Jon Stewart once said, “If we amplify everything, we hear nothing,” which is probably more valid today than ever before. When we get swarmed by the endless news and information, it can feel challenging to take steps toward change. It requires a real genuine effort to look for role models who have found solutions and a clear path forward; To look for everyday people like us, doing what is in their power to do. When challenged, this week’s stories remind us to look for the real “helpers” and see if we can glean inspiration from them. –Guri
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| “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” –Fred Rogers |
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| Editor’s Note: Jon Stewart once said, “If we amplify everything, we hear nothing,” which is probably more valid today than ever before. When we get swarmed by the endless news and information, it can feel challenging to take steps toward change. It requires a real genuine effort to look for role models who have found solutions and a clear path forward; To look for everyday people like us, doing what is in their power to do. When challenged, this week’s stories remind us to look for the real “helpers” and see if we can glean inspiration from them. –Guri |
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| Kindness In the News |
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| An 83-Year-Old, John Shackleton buys and delivers ambulances across Europe. He and his team raise money to buy them at auction and then stock them up with medical equipment for impoverished areas. |
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| From Our Members |
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| Her son’s trombone was stolen from the car, which left them angry and disappointed. As his classmates tried to console him, a student at another school reached out with a radical act of kindness. |
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| Inspiring Video of the Week |
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| High School Students Revive New York EMT Department |
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Sackets Harbor, New York, faces a shortage of EMT’s. And a group of brave, young high school students stepped in, volunteering their time to run EMT services for the city. |
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| In other news … |
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| “Ants have been seen healing wounded trees in Panama—behavior that is believed to have never been observed before. When holes were drilled into Cecropia tree trunks, the ants emerged from their homes to patch up the wounds, significantly reducing the size of the holes within 2 1/2 hours and leaving them completely healed within 24 hours.” Here’s the full Newsweek article. |
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