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Natalie Barnes spent her breaks getting a passenger a meal and a place in a temporary shelter.
Source: Milwaukee Bus Driver Honored For Helping Homeless Man Get Food And Shelter | HuffPost
Well done!
Yassin Terou, the owner of Yassin’s Falafel House in Knoxville, Tennessee, is offering free meals to anyone affected by the government shutdown.
If he looks familiar, it’s because he was featured in Not All News Is Bad before. 🙂
North End resident’s corner cabinet helps feed neighbors in need.
A neat idea!
Mobile barber uses props, music, scent and an electric dog to reach dementia patients.
What a great idea…
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When Anna Pickard’s son left his beloved teddy bear at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort in Hawaii, the hotel’s staff treated the lost toy to a luxury extended vacation.
Source: Lost teddy bear gets luxury five-star Grand Hyatt hotel break in Hawaii | CNN Travel
Cute. I love these stories whenever I come across them.
Workers with any valid government ID can take home a bag of groceries filled with Kraft products.
Source: Kraft opens free grocery store to help workers during government shutdown
Actually the number of people stepping up to help, from large corporations to individuals from all walks of life, is very impressive.
The baby’s infectious laughter has melted hearts across the country
Infectious indeed!
A trend of planting wildflowers on solar sites could maintain habitat for disappearing bees and butterflies
Source: Solar Farms Shine a Ray of Hope on Bees and Butterflies – Scientific American
Seems like a great idea.
Canadian air traffic controllers have bought hundreds of pizzas for their American counterparts over the past few days in what has become an industry-wide show of support during the U.S. government’s partial shutdown.
Source: Canadian air traffic controllers buy pizza for U.S. colleagues hit by shutdown – 680 NEWS
A very cool show of support.
Two hours after I realized my clutch was gone, I heard a knock on my front door.
Source: I left my wallet on a bus in D.C. Here’s how I got it back. – The Washington Post
Another quote: “An undercurrent of decency runs through this town and shows up in unexpected ways.” – I find that very reassuring.
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