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When a Newton family welcomed a baby who is deaf, 20 neighbors learned sign language – The Boston Globe

February 9, 2019 by Leo

This is the story of how American Sign Language became the second tongue now spoken on one end of Islington Road in Newton.

Source: When a Newton family welcomed a baby who is deaf, 20 neighbors learned sign language – The Boston Globe

What a lovely neighborhood.

Grace: 98-year-old hospital volunteer shows you’re never too old to help | Live Well Nebraska | omaha.com

February 8, 2019 by Leo

It’s as if your grandmother has come to lead you down the cold hallway, fetch your dressing gown, offer a blanket and even hold your hand as you await a

Source: Grace: 98-year-old hospital volunteer shows you’re never too old to help | Live Well Nebraska | omaha.com

Inspiring.

Father Thanks Stranger for Entertaining His Daughter in the Airport: ‘This is the world I want for her’

February 7, 2019 by Leo

These sweet new BBFs are a perfect example of how friendship can go beyond race, age, and politics.

Source: Father Thanks Stranger for Entertaining His Daughter in the Airport: ‘This is the world I want for her’

Yep. It’s the kind of world I want as well…

3 young men help elderly woman in viral video

February 6, 2019 by Leo

Officer Kenesha Carnegie in Bronson, Fla., filmed the three young men helping an 89-year-old woman and her 100-year-old husband get into their car.

Source: 3 young men help elderly woman in viral video

Excellent role models.

Candice Payne: Meet the woman who rented hotel rooms for homeless in Chicago during dangerous polar vortex – CBS News

February 4, 2019 by Leo

Candice Payne impulsively charged 20 hotel rooms on her credit card, and it snowballed into a lifesaving effort by a group of strangers

Source: Candice Payne: Meet the woman who rented hotel rooms for homeless in Chicago during dangerous polar vortex – CBS News

Quite an impressive “impulse”.

96 Days Later, Nonstop Church Service to Protect Refugees Finally Ends – The New York Times

February 3, 2019 by Leo

The vigil, which involved nearly 1,000 ministers, came to an end after politicians pledged that a family inside the church no longer faced immediate deportation.

Source: 96 Days Later, Nonstop Church Service to Protect Refugees Finally Ends – The New York Times

And you thought your church’s services were long.

Watch: Marathon participant carries puppy for 19 miles – UPI.com

February 2, 2019 by Leo

A woman running in a Thailand marathon came across a lost puppy and ended up carrying the dog while running the last 19 miles of the race.

Source: Watch: Marathon participant carries puppy for 19 miles – UPI.com

As if completing a marathon wasn’t enough. 🙂

Pharmacist uses snowmobile to deliver medicine for snowed-in customers – CNN

February 1, 2019 by Leo

With temperatures in the danger zone and snow blocking driveways, a Michigan pharmacist got creative in delivering prescriptions to her customers.

Source: Pharmacist uses snowmobile to deliver medicine for snowed-in customers – CNN

Going above and beyond.

Kenya: Roy Allela invents glove that translates sign language to speech – This Is Africa

January 31, 2019 by Leo

Creating a connection with his deaf niece motivated 25-year-old Kenyan innovator Roy Allela to invent a set of smart gloves, named Sign-IO, which converts sign language movements into audio speech in real time.

Source: Kenya: Roy Allela invents glove that translates sign language to speech – This Is Africa

I find this both exciting and fascinating. I think it holds a lot of promise for the future.

City’s largest shelter breaks protocol, takes in 800 overnight | Chicago Sun-Times

January 30, 2019 by Leo

Pacific Garden Mission, 1458 S. Canal St., normally doesn’t accept short-term visitors, but tossed protocol out the window this week to save lives.

Source: City’s largest shelter breaks protocol, takes in 800 overnight | Chicago Sun-Times

I expect we’ll hear more positive stories in the coming days — the worst truly brings out the best.

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