A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
“There aren’t a lot of opportunities for positive interaction — we’re giving out tickets all day,” said a Boise traffic cop who enjoys giving out candy this time of year.
Source: Boise cops give out candy instead of speeding tickets during the holidays – The Washington Post
A neat idea. 🙂
Two lost dogs are back with their family this holiday season thanks to the vigilance, kindness and compassion of MCTS Driver Jamie Grabowski.
Source: MCTS Driver Helps Reunite Lost Dogs with Family Just in Time for Christmas
Nicely done. 🙂
More than a dozen medical students from Tulane University posed at the former slave quarters in the hopes of inspiring others.
Source: Med students send message with plantation photo: We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams
Very cool.
MrBeast’s quest to raise $20 million in order to plant 20 million trees has happened
Source: YouTubers, Silicon Valley, and fans help MrBeast raise $20 million for tree charity – The Verge
I know a lot of YouTubers get a bad rap, but this is a great example of combining forces (and audiences) to do something truly positive.
People are giving to charity less overall, but the trend was reversed on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
Source: Giving Tuesday donations hit a record high of $511 million
Social media and email may have been overwhelming, but “Giving Tuesday” clearly works. Great news for the many, many organizations worthy of your support.
A man picked up for shoplifting food at a North Burnaby Safeway got more than he bargained for from local Mounties. Police got a call Wednesday just before 1:30 p.m. for a shoplifter at a store . . .
Source: Mounties give desperate Burnaby shoplifter a break | Burnaby Now
“In this instance our officers used their discretion…” – I love it.
When Michael Esmond got his utility bills — due December 26 — his mind went straight to the 1980s, when he had trouble making ends meet.
A Very Merry Christmas for all.
A 10-year-old boy believes a guardian angel gave him the strength to keep his best friend’s head above the surface after he fell into the frigid water of Hamilton Harbour.
Source: ‘I’m not going to let go’: 10-year-old saves friend from drowning in icy Hamilton Harbour | CBC News
Well done.
The couple had to call off their beach elopement at the last minute. That’s when friends and strangers stepped in.
Source: Strangers Help Brides Marry At Starbucks After Wedding Fell Through | HuffPost Life
Love it.
Chen Danziger, 29, in her fifth month, collapses outside of her school in Beit Shemesh; two students keep her heart pumping until medics arrive
Source: Pregnant teacher has heart attack, ‘dies’; students perform CPR, save her life | The Times of Israel
CPR saves lives.