A guy in the Kansas National Guard named William Cookson recently started painting his house but got deployed to Kuwait before he could finish.

Someone in his hometown heard about it through the grapevine. They got in touch with the teachers at a nearby technical college, who told their students about it and EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM wanted to help.

About 40 students showed up at his house to paint it for him, and their teachers supervised. Local businesses donated all the paint and supplies they needed, so it didn’t cost William a dime.

A student said, “We don’t have a lot of money, but we wanted to help out, so they thought it was a great way to thank him for his service”.

With so much negative online and in social media, we need good stories like this to help us get through our days.