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When Caragan Olles was in the third grade, she was diagnosed with the reading condition, dyslexia. That explained her difficulty in learning but it didn’t stop the insults and humiliation she experienced, so when she was 10, she and her big brother started a nonprofit that helps dyslexic kids get tutoring and trains teachers and family members in understanding what the kids are going through. Now a teen, Caragan has raised hundreds of thousand of dollars to help dyslexic kids and coached thousands of people who now understand the condition.

Source: Giraffe Heroes

It’s the feel-good story of the year.

Source: See NASA astronaut Christina Koch reunite with her dog after a year in space

 

Some staff members think they’re sent from a man whose wife passed away on their unit.

Source: Someone is sending a bouquet of flowers to this North Carolina hospital. Every Monday for the past 12 years | wcnc.com

Nice. Kinda hope it catches on… (for more than just hospitals).

There’s still work to be done to translate this to a practical product. … Still, the potential uses are easy to see

Source: Rain may soon be an effective source of renewable energy | Engadget

Seattle could power… well, Seattle could power a lot!

Volunteers are rescuing unused food for the Super Bowl this week and packing it up to ship to five local area shelters in South Florida.

Source: Volunteers rescuing unused Super Bowl LIV food for five shelters in South Florida

Now there’s a great idea.

ROME – Dino Impagliazzo dices onions like a master chef and makes a mean vegetable soup, but most of his loyal “customers” can’t afford to buy even a bread stick.Sprightly despite his 90

Source: Ninety-year-old ‘chef of the poor’ cooks for Rome’s homeless

Nice.

Among them is Patsy – a 6 year old kelpie-border collie. So, here’s how one dog saved 900 animals during the Australian bush fires.

Source: How One Dog Saved 900 Animals During the Australian Bush Fires | 4King.com

Good dog!

When a little boy accidentally left his stuffed bear named Teddy on a flight from Dallas to New Orleans over the Thanksgiving holiday, he was crushed. Southwest had something else in store: a new bear with a story all his own.

Source: A boy who lost his bear on a flight got a surprise from Southwest | CNN Travel

BLACKFOOT — Most high school seniors long for graduation day, but two Blackfoot students are embracing the last few months of high school by doing something that’ll help students for years to come. Gabriella “Gaby” Bobadilla and Dayana Medellin opened the Bronco Food and Hygiene Pantry at their school last week to help students in […]

Source: Two high school students open food pantry to help their classmates in need | East Idaho News

What a great idea!

We’ve heard stories of celebrities and company CEOs donating money to cover students’ unpaid lunch money. But Keoni Ching from Vancouver, Washington, is just your normal 8-year-old who simply wanted to help his classmates.

Source: An 8-year-old boy paid off the lunch debt for his entire school by selling key chains

Well done, young man.