Brittany Sentelle’s classes at Frederick High School grew by 20 paws this spring.
Source: Kitten care: At Frederick High, one class has a fluffy curriculum
What a cool idea.
A stranger on an airplane gave her $100 years ago and changed her life. Now she’s trying to find the mystery woman to thank her
Ayda Zugay was fleeing the former Yugoslavia with her older sister when a stranger handed them an envelope after meeting them on a plane. They were shocked to find $100 inside. For years she’s been trying to find the mystery woman and thank her.
Be sure to check the update: they found her!
This 96-year-old has been singing to hospital patients for 30 years
For the past three decades, the former journalist from Toronto has been volunteering his time to sing to patients and hospital staff in need of a pick-me-up. Last month, the Governor General awarded him the Sovereigns’ Medal for Volunteers to recognize his work.
Source: This 96-year-old has been singing to hospital patients for 30 years
How cool.
This 100-year-old man just broke a record for working at the same company for 84 years—here’s his best career advice
Walter Orthmann was just 15 when he began working as a shipping assistant at a textile company in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Love it!
This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Seventeen-year-old Benjamin Choi put his spare time during the pandemic to good use designing an accessible device that doesn’t require brain surgery
Source: This High Schooler Invented a Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Well done!
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
MIT researchers created a portable desalination unit that can remove particles and salts simultaneously to generate drinking water. The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require filters, can be powered by a small, portable solar panel.
Source: From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Very cool!
‘She’s my guardian angel’: DoorDasher saves Massachusetts woman’s life while delivering pizza
When a Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a routine Friday evening, she had no idea the quick thinking and kindness of her delivery driver would change her life that night.
Well done!
Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub
“It was obvious that it had to have something to do with race,” Tracey Meares said.
Source: Black woman named high school valedictorian 38 years after snub
Righting a wrong.
US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945
Meri Mion was 13 when US soldiers, fighting Germans nearby, snatched the cake from a windowsill in Italy.
Source: US Army replaces cake it stole from Italian girl in 1945
Nicely done.
5 cities celebrating the earth by “plogging” | The Optimist Daily
These five cities around the world have gotten their citizens into “plogging,” the Swedish trend of picking up trash while jogging.
Source: 5 cities celebrating the earth by “plogging” | The Optimist Daily
Cool idea!