A 43-year-old Australian woman survived cardiac arrest after complete strangers jumped in to help. She was in the middle of a morning run, when she collapsed. Bystanders realized something was wrong and performed CPR, while staff from a nearby business rushed over with a defibrillator. Doctors said she had clinically died during the heart attack, but the woman is doing much better now, and she’s incredibly grateful to everyone who stepped in to help her. (Here’s a news report.)……………..There’s a special rescue mission on the island of Borneo, because of the wildfires burning there since August. Fifty-three orangutans have been saved out of the fires, and a lot of them have already been moved to safer forest preserves. Rescue teams have been working around the clock to find stranded animals . . . and many of the rescued orangutans are still receiving full-time veterinary care……………..And finally……………
Hundreds of New Jersey high school students just participated in the second annual 100-Yard Food Drive Challenge. They collected more than a quarter-million pounds of food, and it was enough to cover their high school’s football field from end zone to end zone with bright yellow donation bags. The food was then delivered to 30 food banks across New Jersey to help families dealing with food insecurity.