Today’s Good News 2-23-23

Today’s Good News 2-23-23

Home Depot is spending $1 billion to raise its starting wage, so all employees will now make at least $15 an hour.  The CEO said, quote, “The most important investment we can make is in our people.”………………. Firefighters saved a dog that fell through some ice in Colorado this month.  It was a little tougher than you’d expect, because Mumford the dog was a 155-pound Saint Bernard. But the rescue team was dispatched, arrived, saved the dog in less than 15 minutes, and Mumford was fine and able to walk home with his owner………………….And finally………… 

A 10-year-old girl in Pennsylvania named Olive Wallace plays violin and recently wrote her first song.  Her mom was so proud, she posted the hand-drawn sheet music online . . . asked if anyone could play it to see if it’s any good . . . and musicians on social media did not disappoint. A bunch of people played it on piano, violin, and other instruments.  But here’s the best one:  The Director of Music Education at Seattle Pacific University arranged it for a full string orchestra.  The mom posted a follow-up video of her daughter watching them play it for the first time.  (Here’s the video.) 

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