Student Scores Perfect on ACT, SAT, and PSAT

Getting good grades is always important here at Nice One! Perfect scores sure are nice, too!

She says there's no secret to her success, and she didn't cram the night before, but high school student Willa Chen just aced the ACT, SAT and PSAT tests. Chen, who has a 4.33 GPA at Canton High School in Michigan, says, "Sometimes I wonder how I did i. I feel really lucky."

Said one of her teachers, Karen Ludema, "I've never met anybody that talented who is also so gracious and so humble."

Business Owner Keeps Giving and Giving

It's in Bob Watson's blood to help people -- literally. Over the past 23 years, every two weeks, the Boston-based business executive has donated blood platelets at a nearby hospital. His giving nature has helped 1,500 children battle cancer and immune-deficiency diseases. Watson's benevolence have even been recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Said Watson, "It's just a way for me to help."

As if that wasn't enough, as a business owner, Watson sends monthly letters to his 700 employees, and his most recent missive included a five-dollar bill.

Farming Organization Gets Free Truck

When Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization in North Dakota, needed a new truck to help farmers in need, Kathy Gaddie, owner of a car dealership, took notice. After doing some research, she was moved by the organization's good works and donated a brand-new truck to the cause.

The truck will be used to help farming families in cases of "major illness, injury or natural disaster."

Family Saves Abandoned Puppies

Dogs continue to justify their reputation as man's best friend, so we're just glad this story has a happy ending.

Chery Legg was walking with her mom and son when the Colorado woman heard whimpering coming from a nearby garbage can. Inside were two newborn pups, buried in trash, and not even a day old.

The family rushed the pooches to a pet hospital, where they were nursed back to health and ready to be taken to a new home.

Minnesota Restaurant Gives War Vets Free Meals

It might not be a free lunch, but one Minnesota restaurant is coming pretty close. After Larry Schanno lost his father to World War II-related complications, he has found a way to give back to those who fought for our country.

For the past five years, Schanno and his wife, Deb, have offered a free lunch at their restaurant to area war veterans. "When you see their faces, you are going to see what we get out of it. That's what we get out of it. It makes us so happy when they come," Deb Schanno said.

The restaurant has received donations to keep the service running, though they have run out of funds from time to time. Regardless, the Schannos refuse to give up their cause even in these tough financial times. For them, it's the least they for people who gave so much to their country.

Hair Stylist Gets a $5,000 Surprise

There's a good chance Bobbie Johnson had a happier birthday than you. The Columbia, Mo., hair stylist was shocked to receive a generous birthday gift from an unlikely source: one of her clients.

The client, a breast cancer survivor, credits Johnson with giving her emotional and spiritual support during her struggles with the disease. As a result, she gave Johnson a birthday gift of $5,000. Johnson for one, couldn't shake her feeling of disbelief: "I almost passed out and I thought she had to have made a mistake: It has to be a mistake here. So I immediately called her and she said, 'No, that's correct,'" she said.

What's more, Johnson plans on paying the act forward, though she's keeping her lips sealed about future plans. Fingers crossed for your own birthday gift!

Man Gives Lottery Winnings to Charity

When you hear about lottery winners, it's ususally about how someone became rich overnight. Jim Dancy, on the other hand, made headlines by giving up his winnings.

The Richland, Mich., resident donated the entirety of his $10,000 prize to the Greater Kalamazoo United Way shortly after receiving the prize. The money is being donated at a time when charities have been worrying about budgets, especially in the troubled Greater Michigan area.

"It should really be the other way around: I should be thanking you. So, thanks for your work," Dancy told the United Way. While we may not have $10,000 on hand, people like Dancy teach us that there are some things more important than money.

Colleges Get Big Money From Mystery Donor

At least some colleges haven't been hit too hard by the current financial crisis.

During the past few weeks, nine colleges have taken in $45 million in donations. The gifts, including $8 million to Purdue University, were given anonymously and with a catch -- the schools are not allowed to investigate where the money came from!

Said Lynette Marshall from the University of Iowa, a school that received $7 million, "This is the first time in my 25-year career that something of this magnitude has happened."

Burglar Has a Change of Heart

Oh, if only Bernie Madoff was as righteous.

A burglar in New Hampshire had an epiphany after breaking into a family's empty house and gathering up a haul of electronics and jewelry. When the owner of the house spied the burglar leaving the residence, to his surprise, the thief suddenly had a change of heart. The robber apologized and helped return the stolen objects back where he found them.

The would-be sneak thief didn't flee the scene empty-handed: He left with a moral conscience.

Insurance CEO Gives $1,000 to Employees

Jack Windolf knows a good investment when he sees one, only he didn't have to look very far.

Windolf, the CEO of a New Jersey-based insurance firm, created his own stimulus package for his 454 employees. After receiving a $500,000 dividend, rather than keeping it for himself, he split it amongst his employees. Every worker received $1,000 each from their generous boss.

Said Windolf, "You have to share with your employees and that's all we're doing. It's not really a gift, it's an investment."