A news outlet in Oregon did a story last week about a guy named Eric Akers who walked 33 miles to get to work after his car broke down. It took six-and-a-half hours, and then he worked a full eight-hour shift. But here’s the good news: By Friday, he already had a new ride. After a guy named Chris Arsenault heard about it, he and his wife decided to give Eric one of THEIR cars. It’s an old 1997 Honda but still runs great. Chris said he was impressed Eric still went to work, so he wanted to help him out……………….. Firefighters in Arkansas saved a kitten that got stuck inside an ATM last week. They don’t know how he got in there, but they named him Cash. He was dehydrated and weighed less than a pound. Once they put some weight on him, he’ll go up for adoption…………..And finally……………..
A small book store in Detroit recently got fleeced out of $35,000 by someone using fraudulent credit cards. And it almost put them out of business, but then the community stepped in to help. The owners started a GoFundMe to stay afloat, and it ended up covering ALL of their losses. They raised $35,098, then stopped accepting donations. A few people gave $500 or more, but most of the donations were 10 to 20 bucks.