We literally wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for our mothers – but we also want to give a special shout-out to all of the moms who have gone above and beyond for their kids. (You know who you are.)
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If you know of a mom who could use a shout out, let us know in the comments.
What amazing things have your mothers done for you?
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Momo is being pawsitively showered with praise after she came to the rescue of some her friends being chased by a bear last Sunday.
Kenzie Campbell was taking the shepherd-husky-lab mix for a walk through Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada with his girlfriend and another friend when they rounded a corner of the Cascade Ampitheatre Trail and found themselves face to face with a bear 15 feet away.
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Momo leapt into action, barking and growling at the bear to distract it as her humans ran away.
As it turns out, her courageous efforts succeeded, and Kenzie and his friends called 911 to tell park rangers about the danger. They eventually made it back to the trail’s parking lot and took cover in a Parks Canada emergency staff truck. Kenzie then started filming the bear from the safety of the truck, praising Momo as he did.
“This little dog right here saved our life! That’s a good dog,” says Kenzie. “Parks Canada came to save the day. I’m still shaking as you can see by my recording.”
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Momo has been under Kenzie’s care while her owner, Samantha Emmons, gets situated at a new home in Cardiff. Though it must have been worrying to hear about the close encounter, she was also reportedly supremely confident in her pupper’s life-saving skills.
“She’s a pretty protective girl so it doesn’t surprise me,” Emmons told CNN. “She [is] also the fastest dog at the dog park.”
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This Canadian has dedicated his life to cleaning up hateful and racist graffiti anywhere it pops up in his city—and now “Erasing Hate” has become a movement.
Corey Fleischer first experience the joy of combatting the awful drawings two years ago when he drove past a van that had “KKK” and swastikas spray-painted on the side.
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Ever since that fateful day, Corey has power-washed thousands of hateful messages across his beloved Montreal. He soon plans on expanding his efforts to Toronto as well.
His Instagram page, Erasing Hate, has hundreds of followers encouraging him on his mission. If they find any hateful graffiti in Corey’s area, they will send him a picture, an address, and then within 24 hours, it’s all gone.
“It went from just me alone, scouring the city, trying to find these hate crimes to now I have tens of thousands of people who are following the Erasing Hate movement,” Fleischer told CTV News. “And now they’re my eyes.”
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Leon Logothetis had it all—prestigious job, money, a home, a beautiful girlfriend, and a friendly dog – but he traded it all in to live his dreams. His inner rebel, the part of him that yearns to follow his dreams, once again wanted to feel the magic of the human experience, but this time by connecting with people through the language of kindness.
It prompted him to travel the world relying solely on the kindness and generosity of strangers. And now, he is giving back.
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Logothetis, a global adventurer, motivational speaker, philanthropist, author, and host of National Geographic’s hit series Amazing Adventures of a Nobody, announced the streaming version of his best-selling book The Kindness Diaries: One Man’s Quest to Ignite Good Will and Transform Lives Around the World. In this 13-part Netflix series, Logothetis lives his mission of giving back to those who gave of themselves.
Leon travels around the world on his yellow motorbike called the Kindness One. He relies entirely on the kindness of strangers as he gives back to unsuspecting good Samaritans along the way. During the trip, Leon discovers that being ‘seen’ is the most powerful gift people can give others.
During his six-month global adventure, Leon traveled to 20 countries with no food and no pre-planned accommodations. He then discovers that people are so open to helping those in need; all one must do is open their heart. For example, in Pittsburgh, he met a homeless man named Tony who had nothing but a bag of clothes. He took Leon in, fed him, gave him a place to stay and protected him through the night. The experience touched Leon’s heart – if a man with nothing could give so much from his heart, how could he ever repay him?
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You’ll have to watch the show to find out.
“We hear about all the negative things happening out there,” says Leon, “but there is so much kindness out there as well that we don’t ever hear about.”
The Kindness Diaries Netflix series proves that the magic of kindness is what makes the world go around and that kindness never goes out of style. It demonstrates that true wealth is in our hearts, not in our wallets.
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Doctors often get all the credit for their labors in the medical field – but one compassionate hairstylist wanted to pay homage to the hardworking nurse who fell asleep in her chair.
Touched by the image of such a hard worker, the 34-year-old snapped a picture of her client’s sneakers and later made a Facebook post commemorating Jodi’s diligence.
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Ashley wrote: “As she dozed off, I gently rested her head on my stomach and continued to foil her hair… then I noticed her shoes. I wondered how many miles those shoes have walked.”
“I wondered what they’d walked through. Blood? Tears? In and out of the countless rooms of the patients she’s cared for? I wondered how many hours they’ve carried her, and all those like her, while they literally save the lives of those we love and hold the hands of the ones who can no longer fight that fight.”
