GOOD NEWS | Still Serving: A Marine’s Mission to Bring Children Joy
Some people keep showing up, even when showing up becomes difficult.
The New York Post tells the story of Chuck Kilbride, a retired Marine major who continues serving children through Nassau County’s Toys for Tots effort after suffering a stroke last year.
At 73, Kilbride is living with aphasia, which can affect communication. Yet he was there Wednesday, helping distribute toys. He estimates that, across more than three decades, the effort has delivered over two million toys.
Behind that number are children discovering that someone remembered them.
That is good news worth sharing.
We often picture service as something we offer when our schedules clear, our strength returns, or everything finally settles down. But compassion can begin with what we have available today: a little time, a listening ear, a willingness to help.
Receiving help belongs in that picture, too. Nobody should have to prove their worth by pushing through illness. Sometimes love looks like leading the effort. Sometimes it looks like letting others carry the boxes.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” — Galatians 6:9, KJV
For me, that verse is an invitation to keep planting kindness, even when we cannot see the harvest.
A toy cannot solve every hardship a family faces. But a thoughtful gift can bring delight. A volunteer can offer encouragement. A community can remind a child that they belong.
At WeRockTV, we want to make room for stories like this: people putting care into action, neighbors sharing responsibility, and hope taking a shape.
Who keeps showing up in your community?
Tell us about the person organizing donations, visiting someone lonely, mentoring a child, or quietly helping a family through a difficult week.
Give them meaningful recognition today. Their example might inspire the next person to serve.
Good news. Good music. Good works.
There is always room for another act of love.