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The Vermont Lower Income Trust for Electricity have provided a $150,000 grant for 100 low-income electricity customers with significant need for reliable backup power due to health and mobility issues.
Source: Vulnerable at-home patients to get Tesla Powerwalls
I’ve often considered this “whole-home UPS” (uninterruptible power supply) and under-appreciated aspect of the Powerwall.
Some students at West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, could not afford to wash their clothes. This school year opens with a new laundromat with free detergent and other supplies, just for them.
What a great idea.
A local chef got a very special tip today that will leave him smiling for life.
Source: One local teppanyaki chef gets the tip of a lifetime
Very cool.
The new drug could be substituted at the pharmacy counter for EpiPen.
Source: FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen
This is huge … as in life-saving huge.
Travis Blackwell wanted to share a foul ball with another fan who happened to be celebrating his birthday
Source: Boy shares foul ball with another young fan at Detroit Tigers game
A “line of awesomeness” indeed.
An 81 year old Bristolian grandmother of five and breast cancer survivor Margaret Mall jumped out of a plane from 15,000ft recently. She wanted to help Contact the Elderly support more isolated older people in her area, as well as change perceptions of older people, which often can be so negative. Contact the Elderly aRead More
Source: 81 Year Old Cancer Survivor Skydives to Change Perceptions of Older People – Good News Shared
Age ain’t nothing but a number…. 🙂
‘We watched him and he’s one of the hard workers. When you watch him work he’s got a rhythm to it. When it’s somebody like that, you know, it’s easy to do something for him.’
Source: Man Walks 3 Hours Each Way To Get to Work Until Sheriff’s Office Finds Out
A great reward for a great work ethic.
Because teachers really are superheroes.
Source: Everyday heroes: How two teachers saved eight lives
The chain is a fascinating concept.
The Hendricks County Animal Shelter’s desperate plea for help didn’t go unanswered the second time around.
Source: After an Indiana shelter’s plea goes viral, cat food pours in from across the country
My favorite quote: “It is so awesome to still see the good in people. This has been very emotional and the outpouring of support has been wonderful.”
“We just used some to fly a 3-year-old and his dad, who had been separated at the border, from Michigan (where the son had been taken) to their extended family.”
Source: People Are Donating Millions Of Frequent Flyer Miles To Help Reunite Separated Immigrant Families
Great idea!