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“I’ve always respected and valued these amazing superheroes and am proud to be the sister, daughter, niece, friend and hairstylist of so many. Know you are appreciated, know you are irreplaceable, know you are loved!”
The post was shared thousands of times, garnering support and appreciation from other people who understood the sacrifices that caring nurses make – but no one appreciated the gesture more than Jodi.
“I was very tired,” Jodi told TODAY. “It had been a rough night. It was just so gratifying to see Ashley’s message. My daughter told me I had to look at Facebook, and it was a total shock. That was so nice of her to do.”
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This 24-year-old farmer might be the new Macgyver after he rescued two kittens from rising flood waters with just a broom handle and baby wipes container.
Duncan Bridges and his stepdaughter had just entered their Sheffield, New Brunswick farmhouse on Thursday morning when they heard a faint mewing coming from inside the walls.
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The farmer quickly created a makeshift bucket out of half of a water gallon attached to a string, but it proved unsuccessful. He then struck a broom handle into a plastic baby wipes box and scooped the kittens out of the water.
He later escorted the newborns to the Oromocto SPCA for treatment and care.
“I’m thinking that [the mother] had the kittens in there, went out to find food, and the water came up so quick she couldn’t get back in,” Bridges told CBC. “They needed somebody that knew what they were doing with them. It was a stress off my shoulders.”
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It is not the dastardly acts that define this community – it is the kindness that reportedly follows.
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Dena Gray may be a Christian woman, but she was still mortified by the anti-Semitic language used on the memorial. So when the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights gave a $20,000 estimate for the repairs, Dena was happy to pick up the bill.
“When I finally saw a figure that they said it was going to take, I jumped on it. I had the money to do it and I thought what better place to spend it?” Gray told KTVB. “You can’t sit back and let things like this happen or you’re just going to end up in a mess, and I just felt that somebody’s got to do something.”
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This Saudi Arabian woman is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a bus driver who suffered a stroke while on the job.
Saudi Arabia is the only country where women are not allowed to drive – but that didn’t stop 20-year-old Ashwaq al-Shamri from getting behind the wheel to save her bus driver’s life.
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Because the nearest hospital was miles away, Ashwaq drove the man to his house where his family was able to transport him the rest of the way.
The student says that her father taught her how to drive when she was a youngster so she could help out on their farm. Her father, upon hearing the news of her rescue, was extraordinarily proud of his daughter, according to The New Arab.
Many Saudi Arabian activists have rallied for the driving ban to be lifted, since the dated restriction survives only in the kingdom. Though there is no sign of the country allowing women to drive, they have been taking other small steps towards gender equality.
Earlier this week, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced that women will finally be allowed to work, study, and seek health care without needing a man’s consent. Additionally, the country held its first public election in which woman could vote and run for office. The election, which was held in December 2015, voted in 20 different women to public office.
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Rob Marriner had been homeless for 33 years – and he had not had a hot shower in over 10.
That all changed, however, when he moved into a cozy Sunnyvale, Auckland home in New Zealand earlier this week with a flatmate.
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According to Stuff New Zealand, Rob stood under the hot spray of the shower head until the water ran cold. Then, he took a 9 hour nap – the longest uninterrupted sleep he has had in decades.
Rob was reportedly so confused by home living, he ate cold pie during his first night in the residence because he couldn’t figure out how to turn on the oven.
“We left our pies in the oven for two hours and still ended up having them cold,” Rob told Stuff NZ. “I did not know there was a switch.”
Though it will take some adjustment to get used to his new home, Rob said that having his own home is not a luxury that he is going to take for granted.
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Due to almost a full elimination of recorded Zika cases, Brazil has just announced on Thursday that the virus is no longer an official public health crises.
Zika wasn’t connected as the cause of microcephaly until 2015, when the government recognized the virus as a full-on epidemic. Microcephaly, which is shown to cause birth defects, an enlarged head, and stunted speech in newborns, affected thousands of children after the initial outbreak.
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Though the accomplishment is cause for celebration, Brazilian officials say that they will not forget about the thousands of citizens who have already been affected by the virus, and they will continue fighting it until it is handled in its entirety.
“The end of the emergency does not mean the end of surveillance or assistance. The Ministry of Health and other entities involved including states and municipalities, will maintain their policy to combat Zika, dengue and Chikungunya,” stated the Secretary of Health Surveillance at the Ministry of Health, Adeílson Cavalcante, according to sources.
Though there have been dozens of discovered methods that can be used to fight the virus, it is unclear which has had the most efficiency. Since the epidemic began in 2015, scientists used FDA-approved drug compounds to create a cure, a Filipino teen created an all natural and affordable mosquito repellant, and the Brazilian government erected mosquito-killing billboards that smelled like humans.
