“Every time I saw a homeless person, I was always asking Mom if we could give money to them, and this was a way to do it,” said Ryan Gill, 11.
What a cool idea.
Cornwall lifeguards meet unborn baby they saved decade ago – BBC News
Vicky Murphy was 35 weeks pregnant when she and husband Marc were washed against cliffs in Cornwall.
Source: Cornwall lifeguards meet unborn baby they saved decade ago – BBC News
I know many emergency workers really appreciate follow ups like this.
Canadian Teens Push Woman’s Car 4 Miles To Take Her Home When She Couldn’t Afford A Tow » Cool Car Photos
An amazing act of kindness by three teenage boys who pushed a woman’s vehicle 4 miles when she couldn’t afford a tow is melting the hearts of social media users.
Well done!
A sorority canceled its convention because of Hurricane Barry. Members donated 17,000 meals to storm victims – CNN
As Hurricane Barry approached Louisiana, Delta Sigma Theta sorority scrambled Friday to wrap up its national convention early to escape the storm’s impacts in New Orleans.
Nice.
Message in a bottle author, Paul Gilmore, found 50 years after his letter was thrown overboard – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fifty years after Paul Gilmore threw a message in a bottle into the Indian Ocean, he’s finally had a reply. But he doesn’t know it yet, because he’s still at sea.
Pretty cool…
Photographer Restores Wedding Album for Couple Who Lost Everything in California Wildfires | Brides
This will make you want to hug your wedding photographer.
Source: Photographer Restores Wedding Album for Couple Who Lost Everything in California Wildfires | Brides
Or at least ask if they keep backups. 🙂
How Zoe the police dog sniffed out 2 missing girls in Ontario’s Algonquin Park | CBC News
When two girls went missing in Ontario’s Algonquin Park, it was up to Scott Gannon from the OPP Canine Unit and his partner Zoe to help locate the teens.
Source: How Zoe the police dog sniffed out 2 missing girls in Ontario’s Algonquin Park | CBC News
Good dog!
Four Kansas siblings adopted in ‘perfect’ ending, with tears | The Kansas City Star
Four siblings from Overland Park, Kansas, were adopted Monday in front of a standing-room-only gathering of relatives, friends and classmates. The children were Phyllis and Eric Watson’s first foster care case.
Source: Four Kansas siblings adopted in ‘perfect’ ending, with tears | The Kansas City Star
Very special people.
A Purple Heart that was mistakenly donated to Goodwill will be returned to a sailor’s family – CNN
A World War II sailor’s family will be reunited with his Purple Heart medal that was accidentally donated to a Goodwill in Tucson, Arizona.
Source: A Purple Heart that was mistakenly donated to Goodwill will be returned to a sailor’s family – CNN
Social media, and other connections, put to great use.
Incredible moment a massive manta ray named Freckles shows divers hooks embedded under her eye | Daily Mail Online
Photographer, Jake Wilton, was diving on Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia when the manta approached. She flipped over and showed Jake the hooks, as though she was asking for help.
Incredible indeed.