7 feel-good stories to start your Monday
Ready to start your week with some good news? Here are seven positive stories guaranteed to make you smile today. Happy Monday!
Allegheny County nurses help win paid parental leave
Nurses in Pittsburgh saw parents go back to work while their babies were still in intensive care. So they pushed for change. Jean Stone, a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, watched this happen so many times, once their babies stabilize in the NICU, parents often return to work to preserve whatever parental leave they have left for when their babies come home.
Marchel Robinson, a registered nurse at Magee, said, “My patients don’t choose these complications. They don’t choose when their bodies need time to heal. They don’t choose when they need another doctor’s appointment, another week at home or even another month to recover. And they shouldn’t have to choose between healing, caring for their newborn and keeping a paycheck.”
Allegheny County Council voted 11 to 4 to give new parents up to 12 weeks of paid leave, a first for any U.S. county.
Retired couple surprised with a free $16,000 heating and cooling system
Diane and Brian Johnsen of Beaverton, Oregon, were struggling with money and faced financial difficulties in maintaining their home after their heating and cooling system failed.
A local company installed a new one for free through the Lennox Feel the Love program, which has helped more than 3,100 families since 2009.
The gift brought much-needed relief with a new heating and cooling system and thermostat, with Aviator handling the on-site installation.
Texas man returns $128,000 he found on top of an ATM
A man stopping at an ATM in Lewisville, Texas, spotted a bag stuffed with cash on top of the machine and called the police right away. Officers counted $128,514 and not a dollar was missing. The money belonged to Bank of America, which got it all back.
“I think to find that kind of money, or that amount of money, is certainly rare. That’s very unusual. And then to not find it connected to any criminal activity is certainly unusual.” Lewisville Police Chief Brook Rollins said
Strangers team up to help an 86-year-old finish his dream boat
Dale, from Mineral Wells, Texas, has been building a 62-foot steel boat in his yard since 1987, hoping to sail it to Alaska. When three visitors heard his story, they started a GoFundMe. In just days, more than 1,500 donors gave over $41,000.
Laurence Benson, a content creator, launched a GoFundMe with his friends to secure the money needed for the boat.
Within days, the campaign raised more than $41,000 toward its $45,000 goal from over 1,500 donors.
Kitten Named ‘Freeway’ After Rescue from Massachusetts Highway
A stranger spotted a little black kitten running through traffic on Interstate 93 in Woburn, Massachusetts, and carried her to safety.
The Animal Rescue League of Boston named her Freeway. She is in foster care and will be up for adoption soon.
The shelter, Arlboston, posted photos of the black kitten “Freeway”, and wrote “Freeway is now in the safe, caring hands of one of our fosters while she gains some weight and gets ready to find her new home. While Freeway isn’t quite ready for adoption, maybe this is your sign to welcome another black cat into your family.”
Forgotten lottery ticket in a sun visor turns out to be worth $30,000
A man from Mount Airy, Maryland, tucked a Mega Millions ticket into his car’s sun visor and forgot about it.
The man said the ticket was forgotten until it fell onto his lap a few weeks later. He had matched four numbers, and the store confirmed a $30,000 prize. He plans to save most of it, but will take his roommate out to dinner as thanks for driving him to collect his prize.
The world’s largest cowboy hat in Texas
Circuit of the Americas in Austin teamed up with the clothing brand Tecovas to build a giant hat sculpture. It is 43 feet wide, 47 feet long and 17 feet tall.
A Guinness World Records officially said that it’s the World’s Largest Cowboy Hat, and confirmed it to be the world’s largest fiberglass sculpture of a hat.
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