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This Microsoft worker was given the challenge of changing Emma Lawton’s life – and she did that by building a vibrating watch.
33-year-old Emma has Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that causes her hands to shake. Being a lifelong lover of sketching and writing, the diagnosis was heartbreaking for her.
After months of research and development, Zhang finally finished designing the Emma Watch – a wearable device that contains tiny vibrating motors for canceling out the user’s hand tremors.
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Emma’s first time using the device was aired in a BBC documentary series called The Big Fix. When she puts her pen to the paper without any shaking, she can’t help but burst into tears.
Though there is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease, the Emma Watch is a huge breakthrough for dealing with its symptoms.
“I’m trying to figure out a way to move this forward, because I’ve got hundreds of messages from people who want the device for themselves or their family members,” Zhang told Microsoft. “That’s all the messages I get. I have close to 100 in my inbox, and then people contact me on Instagram, Twitter, on LinkedIn, on my blog, it’s just every whichway.”
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Japanese rice farmers have finally been able to plant their first crop of rice since the nuclear meltdown six years ago.
Three nuclear reactors in Fukushima were hit by an earthquake in March 2011, reportedly creating the worst nuclear accident since the incident in Chernobyl.
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The regional government is also supporting the resuscitated area by launching several initiatives that will help build stronger infrastructure around the fields development.
The harvested rice will be tested for radiation before being shipped off to consumers, but the crops have shown no sign of radiation since experimental crop testing first began in the year following the disaster, according to the Japan Times.
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There is so much surplus bread being created in the UK every year, that homeless shelters can’t even take in any more loafs destined for the trash.
That’s why this brewing company has a delicious solution for their country’s food waste problem.
Toast is so dedicated to ending food waste that they have even made their bread beer recipe available for free online.
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The company has recently taken to Indiegogo in order to fund their expansion into America.
According to the crowdfunding page, over one third of fresh bread that is made in the United States goes straight from the oven to the landfill. The company hopes to divert at least 100 tons of bread from landfills in the next three years, which is the equivalent of saving 40 cars worth of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere.
Their $30,000 goal will fund the production of 31,000 gallons of beer at Toast’s new location in New York City starting in July.
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Panda the miniature guide pony and her blind owner Ann Edie have been together for 14 years – so when Panda fell sick one year ago, her adoring companion spent thousands of dollars in order to save her.
For the last 12 months, Panda has suffered from intestinal blockage, pneumonia, and severe diarrhea. In order to survive the strenuous road to recovery, the pony has been in and out of the hospital for weeks at a time, wracking up over $30,000 in veterinary bills.
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In a bid to help her desperate friends, Alexandra Kurland, the trainer who first paired Panda with Ann, started a YouCaring crowdfunding page with a goal of $10,000 to help pay for the medical bills.
Without hesitation, the community stepped up, donating thousands.
“Panda has been the best guide imaginable for me for the past 13 years. But she has been so much more than just a service animal,” says Ann. “She is so much more than just a means for letting me, as a blind person, travel smoothly and efficiently around my community. Her joy in her work and in her life always puts a smile on my face.”
“Thanks to our wonderful community of family and friends, we have been able to make a considerable dent in Panda’s vet bills, and we are feeling very optimistic about her prospects for health and happiness in the new year.”
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The newest Amazon headquarters won’t just be the home of the best online shopping company – it will also be a shelter to 200 homeless women, children, and families.
The company announced yesterday that they will be dedicating 47,000 square feet of the new building to Mary’s Place – an organization that runs several homeless shelters in Washington.
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The families of Mary’s Place are due to move in with Amazon in 2020. The company boasts that their employees have spent a lot of time volunteering at the old Mary’s Place location, and the first-of-its-kind merger is suspected to encourage more workers to participate in shelter activities.
“Mary’s Place does incredible, life-saving work every day for women, children, and families experiencing homelessness in the Seattle community,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “We are lucky to count them as neighbors and thrilled to offer them a permanent home within our downtown Seattle headquarters – Amazon employees and Mary’s Place residents will move in together in early 2020.”
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If it weren’t for this bus driver’s quick-thinking, there may have been a disastrous tragedy inside this flaming school bus.
Stroble pulled the bus over, and evacuated every last child on the bus, leading them to safety just seconds before the vehicle went up in flames.
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The South Carolina school district’s superintendent Scott Turner recognized Stroble in a Twitter post shortly after the event, saying: “Hero!! Ms. Teresa Stroble … evacuated 56 students in under a minute. God bless her. So grateful for her quick action.”
Though the cause of the fire is unknown, pedestrians who witnessed the blaze reportedly said that they could feel the heat from all of the way across the street.
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Dozens of parents waiting on their students amidst examinations were waiting out in the sun without proper shade or hydration earlier this weekend – so this mosque opened their doors to them instead.
