An innocuous Facebook post has spurred about 40 people to carry a north Queensland grandmother with multiple sclerosis up a steep mountain so she could fulfil a childhood wish.
Amazing what a community coming together can accomplish.
Therapy dog: Comfort dog sworn in at state’s attorney’s office to help victims of sexual assault and violence in Illinois – CBS News
Hatty was brought onto the team to help support especially vulnerable crime victims
Great idea!
Dentist transforms the teeth of those living in poverty free of charge with his ‘smile factory’ | Daily Mail Online
Aesthetic dentist Felipe Rossi travels around his native Brazil and to Africa offering free services to those in low income communities who can’t afford dental work. The difference is dramatic.
Wow. Just … wow!
Antibiotic price drop could stop millions from developing tuberculosis | Global development | The Guardian
New agreement secures 66% reduction in cost of rifapentine, which prevents ‘latent’ TB from becoming active
Saving millions of lives in the process.
Daisy the school dog improves student wellbeing and attendance in classroom – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Daisy the school dog is the latest staff member at Melrose Primary School, helping students with her calming influence.
I love this idea.
Nonprofit donates thousands of winter coats to Chicago children living in public housing | abc7chicago.com
Thousands of children in Chicago now have new winter coats thanks to the city Housing Authority’s 12th annual “Operation Warm Coat” event.
Flu shots too! Great idea.
A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child – CNN
Dr. Anisa Ibrahim was 5 years old when her life was uprooted by the grisly consequences of a gruesome civil war.
Lovely, and poetic.
Instead of writing a ticket, an officer bought car seats for a mother in Wisconsin
On the streets of Milwaukee, children without car seats is a problem for the police.
Source: Instead of writing a ticket, an officer bought car seats for a mother in Wisconsin
Well done, sir.
Bride asks her 4 grandmothers to be flower girls
Lyndsey Raby was happy to share the spotlight with her favorite women.
Source: Bride asks her 4 grandmothers to be flower girls
How cool…
Mother who thought her newborn had died discovers he’s alive, and a dad, 29 years later – Los Angeles Times
Tina Bejarano gave birth at age 17 to a baby girl she believed had died. She learned she actually has a son, who is alive and well, with a child of his own. The new family will meet for the first time this Thanksgiving holiday.
Serendipity can be awesome. 🙂