Hilton’s be Hospitable Show Promotes Honesty & Good Deeds - News Story #1

Several people brought to my attention the “be hospitable Show“campaign The Hilton Family of Hotels have been promoting recently on TV. The Hilton Family of Hotel’s press release describes their Web site, behospitable.com, as a place where visitors “are invited to share the good deeds and acts of kindness they witness…” The Web site has a map of the US on which those stories are being plotted, they also offer an international version with a map of the world.

I was really encouraged and inspired to see the videos and stories peppered across the map of Hilton’s site. Hopefully more corporation and new agencies will begin to cover these positive and inspiring stories that happen daily, yet so easily are forgotten. I encourage everyone not to forget about those acts of kindness and share them with others. We need more than ever, positive and inspiring stories that give us all hope and encouragement.

Add comment June 1st, 2007

Wallet Lost 39 Years Ago Returned to Owner - Honesty Story #20

One of our readers sent in this remarkable story she read on BBC News. Imagine receiving in the mail a wallet you lost in college 39 years ago. That is exactly what happened to Doug Smith.

Apparently, while he was in college at the Utah State University he left his wallet at a gas station. Years later, the owner’s son-in-law found the wallet and used the Internet to find the owner. Doug found in it his student identity card, 8 cent stamps, a dry cleaning ticket and even $5.

Doug was appreciative of the good and honest person, Ted Nyman, that returned him the wallet. His wife also added “It’s wonderful that people will take the time to research that, then return something to someone they don’t even know.” Truly there are still so many people that live by the Golden Rule, doing to others what they would like done to them.

Add comment June 9th, 2007