When Todd Oldfield found out that Wendall Gill, a sweet 85-year-old man who worked at the local Lexington McDonalds for 40 years, had recently lost the love of his life, Todd knew he had to do something to help. He started off with a modest goal of helping Wendall pay off his car. What ended up happening changed both of their lives. 

Have you ever had that feeling that maybe you’re supposed to be on a different path in life, but you didn’t know exactly what to do about it? Our guests today had that exact same feeling, but they did something drastic - they both walked into work and quit their jobs to search for what that new path might be, and it ended up becoming something bigger than they ever dreamed.

February 14th, 2019, marks exactly one year since the horrible shooting took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 students and staff members, and injured 17 others. It remains the deadliest high school shooting in United States history.

Many family members who lost loved ones that day have spent the past year fighting for change. On this episode, we are joined by one of those family members to talk about his experience, and to share his incredible efforts to create a safer world. 

Liam Hannon is an 11-year-old boy who has impacted his community in a profound way. He started a program called “Liam’s Lunches of Love”, which works to hand out free lunches to the homeless individuals in the city of Cambridge. What started out of a little garden wagon has now grown into an impressive operation, serving thousands of meals to those in need.

Hear a teaser episode for Season 2 of True Stories of Good People, full episodes out February 7th.

When Glenn O'Neill's beautiful daughter, Eliza, was diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome at the young age of 4, he and his wife were devastated. They discovered that there was a gene therapy trial that had been underway for over a decade that might help Eliza, but no funding available for a clinical trial. So, he launched a campaign to raise the money himself, with a goal that seemed nearly impossible: 2.5 million dollars