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Guitar Center has announced a new initiative that will help musicians and music programs affected by the LA wildfires replace their gear.
Source: Guitar Center launches initiative to replace instruments lost in Los Angeles wildfires
Honestly just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to relief efforts spinning up. The worst brings out the best.
Search dogs that were trained and certified in Southern California have been mobilized in their own backyard, combing through the devastation left behind by the wildfires raging in Los Angeles Coun…
Source: Former shelter dogs on the front lines of Los Angeles wildfire search efforts
Respect.
Andrea Pasinetti was out of town when he got the call when a wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades, where his home and three dogs were. CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti was reporting nearby.
Source: A family’s dogs were trapped in their LA home with wildfires closing in. A CBS News crew saved them.
Well done.
A group of good Samaritans teamed up with law enforcement this week to save an elderly woman pinned underneath her car in Lawerence, Mass.
Source: Heroes in action: Strangers lift car to rescue a woman pinned underneath
Wow.
The burger chain has provided complimentary meals for fire crews throughout the devastating blazes this week
Well done, all around.
Su Min, 60, became a feminist icon after she left her abusive husband and started travelling through China.
Source: Su Min: The year China’s famous road-tripping ‘auntie’ found freedom
Inspiring.
The mobile laundromat is a collaboration between Georgia Tech students and a local nonprofit.
Source: College students innovate ‘laundry bus’ for homeless neighbors to wash their clothes
Neat idea.
A captivating canine is being hailed as a hero after one of his owners took a terrifying fall.
Source: Social media-famous corgi from Kitchener, Ont. rescues owner
Way to go, Waldo!
A lineman and his crew were in for a surprise on Sunday, aside from the severe winter weather that hit the state.
Source: Kansas linemen save mom bobcat and kitten during ice storm
Wow!
Discover the potential of aluminum and seawater as a clean energy source. Learn how scientists are using this innovative method to generate hydrogen fuel.
Source: How recycled soda cans and seawater could revolutionize clean energy production
Coffee grounds were apparently also involved.