Good News: Firefighters, Gorillas, and Olympic Medals
Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds . . .
A guy in Iowa retired last fall after 38 years as a firefighter. Now his 23-year-old daughter is in the news, because she got fire departments in all 50 states to send her their t-shirts, and she's making a quilt for him. She's already received over 100 shirts, including a few from overseas.
Speaking of firemen: A group of firefighters in Fresno, California recently saved a random kitten that was trapped in someone's bathroom wall. They used a thermal imaging camera to find it . . . and then smashed through the wall with an ax.
In other animal news: The world's oldest gorilla lives at the Berlin zoo, and she just got a cake for her 65th birthday. "Many thanks to our keepers for this great birthday cake. Fatou liked it!"
Vielen Dank an unsere Tierpfleger für diese tolle Geburtstagstorte. Fatou hat's geschmeckt! #HappyBirthday #Gorilla #ZooBerlin pic.twitter.com/FxYrMGeRMT
— Zoo Berlin (@zooberlin) April 13, 2022
Rescuers in Ukraine pulled a puppy from the rubble of a building that got shelled by Russia on Wednesday, and it's all on video. The dog's 77-year-old owner survived too.
And here's another story out of Ukraine: A German cyclist named Tony Martin auctioned off his Olympic silver medal to raise money for Ukrainian refugees, and it sold for about $38,000.
But now it turns out a company called FitLine bought it just so they could give it back to him. (This is where I cried on air...)
I do love a feel good Friday!!
Luh you, bye.
AC