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The Jumbo grocery store chain in the Netherlands has opened ‘chat checkouts’ for people who want to move slower.

Source: A Grocery Line Where Slower is Better: Supermarkets Open ‘Chat Checkouts’ to Combat Loneliness Among Elderly

A pretty cool idea.

An ice-skating center in Utah made snow to grant a family’s last wish for their dying dog.

Source: Utah Ice Center Makes Snow So Dying Dog Can Enjoy It One Last Time

So touching.

In a first, doctors injected the gene-editing tool CRISPR directly into cells in patients’ eyes. The experiment helped these vision-impaired patients see shapes and colors again.

Source: A Gene-Editing Experiment Let These Patients With Vision Loss See Color Again

Pretty amazing.

We use our hands every day but rarely appreciate the incredible tools. One man who grasped that value long ago has made it his life’s mission to give amputees a hand.  Artificial limbs a…

Source: Bionic hand offers strength, sense of touch to amputees

Very cool.

A man inspired by footage of RV owners fleeing the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA, one man has made it a mission to donate mobile homes to victims.

Source: Wildfire victims left with nothing get hope from donated RVs

What a great idea.

PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WJAR) — A Rhode Island grocery store worker went above and beyond to care for his customers after learning they’d been in a tough spot. For a little more than five years, 24-year-old Alex Langlais of East Matunuck has been working at Belmont Market in Wakefield. “Typically, 5-6 days a week 5-6-hour shifts,” said Langlais. “Most the time in bagging people’s orders, grabbing carriages and baskets outside. “

Source: Grocery store bagger helps pay for groceries of couple going through tough time

Nicely done.

Packers trainer Bryan “Flea” Engel walked through the end zone late into the night on Sunday until he found Aaron Jones’ priceless pendant.

Source: A Packers trainer searched Lambeau Field until 2 a.m. to recover a player’s necklace that contained his father’s ashes

Wow.

Max Woosey, 11, hoped to secure £100 for a Devon hospice but his charity pitch became a marathon

Source: Statement of intent: boy raises £640k with 500-night camp out

Wow!

Sasha had escaped from the family’s RV while stopped at Pine Grove RV Park off of I-80 during a road trip.

Source: Lincoln Facebook group rallies to reunite missing dog with Illinois family

Another example of social media used for good. 🙂

A fed-up mom from Sarasota and a factory worker from Pennsylvania have teamed up to create a safe space for kids with disabilities to game online.

Source: Sarasota special-needs mom goes viral on TikTok, sparks positive gamer movement

Excellent.