A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
We asked you to share stories of random acts of kindness you witnessed or experienced during the great Seattle Snowpocalypse. The result was heartwarming. Here’s a compilation of some of the most touching stories you told us.
Source: Meet the many unsung heroes of the Seattle Snowpocalypse | The Seattle Times
Let me add my own neighborhood hero, Greg, who’s been plowing our local roads — it really makes a difference. 🙂
Five-year-old Logan Brinson opened Logan’s Little Library—the first library in his village—on his front lawn last year. He plans to open a second location in May.
Source: 5-Year-Old Logan Brinson Couldn’t Find a Library Near Him—So He Opened One Himself | Mental Floss
Good on Logan!
A blood donor has been found in Australia as part of a global search to help an American toddler who has an extremely rare blood type.
I think it’s fascinating that these types of searches now happen — and are successful — on a global scale.
Amarildo Silva is a Brazilian handyman who decided to tackle the problem of littering in a unique way. The young man helps reduce the amount of old discarded tires in the streets by recycling them into unique and colorful animal beds. He started the project two years ago and does not plan on stopping anytime soon.
Source: Brazilian Artist Creates Beds For Animals From The Old Tires That He Finds In The Streets
I thought this was pretty cute & innovative.
Rabbi Zale Newman thought Eddie Ford’s funeral would just have three other attendees.
So touching…
As temperatures reached below zero, Midnight and her owner found their elderly neighbor who had fallen in the snow
Kudos, too, to the owner for understanding and paying attention to his dog.
“I would rather it not take an outbreak for this to happen.”
Source: Vaccinations jump 500% in antivax hotspot amid measles outbreak | Ars Technica
I’m just thrilled that some people are getting the message. Vaccinate.
This is the story of how American Sign Language became the second tongue now spoken on one end of Islington Road in Newton.
What a lovely neighborhood.
It’s as if your grandmother has come to lead you down the cold hallway, fetch your dressing gown, offer a blanket and even hold your hand as you await a
Inspiring.
These sweet new BBFs are a perfect example of how friendship can go beyond race, age, and politics.
Yep. It’s the kind of world I want as well…