hold the bucket' Principal falls prey to one of the best senior pranks ever" Article: https://www.fox13now.com/2015/03/03/principal-subject-of-one-of-the-coolest-senior-pranks-eve

Link to the "Wholesome: Elderly Neighbors Wait At Bus Stop To Surprise Kids With Easter Baskets" Article: https://www.newsbreak.com/inspiremore-513559/3970637680963-wholesome-elderly-neighbors-wait-at-bus-stop-to-surprise-kids-with-easter-baskets

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Link to the r/wholesomepranks Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomepranks/

Stories of someone who surprised their girlfriend by being at the opening night of the show they were starring in despite living far away, Disney World workers coming together to make an amazing memory for two little girls after a tragic accident, an incredibly heartwarming birthday card for an eighteen year old boy from his stepmom, stands of volunteer grandmas that offer a listening ear and advice to anyone that needs it, and more!

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Link to the "Feeling lonely? Stop by a Grandma Stand for a heartfelt chat" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/grandma-stand-9.7014268

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Stories of a fellow student saving someone's grade after their project shattered the day before it was due, teenagers that went above and beyond to help an elderly couple that was stuck in a snowstorm, an incredibly kind samaritan from a listener submitted story that jumped a dead car battery then made a super generous offer, a Redditor that made Christmas extra special for the boyfriend of a girl that wasn't able to provide the gift she'd hoped to give him, a new treatment that is said to slow Alzheimer's by 30%, and more!

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Link to the "This treatment is said to slow Alzheimer's by 30%" Article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/alzheimers-fighting-infusion-delivered-in-canada-for-the-first-time/

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Thank you so much to the listener who submitted their amazing story that was read in this episode! :)

Stories of Valentine's Day grams that were anonymously sent to a girl in class to make her day, a college student's tradition of surprising students in the dorm with goodies, a marriage that started out of convenience and blossomed into something far more, a neighborhood that went above and beyond for a little boy to experience a Chinese New Year celebration in his B.C. neighborhood, and more!

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Link to the "B.C. neighbourhood transforms itself to aid toddler's celebration of Chinese New Year" Article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-neighbourhood-transforms-itself-to-aid-toddlers-celebration-of/

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Stories of wholesome secrets that students shared on Reddit of how they boosted up fellow classmates' self-esteem, a grandpa that was caught saying sweet things about their grandkid on the other line after he forgot to hang up after their call, a program that brings furry friends into the courtroom to ease people's anxieties, a new medical advancement that could put an end to the need for testing blood sugar with finger pricks for people with diabetes, and more!

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Link to the "Courthouse canines help ease the tension, one tail wag at a time" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/just-paws-courthouse-dogs-9.7001948

Link to the "Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes" Article: https://news.mit.edu/2025/noninvasive-imaging-could-replace-finger-pricks-diabetes-1203

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