A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A new program at the Kent County Animal Shelter is working to save more dogs from being put down, using Facebook to place them in homes.
Source: Shelter’s new approach reunites dog with owner
It’s trendy to complain about social media, but it also make some wonderful things possible.
A man imprisoned for more than 26 years was released this morning in New York, in part thanks to Georgetown students who worked diligently last semester to challenge his wrongful murder conviction and advocate for his freedom.
Source: Georgetown Students Help Free Prisoner Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder
What a great way to leverage education….
Bristol university students raised £1,500 so Herman Gordon and his wife could visit Jamaica.
Source: Cleaner enjoys holiday paid for by students
Very cool. 🙂
The only thing Wesley Ryan loved more than his car was his family.
Source: Children buy back beloved Ford Mustang dad sold to pay mom’s cancer bills 17 years ago | Fox News
Awesome.
One animal shelter praised him for taking the pets no one else would in what it called “not the most conventional evacuation, but surely the one with the most heart.”
Noah’s Ark indeed. I can imagine some pet owners are exceedingly grateful.
Started in Wisconsin in 2009, the program now has 75,000 neighborhood book exchange locations across 88 countries.
Source: Little libraries make a big impact
What a neat idea!
“I saw him fall, and initially I thought he tripped,” said Andi Traynor. “I turned him over, and I immediately realized something was very wrong.”
Source: This couple’s ‘first kiss’ was when she performed CPR on him. They’ve been in love since.
Amazing. Includes actual video of the event as well.
106-year-old Jack Reynolds, a great-great-grandfather England, recently broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to ride a zip line. Reynolds broke the record last week while celebrating his 106th birthday. Reynolds has made a habit of doing interesting things for his birthdays and has ended up in the Guinness Book Of World …
Source: 106-Year-Old Great-Great-Grandfather Breaks Zip Line World Record
Age is just a number, after all. 🙂
The Ocean Resort Casino will let those with ID proving that they are from affected areas stay until the storm has passed
Source: N.J. casino offering free hotel rooms to those fleeing Hurricane Florence
I’ve actually seen a couple of free room offers for those impacted by the hurricane. In times of trouble people come together to help one another.
Jeff Raines, the plane’s captain … decided to cheer up the 159 frustrated passengers with a universally coveted prize
Very cool. Hope that kind of customer service catches on. 🙂