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Inspirational stories happen every day at Good Samaritan Society centers across the country. They provide examples of how ordinary people are doing the extraordinary and how the Society is striving to fulfill its mission, believing that "In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone." If you have an inspirational Good Samaritan Society story that you would like to share, please contact us.
May 10, 2012
Two years ago, Juan Bonilla and Daniel Obaka dreamed of showing immigrants in the Sioux Falls, S.D., area an easier way to adapt to their new country. Their vision was to open a computer lab where they could orient new Americans much quicker than it had taken the two of them. But they needed help. The Good Samaritan Society was able to secure a... Read more
May 09, 2012
If a co-worker was in financial trouble, how far would you go to help them? For one Good Samaritan Society - Prescott Valley nurse, that answer is easy thanks to a lesson learned from the loss of a friend. Watch video: Caring for others This story also appears in the 2011 Annual Report of the Good Samaritan Society. Click here to... Read more
May 08, 2012
In 1912, World War I was still a year away, the IRS was just starting to collect income tax and the first drive-up gas station opened just in time for the Lincoln Highway, America's first coast-to-coast, paved road. It's the same year Andy Thomas was born. And in his 99th year, Andy is living proof that growing old doesn't mean slowing... Read more
May 07, 2012
Ten years ago, Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown in Luverne, Minn., was awarded a grant to help residents at the center mentor troubled kids just a few miles away at Southwest Youth Services in Magnolia, Minn. There were a lot of questions back then. How would it work? Could two generations that are so different get along? Would it last? A... Read more
