A three-year-old from Westbrook saw the lost bear in a rainy parking lot and told her father she wanted to “rescue him”.
Source: Toddler’s lost memorial bear of dead father is found by another three-year-old
Something very poetic about it all. 🙂
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Homeless man saves 2 children from burning apartment
A local homeless man is being hailed a hero after running into a burning apartment to save two small children. Anival Angulo lives on the streets. On Friday, he heard children screaming and saw smoke …
Source: Homeless man saves 2 children from burning apartment
Very cool.
A depressed fan tweeted at writer Dan Harmon. His heartfelt response left many on Twitter in tears.
Sometimes social media can be a vessel for useless chatter and negativity. And sometimes it can create a situation so unexpectedly profound that it might actually help lift people out of depression. That’s what happened when writer Dan Harmon tweeted back at a fan.
Source: A depressed fan tweeted at writer Dan Harmon. His heartfelt response left many on Twitter in tears.
I love hearing stories of celebrities (for whatever definition of “celebrity” you like) responding in such a positive way.
Friends raising money to get disabled woman a new bike
A thief is making it harder for a woman with a severe disability to get to work. And now friends are trying to raise money to get her back on the road.
Source: Friends raising money to get disabled woman a new bike
And, once again, the fundraiser has blown away its goal.
He’s been helping the homeless and hungry; now he gets to lead a parade
Enrique Zuanetto will take a day off Saturday from leading the volunteers at The Soup Kitchen to lead Boynton Beach’s 47th Holiday Parade.
Source: He’s been helping the homeless and hungry; now he gets to lead a parade
What a neat idea! Let’s put real heroes in our parades instead of the usual politicians and beauty queens!
This police dog was fired from his job for an adorable reason
This is Gavel, a German Shepherd who was recruited as a puppy to train as a police dog – but ended up getting the sack.
Source: This police dog was fired from his job for an adorable reason
Reminds me of California’s Sutter Brown and now Colusa Brown (though neither were fired from a previous job, they just came their positions naturally). 🙂
New store in Spokane selling refurbished medical equipment to help those in need
A new store in Spokane is offering at-cost refurbished medical equipment to help people afford the expense of scooters, wheelchairs and other costly items.
Source: New store in Spokane selling refurbished medical equipment to help those in need
A great use of resources.
Woman becomes first person with Down’s syndrome to compete in Miss USA state pageant
A woman with Down’s syndrome has become the first person with the disability to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. Mikayla Holmgren took part in the Miss Minnesota over the weekend.
Source: Woman becomes first person with Down’s syndrome to compete in Miss USA state pageant
Very cool.
Meet The Foster Mom Who Kept A Family Together By Adopting Six Sisters – Simplemost
A single young woman was willing to take on the challenge of parenting six young girls in order to keep their family together.
Source: Meet The Foster Mom Who Kept A Family Together By Adopting Six Sisters – Simplemost
Wow. Just … wow.
Man pays for layaway orders at NJ Toys ‘R Us
A man in New Jersey spent $10,000 to make sure kids’ Christmas wishes get fulfilled this year.
Source: Man pays for layaway orders at NJ Toys ‘R Us
This isn’t the first of this type of story we’ve heard. Seems like each year of late there’s at least one report of someone doing exactly this at a larger retail outlet. Very cool.