What is National Good Samaritan Day?

On March 13th, National Good Samaritan Day honors those who give assistance when needed. In both its various aspects, the day is also known as Good Samaritan Involvement Day and honors kindness in all its facets.

Good Samaritan" comes from a Bible parable where a Samaritan helped a stranger who had been robbed and beaten and left dead by the side of the road, where a Samaritan helped a stranger who had been robbed and beaten and left to die by the side of the road. The Samaritan not only cleaned the man's wounds and clothed him, but escorted him to an inn where he paid for the man's care.

Many that are homeless, especially those who are strangers, are in need of kindness. Today, the word is used to describe those who do acts of kindness for those in need.