A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Police officers are wary when it comes to throwing out their retired uniforms – fearing it could fall into the wrong hands.
Source: Kalkaska Woman Repurposes Old Police Uniforms To Give To Kids – Northern Michigan’s News Leader
I’ve heard of police car teddy bear programs before, but this is a pretty cool technique for solving a couple of problems along the way.
Something borrowed? Check!
Source: After store closing leaves brides stranded, women donate their own wedding gowns – via MSN & NBC News
I saw this on the local news since the store-who-shall-not-be-mentioned closed without warning here as well. Love seeing all the support for those affected.
Some pools in the St. Louis area have found a way to keep swimmers safe, thanks to a local high school student.Lynly Brennan, 16, raised funds for sunscreen dispensers to be installed at Clayton’s Shaw Park Aquatic Center, The Maplewood Family Aquatic Center, and University City’s Heman Park Pool.
Source: Local teen raises funds to make sunscreen available for free at area pools | FOX2now.com
So many reasons to love this — 16 year old, sunscreen awareness, and more. This is one of those great “it just makes sense” ideas. I hope it catches on…
This time, an ingenious way to give waste another life is being executed in Tamil Nadu, India, where throughout the last five years, more than 1,600 tons of plastic have been used to lay over 620 m…
Source: A State in India Has Turned 1,600 Tons of Plastic Trash Into 620 Miles of Road | One Green Planet
“Plastic road” only sounds silly. I have to believe there are many innovative ways to reuse plastic, and I love seeing this one. I hope it proves its worth long term, and spreads.
No sir we cannot accept that [–] we were doing what we were raised to do
Source: Servicemen Stop For Stranded Woman In Road, Had No Clue What’s Coming
Raised well, I’d say. 🙂
The former island paradise of Bikini Atoll is slowing blooming back to life, 70 years after the United States dropped 23 nuclear bombs on it…
Personally, I find this amazingly encouraging….
25 years after it disappeared, a long lost purse has resurfaced at the end of a boy’s fishing rod—and its owner was shocked to be reunited with it after an 11-year-old boy did the right thing.
As you probably know, I believe that the fact that he “did the right thing” is a more common reaction than most might believe. No, what impresses me is that a) most of the items were in good shape after all this time, and that b) he was able to find the original owner at all! 🙂
Katie Newhouser regularly delivered packages to Leo’s former owner’s condo complex, which is how they first became friends
Source: UPS Driver Adopts Dog After Owner Dies
OK, yes, that the dog’s name is “Leo” appealed to me … but then so did the story. UPS and other delivery services often do so much more than deliver packages….
“To see people from different races and genders come into action to help TOTAL strangers is absolutely amazing to see!! People who didn’t even know each other went HAND IN HAND IN A LINE, into the water to try and reach them. Pause and just IMAGINE that.”
And what feels like an ever divisive world, it’s wonderful to see people coming together — literally — to help one another.
Cheer up: Despite the gloom, the world truly is becoming a better place.
Source: Good News, Despite What You’ve Heard – The New York Times
“Disease” and “eradicated” in the same sentence. Always a good thing.