A small Minnesota town hosted a donkey basketball fundraiser for local emergency responders. Yes, you heard that correctly. Students, teachers, and first responders played a basketball game while riding on donkeys . . . and they wound up raising $4,000 to help pay for new CPR devices for the community. (Here’s a news report.)………….. A group of Australian high school students put their training into action when they rescued an injured man during a remote hike. The students found a man with a broken leg and used a makeshift stretcher to get him out. Here’s the cool part: They had just practiced building the stretcher for another exercise, so they were very prepared for the moment. They then worked in rotating teams and carried him for hours until the paramedics could reach him……………And finally……….
An older couple in Detroit has spent decades raising foster kids. Stephen and Loretta Rodriguez estimate they’ve helped raise 60 to 70 foster children over the years, but unfortunately, they were facing eviction until a former foster child of theirs helped bring attention to their situation. That’s when a local nonprofit stepped in and provided them with a fully furnished home where they can live rent-free for two years.