The University of Tennessee researcher did important work on N95 respirators before he retired. Then he got called back in a big way.
Source: N95 filter inventor became a hero in the coronavirus pandemic
Someone worth knowing about.
Brides Across America donating wedding gowns to health care workers
The founder of Brides Across America said the organization just wanted to find a way to give back.
Source: Brides Across America donating wedding gowns to health care workers
Excellent.
These Edible Straws Harness Nature to Replace Single-Use Plastic and Help Local Farmers
Harnessing nature to replace single-use plastics, Equo Straws are 100% biodegradable and come in 4 natural flavors sourced from local farming communities.
Source: These Edible Straws Harness Nature to Replace Single-Use Plastic and Help Local Farmers
What a cool idea!
Single dad adopts 13-year-old who was abandoned 2 years earlier at hospital | GMA
With no explanation, Tony’s mother and father who adopted him nine years ago, left him at an Oklahoma hospital and never returned.
Source: Single dad adopts 13-year-old who was abandoned 2 years earlier at hospital | GMA
Great story.
Still in her wedding dress, a new bride from Inver Grove Heights calms accident victim – Twin Cities
Rachel Taylor was wearing white when she cradled an accident victim in her arms last Sunday, but it wasn’t the nurse uniform she’d just earned from Bethel University. It was her wedding…
Source: Still in her wedding dress, a new bride from Inver Grove Heights calms accident victim – Twin Cities
“Rockstar Bride” indeed. A memorable wedding day. 
They Buy All the Frozen Pops From Old Man’s Cart So He Could Get Out of the Heat, Then Raise 60,000 For Him
Chicago neighbors bought all the paletas from an old man’s cart so he could go home on Father’s Day, then raised $60k for Don Rosario’s retirement.
He sounds like quite a guy as well. Nicely done.
School bus driver inspired by students gets college degree during coronavirus pandemic – CBS News
After talking to the students on his bus about history, he realized he wanted to do it even more – as a history teacher.
Source: School bus driver inspired by students gets college degree during coronavirus pandemic – CBS News
Well done, students and student. 🙂
9-year-old in Oakland Township sews more than 500 masks, gives them away
Michaela Munyan, 9, learned how to sew in an after-school program at Trinity Lutheran in Utica, but she had no idea her new skills would come in such handy.
Source: 9-year-old in Oakland Township sews more than 500 masks, gives them away
Nicely done.
16 years after her late husband’s donated organs saved a life, she gave her kidney to save the life of the same man – CNN
When Terri Herrington’s husband Bryan died 16 years ago, he saved the lives of four other people through organ donation. She befriended Jeffrey Granger, who received Bryan’s kidney and pancreas. When that kidney failed last year, Terri immediately volunteered to donate her own kidney, which is now living on with Bryan’s organs in Jeff.
Organ donation saves lives.
Furloughed from her job, she’s now the ‘Lasagna Lady’ who cooks free meals for first responders and friends – CNN
When Michelle Brenner lost her job because of the pandemic, she decided to use her extra time and a family lasagna recipe to create a free food movement in her Washington community.
When life hands you lemons make lemonade — or lasagna — for everyone!