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Priest who gave respirator to young patient dies
Giuseppe Berardelli who gave his respirator to a patient is among 50 priests killed in Italy so far. Source: Priest who gave respirator to young patient dies
A Small Push Makes a Difference
Walking through Chicago today on a cold afternoon, a gentlemen was having difficulty getting his wheelchair up a small hill towards the bridge. A young lady who was walking the opposite direction asked if he needed help. He said yes, and she began pushing him up the small hill. Not only did she get him…
U.S. company surprises workers with ‘life-changing’ $10M Xmas bonus
To celebrate achieving a huge financial milestone in 2019, the American real estate company let its 198 employees split a US$10-million bonus. The average employee ended up with $50,000 on top of their typical year-end bonuses, the Baltimore Sun reports. Some went home with up to $250,000, according to Salt Lake City’s KUTV. A heartwarming video documenting the Baltimore-based…
Doughnut shop owner returns after community bought out store every day while she was in a coma
Last year there was doubt Stella Chhan would survive, let alone return to work, after a debilitating brain aneurysm left her partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Source: Doughnut shop owner returns after community bought out store every day while she was in a coma
How the ‘angel’ of the Reading Terminal is helping the homeless come inside
Breakfast by breakfast, coffee by coffee, the Terminal’s homeless outreach worker is building trust with the people who have nowhere else to go but Philadelphia’s iconic market. There’s John Silvetti, whom Giuliana calls her “paisan,” who makes his bed in the tunnel outside the Convention Center and spends mornings at a table by Beiler’s bakery….
Holiday Darkness? Be a Light!
Have you ever experienced the darkness? That place so dark that you can’t find your way out. Where you look for any sign of light, but continue to fall deeper and deeper into its depths. Then you see that small glimmer of light spark in the distance, and you start the long, slow slog towards…
A teacher is raising a former student with Down syndrome after his mom died of cancer
A Massachusetts teacher and her family are making sure that one of her former students has a loving home after his mom died from breast cancer. Source: A teacher is raising a former student with Down syndrome after his mom died of cancer
Jon Bon Jovi Foundation Donates $500K to Build Housing for Homeless Veterans
Jon Bon Jovi via his JBJ Soul Foundation has donated $500,000 to help build a new apartment facility in Washington, D.C. for homeless veterans. Source: Jon Bon Jovi Foundation Donates $500K to Build Housing for Homeless Veterans
A thousand needle workers volunteer to finish dead woman’s quilt
Craft enthusiasts from all over the US and Canada work on a deceased woman’s quilting project. Source: A thousand needle workers volunteer to finish dead woman’s quilt
Will Smith to Help Raise $50 Million to Fight Homelessness
Will Smith will read a bedtime story live on December 7th as a part of a fundraising initiative to help fight homelessness around the globe. Smith has partnered with The World’s Big Sleep Out, a campaign that seeks to raise money to end homelessness and displacement around the world. The campaign encourages people around the…
