Nova Scotia: Craig MacDonald, an elementary teacher from Halifax, is getting the helping hand he deserves. When MacDonald, who is known in Halifax for raising money for sick children, found himself battling an illness of his own, his friends decided it was time to return some kindness and help MacDonald out, CBC News reported. After Drew Vinson, MacDonald’s friend, learned of his diagnosis, he started a crowdfund campaign to help MacDonald with travel and other bills while he was in the hospital.

Vinson started his campaign a week ago, and had raised more than CA$4,600 (about $4,300) as of Tuesday morning, according to his Crowdtilt page. “It’s probably the easiest (fundraiser) I’ve even been involved with to get people behind, because everyone loves Craig so much and have been touched by so many of his events,” he told CBC.