Not everything in the world is doom and gloom. In fact, the truth is, there are a lot of good people out there doing good things. And great people doing great things. We think they’re worth celebrating.
We have proof.
Here, from editors in our hyperlocal network of Patch sites across America, are a collection of “brights” — stories that show humanity’s best nature and help you start the day with a smile:
Game-Day Sign For Beer A Beacon For Some Very Sick Kids
The pre-game fun is at least half of it on college football game day, and a guy in Iowa held up a sign before ESPN cameras in Ames, Iowa, last weekend and basically begged people to donate beer money to his Venmo account.
Suddenly, his harmless lark became a beautiful, helpful sign that good people still exist. With that money coming in, and with more that poured in like beer flowing out of a double-wide tap, suddenly the wish for cash to buy suds became a gift of at least $225,000 to some very sick children.
Video: Human Chain Coaxes Trapped Dolphins Out Of St. Pete Canal
Speaking of jokes that have good endings, there’s probably one somewhere with a punch line that starts with “harder to herd than a pod of frightened dolphins.” If there isn’t, 14 people in St. Petersburg, Florida, have a charming anecdote to tell about the human chain they formed to help a group of dolphins find their way out of a canal.
Video with the story shows how the rescuers were able to calm the dolphins and gently direct them back to open sea. Those making up the human chain were staff members from the Clearwater Florida Aquarium, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
2 Tough Old Birds In California Capture Mountain Lion In Bathroom
In Senora, California, it was a far more dangerous creature from the wild that caused some human drama when it showed up somewhere it shouldn’t have. Edward Sudduth, 84, may be a mountain lion tamer of some sort, because when he and his wife Kathy, 87, came face-to-face with one, it didn’t take much for him to get the cat to scamper to an upstairs bathroom, where he promptly shut the door.
What Sudduth did that made the mountain lion run isn’t recommended, though. And don’t miss the video showing a “who me?” look in the sequestered mountain lion’s eyes.
Firefighter Donates Organ After Seeing Critical Need Of 2-Year-Old-Boy
Bridgeport, Connecticut, firefighter Tim Landock saw a news story about a year ago about a critically ill 2-year-old boy who would die without a liver transplant. He didn’t know the boy, but was moved to get tested and see if he was a match.
The boy got a transplant from another donor during the lengthy testing process, but Landcock’s determination to become a living donor is now helping another 2-year-old boy.
Police Officers’ Kind Show Of Force For 3-Year-Old With Brain Cancer
They didn’t donate organs, but some police officers in Quincy, Massachusetts, made life a little less lonely for a 3-year-old boy who is isolated at home as he battles cancer. More than 50 police officers from across the state showed up at Quinn Waters’ home last week with personalized gifts and well wishes. He’s the son of Quincy police Officer Tara Waters.
“I think the whole brotherhood of police officers has been behind them, as well as the community,” Quincy Sgt. Karyn Barkas told Patch. “It’s been amazing to see the support.”
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Unexpected Ending For Dog Trapped Under 9 Pounds Of Matted Hair
Ellie Mae, an adorable shih tzu dog in Omaha, Nebraska, is getting a second chance at life. People cleaning the home of a woman who had died found Ellie Mae, still alive but unable to walk because nine pounds of filthy, smelly matted hair had cut off blood circulation to her legs.
Despite the trauma Ellie Mae had been through, the staff at the Nebraska Humane Society found a remarkably healthy dog under all that hair. Ellie Mae is an “attention hog” that likes to just hang out with the people, according to the staff, and her life is about to get a lot happier.
Austin Firefighters Rescue Deer Entangled In Netting
A male deer managed to get entangled in batting cage netting at a ballfield in Austin, Texas, and it wasn’t as easy for firefighters to free him as it might have seemed. The buck was unhappy about his predicament and was thrashing about, but the firefighters were determined.
The video shows them in action — and the happy ending for the deer.