What stories have inspired you recently?

Ray Bergman

With the passing of the legendary Alex Trebek this past November, the world lost a great person as well as philanthropist. His family, after his passing, picked up his mantle and did something wonderful; they donated a large portion of the many suits he had from his television show to a group that helps under-served people prepare for job interviews. So somewhere out there Alex Trebek's suits are going on interviews and helping get people back on their feet. The whole story is here: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/alex-trebeks-entire-jeopardy-wardrobe-is-now-going-on-job-interviews-dressing-people-in-need/



What inspirational stories have you heard or seen in the news lately?


We can all use more inspiration, so please post them to this topic.

Heather MacKenzie

I used to think Guy Fieri was an egotistical guy whom I never wanted to meet. Then he started helping feed firefighters here in California during the massive wildfires these last few years without even caring who knew. Then he started doing other things like this article talks about. He seems to truly care about helping during times of real crisis without caring one whit about who knows about it, as long as he's doing good. I now want to meet him for sure!

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/guy-fieri-launches-relief-fund-restaurant-industry-workers/story?id=69916230

Teri Fields

TREBEK!

Patti Hommes

I have been inspired by all of the young people who have stepped up to help others during the pandemic. https://www.elevatebc.org/ was started by a local high school junior here in Fort Lauderdale. And there are more...
https://redtri.com/kids-doing-good-deeds-and-helping-others/slide/1
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/us/coronavirus-kids-helping-senior-citizens-cnnheroes/index.html