Peoples has worked for Sherwood Forest Elementary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for two years, and in that short time, he has become a “superhero” to the students, parents, and staffers.

“He’s just extraordinary,” one student told WXII. “He helps all of us and keeps us safe, and we all love him.”

Last month, Peoples was unable to come into work because his car broke down. On top of that, the school community discovered that Peoples had spent Christmas Eve in the hospital. Having noticed his absence and heard about his misfortune, school parent Sloane Johnson took to Facebook to find him some help.

The response was immediate. “Within a span of two hours, we had $800 raised and a car donated by another parent,” Johnson remarked.

That very same week, Peoples was taken by surprise when a group of parents and students greeted him with signs, cheers, applause, and a donated SUV.  As if this wasn’t enough, they included a check for $2,500.

“…they showed me so much love,” Peoples tearfully told the news outlet. “And I don’t take it lightly…”

As he starts his new car with a smile, it’s clear that Peoples will be arriving on time for a job he loves in order to ensure the safety of those who love him too.

(WATCH the video below) — Photo by WXII

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Wendall and his wife, Della, 83, were running errands during one of his days off in late August when they stopped by the Lexington, Kentucky, McDonald’s where he is employed to grab an early morning meal. But when Della went to use the restroom, she suffered an aneurysm. Della was rushed to the hospital, where she would die just days later, a GoFundMe set up to raise money for the grieving widower, explains.

Wendall has cleaned the restrooms and taken out the trash at the restaurant for more than 40 years, and it is where he first met former employee Todd Oldfield. When Oldfield recently stopped by the fast food eatery for a meal, he heard about Della’s death, according to the GoFundMe.

“Wendall is devastated; lost; totally empty now. Nothing is left,” Oldfield wrote on the donation page. “Wendall has to keep working right there in the store, walking past this restroom, cleaning it daily. This is what the man does.”

“This memory of what happened in there will never leave him I fear. And, he cannot leave the store. He has no money,” Oldfield continued. “He has to keep going … he has to keep strong. He has to keep working. I cannot even imagine the torture.”

After Della’s death, Wendall was left to raise the couple’s two adopted adult grandchildren — John Columbia, 33, and Justin Gill, 20. One of the men has autism, and the other was born with fetal alcohol syndrome, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Oldfield, who is now a financial planner, created the GoFundMe campaign to help Wendall in his time of need, according to the newspaper. The campaign has raised nearly $75,000 for Wendall and his family, and ultimately, Oldfield says he would like to raise enough for his former coworker to retire.

“You still work, and I’m not sure you need to,” he told Wendall in a video on the donation page. “I know you want to, but I’d rather you be the little old guy that goes in and sits at McDonald’s all day drinking coffee with the people and let somebody else clean it up.”

With the funds, they have been able to pay off Wendall’s two cars. The Herald-Leader also reported that strangers have offered to pay for Della’s headstone.

According to the Herald-Leader, Oldfield is also hoping to be able to pay off the $74,000 Wendall owes on his house.

Oldfield also wants Wendall to feel valued for all the work he has done over the years, so he is throwing his old friend an “Appreciation Party” on October 20 at a church near the McDonald’s. Hopefully, he said, Wendall will see how much he means to their community.

“I want 100 people to walk through the door and give the man a hug,” Oldfield told the Herald-Leader. “Despite having been under-compensated for all these years, he touched a lot of people.”

The community response so far has touched both men, they told theWashington Post earlier this month.

“I love them for doing something like that for me,” Wendall said. “They really care, and I care, too.”

Added Oldfield to the Post, “I’d lost a little faith in humanity until this came along.”

This article originally appeared on People.

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Jamie Carlton’s son had dropped his wallet outside of his car in the driveway of their Aurora, Colorado home earlier this month. At the time, the wallet contained $700 in cash.

13-year-old Haylie Wenke, her 6-year-old brother Reagan, and their friend Ashley Dayton had been biking to a water park when they spotted the small leather object on the ground. Wanting to return the wallet, they walked up to Carlton’s house and rang the doorbell.

When the security system asked them to leave a message for the camera monitoring the front door, the youngsters explained their intentions.

“We found your wallet outside of your car and we just thought we would give it back to you,” Haylie is seen saying. “I’m going to put it over here so no takes any money.”

Haylie and her friends didn’t think very much of their good deed, telling KDVR: “We just thought it would be a good thing to do. It just feels good because we really didn’t need the money. So we just decided to give it back.”

Carlton, however, was so touched by the kids’ consideration, he uploaded the security footage to Facebook and praised them for their honesty.

“If this doesn’t renew or at least refresh your faith in humanity, you need help,” wrote Carlton. “These kids are amazing … Their parents should be so proud of them.”

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