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Immigrants naturalised for services during the pandemic include cleaners and shop workers.

Source: Covid: France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship

Great idea.

Hebrew Home has had a pet therapy program for 20 years; tiny Zeus and gentle giant Marley the Great Dane are the current snugglers in residence

Source: Dogs ease pandemic isolation for nursing home residents

Therapy pets can make such a difference.

“He makes you feel like a friend when you see him,” one neighbor said of Anthony Gaskin.

Source: UPS driver brought to tears when hundreds of neighbors thank him for his work during the pandemic

A huge thank you to all the essential workers, like delivery folks, who’ve helped keep us somewhat connected during the pandemic. Love that this neighborhood came together to show their appreciation.

A mama corgi named Angela has adopted four orphaned labrador puppies this week after the puppy’s mother passed away shortly after giving birth.

Source: Texas corgi adopts 4 orphaned Labrador puppies after she was rescued from puppy mill

Because Corgis, of course. (Photo above shows her Corgi pups, the source story includes video of her nursing the labs.)

Employees at a restaurant in Ohio received a Christmas gift they didn’t see coming when a customer left a $5,600 tip for the entire staff to split.

Source: A customer at an Ohio restaurant left a $5,600 tip to split among the entire staff for Christmas

I know we can’t all be this generous, but it’s heartwarming to see local business get support of any amount through these difficult times.

It has been a tough year, full of loss and hardship, social distancing and zoom calls. But doctors and nurses some are spreading holiday cheer with Christmas trees decorated with personal protective equipment.

Source: These doctors and nurses are celebrating the holiday season with Christmas trees adorned with PPE

Awesome.

Domino’s Pizza has created a stimulus program of its own for its frontline workers, announcing in a news release Monday that it will give $9.6 million in special holiday bonuses this December…

Source: Domino’s announces bonuses of up to $1,200 for hourly workers

I hope more companies with the means to do so will help out their employees this year. It’s been rough for so many.

Patrick Skluzacek suffered from PTSD-related nightmares that were ruining his life. His son, Tyler, created a smartwatch application to disrupt them. The app recently won FDA approval.

Source: He Designed A Smartwatch App To Help Stop His Dad’s Nightmares

What a neat idea.

Even during the darkest of times, there’s been hope.

Source: 99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2020

FutureCrunch is one of my sources. Each year they publish a list of 99 good news stories that probably didn’t get the exposure they deserved. You may have seen some, here on Not All News Is Bad even. This has been a challenging  year in so many ways, this feels like a good one to share.

A Texas Boy Scout troop is helping residents at a nursing home get a little closer to their visitors with a “hug booth” designed with COVID-19 safety in mind.

Source: Boy Scouts create COVID-19 ‘hug booth’ for Texas nursing home

It’s a difficult time for all, but this is a nice addition that I’m sure helps.