Don’t Forget to be Kind
Here is one mans outlook on staff shortages and how we should just be kind Listen below:
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Pennsylvania Football Coach Sends Athletes to Shovel Driveways for Elderly Neighbors
When severe winter storms started heading toward Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, earlier this week, this high school football coach didn’t just cancel the team’s scheduled weight lifting practice. He also sent the athletes to shovel the driveways of their neighbors in need – for free. Read More Here: https://nypost.com/2022/01/21/pennsylvania-football-coach-sends-athletes-to-shovel-driveways-for-elderly-neighbors/
Boise Eight-Year-Old Hides Self-Made Book on Library Shelf
Eight-year-old Dillon Helbig has always had big aspirations. "I've been wanting to put a book in the library since I was five," Dillon said. Three years is a long time to wait when you are only eight years old. So when his grandmother gave him an empty journal, he decided to go all in. After what Dillion said was two or three days of writing and drawing in December, he finished his very first book: 'The Adventures of Dillon Helbig's […]
Veterans Rowing Across Atlantic to Raise Money for Military PTSD Relief
Four veterans, each representing a different branch of the military and ranging in age from 49 to 58, departed from La Gomera, Spain, on Dec. 12 to row over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to Antigua to raise awareness and money to combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and veteran suicide. The team, named Foar From Home (a play on words combining “four,” far” and “oar”), made a goal to raise $500,000 to support their fellow service members as part of the Talisker […]
Real-life Lassie: Tinsley The Dog Leads Police to her Injured Owner, Saving His Life
Dogs really are man's best friend, especially Tinsley, a Shiloh Shepherd. She led New Hampshire police to her owner, who needed medical attention after being injured in a vehicle crash. On Monday, New Hampshire State Police were called in about a loose canine, but when they arrived, Tinsley continued running down Interstate 89. Read More Here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/05/tinsley-dog-saves-owner-real-life-lassie/9102490002/
Stranger Finds Young Mans Lost Wallet and Returns It
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Uber Driver Who Goes Above and Beyond Gets a Big Reward
DaVante Williams was just focused on getting his teenage passenger home safely to her parents during the more than five hours they were stuck on Interstate 95 in Virginia along with countless other vehicles.The part-time Uber driver told CNN he didn't know that Monday's severe winter storm had created a 50-mile-long backup that left some motorists stranded for more than 24 hours when he agreed to make the trip from Washington, DC, to Williamsburg, Virginia. Read More Here: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/08/us/uber-driver-i95-job-trnd/index.html
Wife Flabbergasted by Lottery Jackpot Asks Husband to Double Check NC Ticket
It’s a North Carolina lottery win one 32-year-old woman didn’t expect — or believe. Anabel Monter Martinez told her husband “to go back to the store and check” the lottery ticket again after winning $1 million, according to the NC Education Lottery. Read More Here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article256747617.html
Kenton Elementary Students Step Up and Clean Up
KES 4th grade leaders, Kaylor Howe and Presley Purcell, along with Mrs. Grossman, pitched in to sweep the mulch off the playground and sidewalks. This is according to an Instagram post by Kenton Schools posted on Tuesday. Pictured from left: Kaylor Howe and Presley Purcell Listen Here:
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