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In this week’s newsletter, our highlighted stories take us around the world exploring the themes of instant kindness. In India, while witnessing first hand the physical toll that responding to Covid-19 patients has on his mother and countless other doctors, a teenager’s ingenious PPE ventilation design helps to provide the essential self care needed to get through a hot day. This and many other similar stories of instantaneous acts of caring are a timely reminder that every moment of need is another opportunity to abandon the negative narratives that separate us, and instead react as human beings first. It is a call to continually reflect back to each other what we wish to see in ourselves.
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Ekaterina Shevchenko | Unsplash
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Krystal and Patrick Duhaney, of California, posted a video of themselves hiding cash in baby products at Target stores around their area. The couple have two children with another on the way, and they understand that the cost of formula and diapers really adds up. All told, they hid about $1,000, because they know that many families are struggling during the pandemic and they want to brighten their day.
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Dan Watson | The Signal
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When an email went to firefighters working in Los Angeles County's Fire Department, 300 of them dropped everything to be present at the graduation ceremony of their fallen colleague's daughter. Fire specialist Tony Carlon of Fire Station 81 had been killed by a lone gunman on Tuesday, and the graduation ceremony at Saugus High School on Thursday witnessed the unusual sight of 300 firemen in uniform standing at attention on both sides of Joslyn Carlon's path to collect her diploma. Firemen organized a fly past in helicopters and dozens of their engines and vehicles were parked outside the school's parking lot. Joslyn, wearing her father's fire turnout coat, was escorted on and off the stage by one of her father's colleagues. "The Fire Department family is huge and strong, and they can come to us anytime for anything they need," were the moving words of Fire Department Capt. Chris Reade.
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Nineteen-year-old Nihaal Singh Aadarsh, a student studying engineering in Pune, India, was concerned whenever he saw his mother, Dr. Poonam Kaur Aadarsh, arriving back from the hospital, drenched in sweat after working all day in a PPE kit. The sweating can cause dehydration leading to fatigue and even unconsciousness if attention is delayed. As Covid-19 cases increased and as she had to spend more and more time in uniform, Nihaal decided it was time to act to reduce her suffering. He came up with the Cov-Tech ventilation system, an innovative device strapped around the waist that assists in air circulation under the PPE kit for nearly eight hours. With grants from the central and state governments and help from a non-profit design laboratory, he was able to come up with a working model that is basically a fan with a three-layered filter that ventilates the arms, neck, legs and back portions of the body. "Doctors are asking for trials and are interested in buying them. I am glad that I could help the fraternity in easing their work," said Nihaal, who is receiving orders from across India.
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A high school in Louisiana plans to change its graduation dress code after a heartwarming incident when a teacher gave a teenager the shoes off his feet so he could graduate. Told his sneakers didn't meet the dress code, 18-year-old Daverius Peters was pacing outside when he saw teacher John Butler and told him what had happened. "It was just a no-brainer to take off my shoes and give them to him," Butler said. The shoes were two sizes too big, but Peters slipped them on -- and graduated. "I try to lead by example every day," Butler said.
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Nike and other major sponsors have come out in support of tennis star Naomi Osaka following her decision to withdraw from the French Open tournament. The sports apparel giant -- which signed a sponsorship deal with Osaka in 2019 -- applauded the athlete in a statement on Monday for opening up about her struggle with depression. "Our thoughts are with Naomi. We support her and recognize her courage in sharing her own mental health experience," Nike said. Similar statements were issued by other companies that sponsor Osaka, including MasterCard, Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer, Nissin Foods and Sweetgreen.
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