A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Before Covid-19’s US arrival, Ben Goldstein made a new friend. The 30-year-old music producer started volunteering with the nonprofit DOROT which matches volunteers with older New Yorkers looking to beat loneliness. Now the visits have shifted to phonecalls and Zoom.
What a cool story.
In chaotic times it can be reassuring to see so many people working toward a better world.
Source: Innovators Under 35 2020 | MIT Technology Review
A nice long list of hope for our future.
More than $16,000 has been raised for a Starbucks employee after a customer posted on Facebook that the barista refused to serve her at a San Diego location because she wasn’t wearing a mask.
Well done, everyone.
Above-average rainfall across New South Wales has brought hope to rural communities suffering through the most intense drought in living memory.
Beautiful.
Since receiving a landmark treatment with the gene-editing tool CRISPR, a sickle cell patient has the strength to care for herself and her children — while navigating the pandemic.
Source: Experimental CRISPR Treatment For Sickle Cell Disease Appears Effective : Shots – Health News : NPR
Very encouraging!
Bubba Wallace said he is “glad to be part of this sport” after Monday’s race featured a massive show of support for the driver one day after a noose was found in his garage stall at Talladega.
Source: Bubba Wallace on emotional race and show of support – ‘Sport is changing’
This was amazing. Gives me hope where I didn’t expect it.
Portland State University graduate Madisen Hallberg was recording the national athem outdoors when opera singer Onry joined her unexpectedly.
Wow.
As young African American fathers deal with the pandemic and stand up against institutional racism, CNN Hero Sheldon Smith and the Dovetail Project are investing in them.
Inspiring.
A care home in south Brazil has created a ‘hug tunnel’ to allow residents to embrace their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic.
Neat idea.
A mysterious masked figure walks the streets of downtown San Jose. His mission? To serve the unhoused.
Source: San Jose’s ‘Batman’ is a superhero for the homeless
Very cool.
