A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
As grim as things are with the pandemic raging in the US and the mounting death toll, there are many reasons to be optimistic there will be a vaccine by early next year.
Source: 9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021
That is pretty encouraging.
Mayana Lifchitz, 19, and her father, Yosef, started “Books 4 Cause” in 2009 after seeing textbooks thrown away after just one year of use. Since then, hundreds of thousands of books have been donated to the cause, which now fills 110 libraries in Africa. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, they knew the need would grow here…
Source: Father-Daughter Duo Opens Library In Chicago With 1,000 Free Books – NBC Chicago
Great idea.
An Iowa restaurant owner is firing up his grill to supply hundreds of free meals for his community after thousands fell victim to a line of devastating storms last week.
Source: Iowa restaurant owner is giving out free BBQ meals to storm victims – CNN
Look after local businesses, and local businesses look after you. Nice.
Haxtun and Holyoke bridged the social distance of the Eastern Plains, raising nearly $120,000 to help 29 Phillips County businesses in need during Colorado’s COVID-19 shutdown
Support the local businesses you care about and want to see survive.
Giant panda Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) gave birth to a cub at Smithsonian’s National Zoo today, Aug. 21 at 6:35 p.m.
Source: Giant Panda Cub Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo | Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Too soon to be “cute”, but still happy news! 
Five people on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic are getting the American Girl treatment.
Source: American Girl honors pandemic heroes by turning them into one-of-a-kind dolls – CNN
Sure, it’s marketing, but it’s still a pretty cool idea.
Ohio newlyweds turned their canceled reception into an act of service by donating their reception food to a local women’s shelter.
Source: Ohio newlyweds donate and serve wedding reception food to local shelter – CNN
I love it!
The viral video caught the attention of many, including Cynthia Harvey, the artistic director of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Dance
Source: Nigerian Boy Goes Viral for Dancing in the Rain | PEOPLE.com
Very cool.
A Hyundai dealer in Brazil has gained worldwide fame after adopting a stray dog and bringing him into the dealership as a “car consultant” to spend time with the sales staff and customers. According to Brazilian news outlet A Gazeta, the manager of Prime Hyundai, Emerson Mariano, found the
Source: Meet Tucson, a stray dog who became Prime Hyundai’s newest car consultant
Ha! Cracked me up — pretty cool.
“I’ve been on hundreds of flights and never had a hitchhiker quite like that.”
Source: Air Force stowaway cat finds new home in Maine – Task & Purpose
Cute story.