STETTLER, Alberta, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- 
 
 A Canadian couple seeking "the most loving person in central Alberta" for a Hawaii trip said they have expanded the contest to all of North America. 
 
 Cody and Eva Borek said they were awarded with a free Hawaiian vacation when they recently purchased a car in Stettler, but they decided to give it away to "the most loving person in central Alberta." 
 
 The couple said they received nearly 5,000 nominations since Christmas on a Facebook page set up for their contest, and they decided to expand the search to all of North America. 
 
 The Boreks wrote on the Facebook page they are searching for a person "who lives like Christ," but "this does not mean they have to be a Christian, this only means they must be loving, forgiving, caring, and compassionate." 
 
 "If you seen how many people have called me in tears or messaged me because they are so humbled and honored they have been nominated, it would really touch your heart," Cody Borek told ABC News. 
 
 The Boreks said the 10 people who receive the most nominations will be entered into a drawing to win the prize Jan. 25. 

 An Alberta couple is looking to give away a trip for two to Hawaii to "the most loving person," and they want you to nominate that person.Cody and Eva Borek had received a free vacation trip when they purchased their new car, but decided to pay it forward to someone who they feel truly deserves it. Creating a Facebook page to help their search campaign, they are receiving submissions worldwide.The trip consists of airfare, a five day stay at a 5-star hotel, and breakfast and dinner for the first and last nights of the trip with no strings attached. Cody and Eva are a Christian couple looking for a deserving soul "who lives like Christ," Cody wrote on their Facebook page.The Boreks are not necessarily asking for nominations of those who practice Christian faith, or any religion at all, but someone who can be defined as "loving, forgiving, caring and compassionate."On the Facebook page, thousands have posted their nominations, complete with heartwarming testimonies of the good persons in their lives. After posting his phone number to the Facebook page, Cody is now receiving call-in nominations as well.Since Christmas day, the Boreks have received nearly 5,000 nominations."If you seen how many people have called me in tears or messaged me because they are so humbled and honored they have been nominated it would really touch your heart," wrote Cody in an email to ABC.One man, John W. Myslicki, received more than 100 nominations as "the most loving person," but declined the nomination because he didn't have a valid passport and wanted somebody else to have the trip."My heart is honestly filled with the love of many friends who appreciate what I do," John wrote in a message to Cody. "I have done a lot of traveling in my life. Back packed around the world. Pick someone who has never had the opportunity to travel.""He's like Santa Claus," Cody told ABC.Originally, Cody and Eva were trying to give away the trip to one person with the most nominations, but after speaking with John, they will now accept the top 10 most nominated persons and draw the winner out of a hat.According to John, his friends and family already pushed him to get his passport, and will allow his name in the hat.While the Boreks had initially had wanted to find their winner out of Central Alberta, Cody says they've opened up the nominations to all of North America, but encourage people worldwide to continue nominating.The couple will choose the winner on Jan. 25, 2015 and are busy narrowing down the list to find the lucky good person. The Boreks continue to post some of their favorite nominations, and the uplifting stories that have been shared with them about some of the kindest good Samaritans in the world. 

 A retired teacher could well be the "most loving person in Alberta." 
 
 If enough people agree, 69-year-old John Myslicki could win a trip to Hawaii thanks to a Facebook contest started by a Stettler man. 
 
 Lots of people think retired teacher John Myslicki is the "kindest man in Alberta," and they are voting for him in a Facebook contest offering a free trip to Hawaii. (Facebook) 
 
 Myslicki, from Niton Junction about 150 kilometres west of Edmonton, didn't even know about the contest until messages started pouring into his already busy feed Sunday night. 
 
 "With over 1,500 friends there are a lot of posts," he told CBC News. 
 
 More than 100 people have already nominated him for his acts of kindness. 
 
 Myslicki is getting more friend requests every day, and the key to his popularity can be summed up in a word: kindness. 
 
 "Just with simple acts of kindness, you can sometimes change a person's life," Myslicki said. "They may be having a really bad day." 
 
 'Just with simple acts of kindness, you can sometimes change a person's life.' - John Myslicki 
 
 The contest, which is accepting nominations until Jan. 25, was started by Cody Borek. 
 
 He recently won a trip to Hawaii when he bought a new SUV. Instead of taking the trip himself, he decided to offer the trip to a deserving person. 
 
 "Some of these emails about people from all across Alberta, and what they do, it's really amazing," Borek said. "I think I'm getting more out of it — much more out of it — than a trip to Hawaii would be." 
 
 Myslicki says he hopes to lead by example. 
 
 "Our world has a lot of very negative things going on, and I think if people can see some positive things happening it can be very simple," he said. 
 
 "People say: 'Oh, I can do that, it's not a big thing' — and they can!" 
 
 Not surprisingly, the man who looks like Santa says he would rather see someone who's never travelled win the trip, but he says there's a vital task to take care: "I'd have to get a passport first!"
– When Cody and Eva Borek of Alberta, Canada, bought a new SUV, they won a five-day trip to Hawaii, complete with free airfare and five-star hotel accommodations—and decided to pay it forward instead of taking the trip themselves. And so they created a Facebook page to help in their search for the "most loving person," which they initially confined to central Alberta but have opened up to all of North America. The Christian couple are looking to award the trip to someone "who lives like Christ," though that person doesn't have to be Christian or even religious, but "loving, forgiving, caring, and compassionate," reports ABC News. Nominations will be accepted through Jan. 24, and more than 5,000 poured in between Christmas and New Year's Eve, UPI reported Wednesday, with one man, John Myslicki, topping the charts with more than 100 nominations. An avid traveler without a current passport, Myslicki wrote to Cody that he hoped they'd "pick someone who has never had the opportunity to travel," to which Cody replied, "He's like Santa Claus." (CBC News notes the retired teacher looks like Santa, too.) With so many nominations to look through, Eva and Cody have decided to put the names of the 10 most nominated people in a hat and draw the winner on Jan. 25. In the meantime, they say they've enjoyed sharing the heartwarming stories of Good Samaritans around the world. (Read about one Good Samaritan from Maine.)