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World Kindness Week: Watch 3 heartfelt moments of communities coming together for others

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As part of World Kindness Week, USA TODAY is sharing uplifting stories of people coming together in acts of kindness and support that changes lives and builds community.

From students raising funds to send their college security guard on a trip back home to community members showing up after one of them loses her baby during pregnancy, here are some heartwarming moments from this year.

Watch students give their favorite security guard a dream trip home

When students at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, found out their favorite security guard James hadn’t been back home to see his family in Nigeria for 11 years, they came together to give him the trip of a lifetime by secretly launching a GoFundMe page.

After enough funds were raised, they bought James, who was overwhelmed with emotion, a dream ticket home.

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Video shows parade of neighbors welcoming home young boy who beat cancer

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Watch parade of neighbors welcome home young boy who beat cancer

Neighbors came out to welcome home a young boy in Chatham, Illinois after he beat cancer with a successful bone marrow transplant from his mom.

A community in Chatham, Illinois, came together to celebrate a second grader beating cancer.

Judah Collins was diagnosed with leukemia in January 2023 and underwent chemotherapy for weeks only to relapse. Fortunately, a second treatment involving a bone marrow transplant from his mother was successful.

When Judah returned home from the hospital, his neighbors and the local police department came out in droves to give him a heartfelt welcome following his cancer-free diagnosis.

Doorbell camera video shows village of support for woman after pregnancy loss

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Doorbell cam shows village of support for woman after pregnancy loss

Tessa Truman was overwhelmed with support from her village who showed up at her doorstep when she had an ectopic pregnancy in Henderson, Nevada.

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Tessa Truman was getting ready to take her stepson to school in Henderson, Nevada, during her first trimester of pregnancy when she suddenly felt very ill and fell unconscious.

Tessa was carrying an ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when an egg is growing outside the uterus. Her egg was growing in her fallopian tube, which suddenly burst and caused potentially life-threatening internal bleeding. Luckily, Tessa received surgery just in time.

Recovering from the loss of the pregnancy was not easy for Tessa, but her community made sure she wasn’t alone. Doorbell footage captured about 20 of her friends, family, and acquaintances constantly arriving at her front door with food, flowers, love, and support.

Tessa shared her experience online, hoping to connect with other women with similar stories. Her video garnered thousands of supportive comments and over 15 million views as it went viral.

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