Hundreds of families arrived in Kerala, India on Sunday morning for their aspiring students to take the Central Board of Secondary Education’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (CBES NEET) – an entrance examination for youths planning to study certain government or medical courses.
Fortunately, Muhammad Navas and several of his friends were leaving the mosque across the street from the school when they saw the crowd of exhausted parents.
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After asking around, the parents explained that they were waiting on their kids inside.
Muhammad, who happens to be the secretary of the foundation that runs the mosque, the Vadihuda Trust, opened the doors of the religious sanctuary and invited everyone inside, away from the sun. Muhammad and his friends called a friend of theirs who ran a nearby tea shop and asked if he could open the store and cater to the parents.
The secretary then got clean drinking water to serve throughout the day.
The gesture of kindness has garnered widespread applause on social media – especially in light of reports that dozens of students were unnecessarily harassed and frisked to prevent cheating on the exam. Four teachers have since been suspended for their ‘overzealousness’, and representatives of the CBES expressed their regret and apologies.
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These two 9-year-olds weren’t going to wait around for the adults to do something about their school’s waste problem – so they took matters into their own hands.
Lyla and Katie are both third graders at East Cooper Montessori Charter School in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. During one of their lessons, they learned about the negative effects of styrofoam on the environment – from how long it takes to biodegrade, to how much it contributes to landfills worldwide.
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The girls spoke to the head chef about their dilemma. The chef then contacted the school district for a quote on the dishwasher. The price of both new plastic trays and a dish washing machine came to $10,000.
Unfazed by the sum, Lyla and Katie got to work – and with a little assistance from Lyla’s mother Eliza Hardman, who is also a school teacher at East Cooper, the girls kicked butt.
“I was thrilled to help! I wanted to make sure the girls had done their research, which they had,” Eliza told the Good News Network. “They had already talked to the school chef, who contacted the district about getting a quote for the dishwasher. They had also made posters to put around the school and a donation box for the front office. Then, after they wrote up their mission statement, and I saw how serious they were, I knew it was time for me to get involved.”
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Eliza created a GoFundMe campaign to help with the third grader’s goal – and they’ve already raised $1,500.
Though there’s still a long way to go, Lyla and Katie are turning heads with their gusto and determination.
“I am so proud of Lyla and the efforts she and her friend Katie have made to help their school. It’s inspiring to see two people so young make such a positive impact. Both girls have really big hearts and already are developing an awareness and concern for environmental and social issues, so to see them put their ideas into action is really exciting!”
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Future Americano, cappuccino, and latte drinkers could help produce the raw material for a greener biofuel that would reduce our reliance on diesel from fossil fuels.
Purpose-grown feedstocks (used to extract oils) for biodiesels are controversial because of the cost and the demand that they place on land and water. However, used coffee grounds, which have a high calorific value, offer a good low-cost alternative feedstock. However, most used coffee grounds are currently just dumped. In 2014 more than nine million tonnes of spent coffee grounds were sent to landfill.
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The chemical engineers have consolidated the existing multi-stage process into one step (known as in-situ transesterification), which combines extraction of the oils from the spent coffee grounds and the conversion of it into coffee biodiesel.
In the traditional process, manufacturers mix spent coffee grounds with hexane and cook the mixture at 60°C for between 1-2 hours. The hexane is then evaporated to leave behind the oils. Methanol and a catalyst is then added to make biodiesel, and a glycerol by-product – which also needs separating.
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Lancaster University researchers, led by Dr. Vesna Najdanovic-Visak, found that they are able to combine the processes by using just methanol and a catalyst – removing the need for hexane altogether and saving on chemical waste. In addition, they also discovered that the optimal time for the process was 10 minutes to gain the same yield of oils from the spent coffee grounds – a significant reduction in time needed and associated energy costs.
“Our method vastly reduces the time and cost needed to extract the oils for biofuel making spent coffee grounds a much more commercially competitive source of fuel,” said Dr. Najdanovic-Visak, Lecturer in Lancaster University’s Engineering Department. “A huge amount of spent coffee grounds, which are currently just being dumped in landfill, could now be used to bring significant environmental benefits over diesel from fossil fuel sources.”
The process has the potential to enable 720,000 ton of biodiesel to be produced each year from spent coffee grounds.
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Daniel Lybrink has spent 33 loyal years working for a McDonald’s restaurant – so on Monday, in honor of his contagiously cheerful personality, the special employee was given a surprise retirement party.
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A neighboring branch in Brighton hosted the party joined by friends, family, guests, and employees. Everyone was encouraged to sign a memory album, so he could be reminded of all of his acquaintances in his golden years.
According to WHMI, Daniel will be moving to Lake Michigan with his roommates to kick back, relax, and roll in his retirement with his favorite outdoor activities.
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