Not All News is Bad!

A Melbourne charity plays Santa Claws, throwing a Christmas party to ensure disadvantaged pets have a happy howliday.

Source: Pets of the Homeless Christmas party helps animals doing it ruff

What a cool idea for the pets and owners alike.

The customer left a note on the receipt saying he grew up dirt poor and that he hoped this would help the staff have a better Christmas.

Source: $3,000 Christmas tip left at Bellevue cafe

In a rare case of “coming out”, the customer explained his actions on the radio. Very cool.

“He was about to pass out. So I had to do it immediately.”

Source: Boy Scout saves classmate’s life in the cafeteria

Well done!

(PS: I originally had this one scheduled for yesterday, but the timeliness of yesterday’s scout bumped it ahead. I love the serendipity of two scouting-related stories back-to-back, though.)

Daniel Konzelman said he helped more than a dozen people escape the wrecked train cars, and then stayed to comfort victims who were pinned inside a train car that had flipped over.

Source: Eagle Scout rushed to help, comfort victims of Washington Amtrak crash

The worst in life brings out the best in people.

If you’re feeling despair about the fate of humanity in the 21st century, you might want to reconsider.

Source: 99 Reasons 2017 Was A Great Year – Future Crunch – Medium

Or, as I might put it, 99 reasons Not All News Is Bad! 🙂 It’s an awesome list.

DeLacy Bembry looked around at all the people at Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce Wednesday night and she shook her head in disbelief.

Source: Fundraiser held for support local family(*)  – MSN

“This is Christmas,” she said. “You know what I’m saying? It’s not about the gifts. It’s this.”

(*) The source headline’s not mine – it’s from the original source, verbatim.

It looks a bit like a yellow Christmas tree cruising down the road, but it’s really a Calgary school bus decked out in its holiday finest.

Source: Calgary school bus driver goes all out with holiday decorations for kids

I like it!

Ariana Luterman is being praised for her act of kindness during the marathon, which launched her into the national spotlight

Source: Video captures teenager assisting marathon winner to the finish line

Just awesome. And yes, we do hear stories like this from time to time, because they happen more frequently than we realize. That’s why I say not all news is bad. 🙂

An employee at a Burger King location in Amarillo is being praised on social media for her quick action to help a diabetic customer.

Source: Amarillo Burger King employee credited with helping diabetic customer

This is such a wonderful example of doing the right thing.

Jayden Perez was given Giants game tickets and wanted to pay it forward.

Source: Boy, 8, collects more than 1,000 toys for children of Puerto Rico

Quoting further: “She said that so far, the drive had netted more than 1,000 toys but that there were more toys coming…”