1 . Britni Ricard, the CEO of her own cosmetics company, became a landlord (房东) when she bought her first investment property. The apartment building has 10 units and many of the tenants (租房) are ________ women with children. That made her think of her own ________ growing up in public housing, and how difficult holidays could be for her mom.

“It was ________,” said Ricard. “My mom was a single woman ________ three children alone. ________ watching her struggle in my childhood, I just wanted to figure out, ‘How can I help?’”

Inspired by her own upbringing, Ricard decided to ________ to support her tenants. In November, Ricard ________ her tenants for a pre-holiday meeting and she delivered a ________ to her tenants: one month of free rent. Ricard also ________ to organize a seminar (研讨会) to help her tenants become homeowners.

Among the tenants touched by Ricard’s ________ was Kedesha Dunn, a single mother raising two boys. Dunn expressed her ________, emphasizing how Ricard’s gift would ________ financial stress and allow her family to ________ the holiday season.

Ricard’s act of compassion and ________ had a deep impact on the lives of her tenants, resonating far beyond the walls of the apartment building and inspiring communities to come together in times of ________.

3 . Roman McCormick is just a 15-year-old teenager, but he’s already been through more _______ than some people ever experience. He was born with a rare _______, which causes kidney (肾) failure over time.

Faced with dialysis (透析), Roman and his parents anxiously _______ their community to get tested to see if they were a match for Roman on TV. But they were not positive about anyone_______ to help. They had no idea that someone who _______ knows Roman happened to be watching the _______ that night.

Eddie McCarthy taught Roman maths last school year. He _______ the teen right away, and as a parent himself, Eddie couldn’t help but take pity on him. So he took the _______ and got his blood tested. When the result came out five months later, he _______ he was a perfect match. All that was left to do was tell the McCormick family that their nightmare (噩梦) was about to ________. “When he called me, I was just too ________,” Roman’s mother, Jamie said.

Both Eddie and Roman’s parents were ________ that a new kidney would give Roman a fresh chance at life. Roman’s been ________ so much from his illness over the years. Jamie hoped the surgery would give her son “his teenage years back”.

On July 19, Roman and Eddie ________ the surgery. It was a success, and both are ________ now. Let’s wish them the best of health.

7 . Sick of coffee of famous brand? Deborah Johnston and Katie Hurwitz may have a low-key, completely free ______ for you: their in-suite coffee shop, C Side Coffee and Tea. ______ to find a way to meet new people and provide a ______ environment on campus, the duo(搭档) ______ the idea based on their ______ .

Johnston mentions her main ______ is from First Village, a coffee shop in her hometown. First Village ______ wireless access but has signs on their tables that ______ for their customers to talk to each other. “That ______ what coffee shops were like back then, which was for ______ instead of just for getting work done,” said Johnston. “We want to encourage people to ______ our door and feel like they can come and hang out.”

Their recent “grand opening” had a ______ attendance of a couple friends. ______ , the two have hopes of welcoming more ______ to their suite-shop, as well as creating an hours schedule for the shop if turnout increases. In addition, all of their offerings are currently free of charge, with ______ on creating a “give a little, take a little” space for ______ .

“We’re hoping to host ______ kinds of events, such as holiday parties with baking and cooking, tea and crafts, and jamming and drinks with local musicians,” said Johnston. “We’d like this to become a ______ where people are welcome to come without a(n) ______ or a text message. It’s not a coffee shop where we ______ people. It’s a coffee shop that brings people together.”

8 . Anyone welcoming a new baby knows that while this is a beautiful time, it is also busy and stressful. Many new parents have to worry about finances because of the added ________, and any new parents know how ________

worrying about money can be when you have a new baby to feed. One California couple experienced exactly the same ________, and now they are giving back to the community in order to make new ________ feel a little more secure.

Krystal Duhaney and her husband ________ to hide $1,000 cash inside various baby ________ around a few Target stores around Southern California. According to ABC, Duhaney wanted to help out new parents because she knows from her own ________ how difficult the beginning of the parenting journey can be, ________ when you have to worry about money.

Duhaney shared, “When we had our first baby, we ________ to make ends meet. Now that I own a successful business, I wanted to ________, We really wanted to make things a little. easier. Hopefully brighten their day and hopefully ________ others to kind of, you know, spread joy and ________.”

Duhaney is the founder of Milky Mama, which is an organization that ________ mothers with breastfeeding. She and her husband ________ a video of them slipping money into diaper boxes on the Internet. She captioned the ________, “We hope that the parents that ________ these items have a brighter day when they find our gifts. “

The post has gone________ viral with nearly 100,000 shares, comments, and ________, with many people sharing their responses on just how ________ they were by the gesture.

She hopes this gesture will inspire her kids and people all around the world to ________ kindness.