Teenage boys often don’t have the best reputations in society, but three teens from Canada just showed the world how kind and generous they are really capable of being.

Aeron McQuillin, Bailey Campbell, and Billy Tarbett were on their way to a Tim Horton’s coffee shop just after midnight recently following a swim when they noticed steam pouring out of the hood of a car that was pulled over on the side of Highway 20 in Fonthill, Ontario. Since all three boys know quite a bit about cars, they pulled over to see if they could help.

After looking over the car, the teens told the female driver that her vehicle probably needed a new engine, and that starting the motor would not be a good idea. The woman broke down in tears hearing this, explaining to them that she could not afford a tow.

Undeterred, Billy immediately suggested that they could push the car home for her.

“We had nothing better to do—but even if we did I would like to think we would have helped her anyway,” said Billy, 15.

Grabbing their water bottles, the three teens pushed her Chevy Cobalt up a hill and then continued pushing for two hours down the highway. The boys laughed and joked along the way, saying that they appreciated the great “workout.”

“We were helping her, but also she was helping us,” Billy added.

Dan Morrison, another stranger, decided to drive slowly behind them to make sure that they were safe. The boys finally reached the woman’s home four miles away at around 4am.

“We were at the right place at the right time, and this is one of those stories that we can look back on in 10 years and say it was one of those crazy things we did, but it was all worth it,” explained Aeron, 18.

Dan posted about the boys’ good deed on social media, and their story quickly went viral. Many strangers offered the boys a free meal or Tim Horton’s gift cards, but they refused to accept any rewards.

“We really appreciate it, but we didn’t do this to get free handouts,” Aeron said. “If I was broken down on the side of the road, I would love for someone to stop and help out.”

Dan, a father of two himself, said that this is a reminder that there are good folks out there in a world that often seems consumed by negativity.

“There’s good kids out there.”