It isn’t hard to be kind.

That’s what Wayne Price has proven to everyone when his story went viral.

He is quite a familiar face in the Montevallo community.

Price worked as a contractor for many years and after the closure of his company, he chose to serve with the Youth Ministry.

Then, he shifted careers.

Five years after his service, he became a school bus driver where he received not just paychecks but also love from a lot of kids.

He’s made quite an impact on the kids’ lives, so much so that he was able to establish a deep connection with them.

In fact, with the type of relationship that he managed to build with them, he already knew how unforeseen circumstances would affect not just their day in school but also their well-being as children.

The most important meal of the day.

Early morning of December 11, it was the last week before schools in Montevallo, Alabama, closed for winter break.

Price received a phone call saying that because of bad weather, icy roads, and fog, the school would open 2 hours later than usual.

Hearing such an announcement would most likely make kids in other cities happy, however, it isn’t the case for everyone.

For many kids in Montevallo, that announcement meant they might not get to eat breakfast.

Two-thirds of kids in Montevallo Elementary School are low-income students who are registered for the National School Lunch Program.

This program provides them with meals like breakfast and lunch either for free or at a reduced cost.

If the opening of school would be delayed by 2 hours, most of the students would have nothing to eat until lunch.

Focusing is hard when you’re hungry.

“For a lot of students that means that they won’t get to eat,” Allison Campbell, Principal of Montevallo Elementary, told TODAY. “It speaks volumes to [Price’s] character that he was attuned to that.”

Of course, Price was well aware of what an empty stomach would do to the kids, so he came up with a bright idea.

He decided to drop by McDonald’s.

There, he bought himself and every single kid on the bus a breakfast sandwich.

“When I got to the McDonald’s, I asked the manager, ‘Can you turn around 50 biscuits in 15 minutes and can you give me as good of a deal as possible?’”

Kindness at its finest.

Price walked out of the store with a boxful of sandwiches and handed over to each kid a free breakfast.

“When the kids got on I said, ‘So, what do ya want? Sausage? McMuffin?” he told TODAY with a laugh. “I just love my kids. I got a lot of fist bumps, lots of high-fives, lots of ‘Love you, Mr. Price,’ lots of ‘Thank you, Mr. Price.’”

Montevallo Elementary School was beyond grateful.

In fact, they shared the beautiful story on their Facebook page, and went viral in an instant.

“Mr. Price, one of our bus drivers, truly demonstrates the spirit of Christmas!” they wrote. “On Tuesday, when school was delayed due to icy roads, and we weren’t able to serve breakfast, he purchased biscuits from McDonald’s for his entire bus of students. What a kind act that our students will forever remember!”

“Thank you, Mr. Price, for making a lasting impact in the lives of our students!”

A simple act of kindness really does go a long way.

Learn more about Mr. Price’s kindness in the video below!

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Source: Facebook – Montevallo Elementary School, WVTM 13 News, TODAY