The Covid-19 pandemic exposed how vulnerable older workers can be to income shocks. Google and AARP are launching new digital training to help change that.
A great idea for so many reasons.
A Texas teen raised $30,500 at a livestock show. She donated it to the hospital that treated her cancer.
It felt like the whole community raised a hand to donate and help Maddie Barber give back to St. Jude.
Great story.
Bay Area comic book shop sends free copies of banned Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ to Tennessee
Comics Conspiracy donated dozens of copies after Tennessee schools removed the book.
Source: Bay Area comic book shop sends free copies of banned Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ to Tennessee
While the topic is horrific, and the banning reprehensible, I take a lot of heart in the fact that there are several comic book stores, and others, who are taking similar action. Well done, all.
Designers turn unrecyclable clothes into high-quality textiles | The Optimist Daily
One of the biggest environmental concerns regarding textiles is that most of them are difficult to recycle once they reach the end of their use.
Source: Designers turn unrecyclable clothes into high-quality textiles | The Optimist Daily
Great solution for a growing problem.
The 100-year-old volunteer with no plans to stop
Meet Beryl, the 100-year-old volunteer who is still making drinks at Ealing Hospital.
Source: The 100-year-old volunteer with no plans to stop
I love stories like this.
A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200 miles helped heal a Maryland boy’s grief
The bottle surfacing in Ireland was a salve for Sasha Yonyak, 14, whose friend died two years after they had tossed it off the side of a fishing boat in Ocean City, Md.
Source: A message in a bottle that traveled 3,200 miles helped heal a Maryland boy’s grief
I love message-in-a-bottle stories.
Mass. startup transforms old electric car batteries into better-than-new ones
A Massachusetts startup has an innovative method for recycling lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. The company says the recycled batteries are cheaper and perform better than new ones. They’re less polluting, too.
Source: Mass. startup transforms old electric car batteries into better-than-new ones
Very cool.
A 73-year-old knew she was being scammed. So she lured the scammer to her home and had him arrested, police say.
The alleged scammer told Jean, 73, that he was her grandson and needed $8,000 for bail after being arrested for drunken driving.
I love this!
Mystery ‘garbage man’ in Grand Chute neighborhood revealed
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – It was a mystery for weeks in a Fox Valley neighborhood. On garbage days, bins appeared back at their garages. One family maybe thought it was a fluke. Melody Lutte…
Source: Mystery ‘garbage man’ in Grand Chute neighborhood revealed
I love this.
This startup is turning nonrecyclable plastic into building blocks fit for construction
After years of R&D, startup ByFusion is processing 450 tons of plastic a year—with the goal of reaching 100 million tons by 2030.
Source: This startup is turning nonrecyclable plastic into building blocks fit for construction
Such a cool idea. I hope it takes off.