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Man buys entire Kmart store and donates everything to charity
“It took six and a half hours to run it all through the cash registers” after the store shut for the final time at 6 p.m. on May 6, he said.
“Then it took six hours to load it onto truck and another day to load it in the warehouse.”
“I purchased it to make a little bit of money, but then I told my wife, ‘We don’t really need the money.’ There are so many needy families in our area, it’s bad out there,” Paynter told the Star on Friday.
“This will be the first time we have enough coats and gloves for everybody,” said charity director Judy Crowe . “We’ll give it out until it’s gone.”
“What’s remarkable is that it’s a donation without any string. He didn’t say, ‘but,’ or ‘if,’” said Crowe.
“I grew up poor and I know what poor means,” Paynter said. “I see the women with the little kids who come in to me. They’re selling off their little gold chains, their silver chains, their little diamond rings, whatever they have left.”
“Even the rich are tightening their belts. But you don’t have to be rich to help. If everybody would give a dollar to charity, think of how much money they would have. The charities are running out of money.”
What a guy!
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Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half Worldwide Over 20 Years
“The number of women dying of pregnancy– and childbirth-related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released [last Wednesday] by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths,” the U.N. News Centre reports (5/16). The report reveals that “from 1990 to 2010, the annual number of maternal deaths dropped from more than 543,000 to 287,000 — a decline of 47 percent,” a UNFPA press release states (5/16).
The report then goes on to stress that while substantial progress has been achieved in almost all regions, many countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, will fail to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of reducing maternal death by 75 percent through 2015.
I won’t go into any more detail because whether or not they achieve their initial goal, substantial progress has been made and this really is commendable.
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Hawaii becomes first state to ban plastic bags
This is some pretty groundbreaking news.
As of July 2015, Hawaii will become the first state in America to ban plastic bags at the checkout counter.
The Honolulu County joined the state’s three other counties in passing the ban.
Retailers will be given ample time to use their remaining supply of plastic bags while also making arrangements to educate the public on the importance of bringing their own bag.
This move comes at a great time considering the amount of damage plastic bags cause to the environment including the alarming increase in plastic waste floating in the northeast Pacific Ocean.
Lets just hope that more states, provinces, territories, prefectures, countries, cities, towns and whoever else follows suit!
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Help stop the Amazon chainsaw massacre
People everywhere are up in arms about a new catastrophic forestry passed by the Brazilian congress that gives loggers and farmers the freedom to cut down huge parts of the Amazon. Only the country’s president, Dilma Rousseff, has the power to put a stop to it and she has to exercise this power by May 25th.
“Nearly 80% of Brazilians want this catastrophic bill scrapped, and so far over 1 million people across the world support them. President Rousseff has a choice – sign the Amazon’s death sentence or protect the planet’s lungs and emerge a public hero,” said Ricken Patel the director of Avaaz a web community dedicated to bringing people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere.
Ironically, Brazil is set to host the world’s biggest environmental summit next month and I’m asssuming going through with this bill would not look too good.
“President Dilma Rousseff stands at a defining moment for her presidency,” said Kumi Naidoo, Greenpeace International director. “The choice is clear. She can ignore the Brazilian people and side with ‘destruction as usual’ as enshrined in the new forest code or exercise her veto and support the call for a new zero deforestation law. We urge her to take the visionary path of a leader who understands that with power comes responsibility.”
Show your support by signing the petition here.
Young cancer patients’ create viral video hit
A new viral video featuring cancer-stricken children, their nurses, doctors and parents lip-syncing and dancing to Kelly Clarkson’s song “Stronger” is gaining a lot of momentum on the internet.
The video went online May 6th and has garnered a lot of attention including over one million views. Even the artist, Kelly Clarkson was amazed by the video.
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Mother And Adopted Daughter Spend First Mothers Day Together In 30 Years
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Talei Berger was nineteen when she gave up her baby girl, Cara, for adoption. Although separated, she prayed for her daughter, who was relocated to New Zealand, everyday.
When Cara grew up she decided to search for her biological mother by using the internet. She was able to locate Talei’s sister Michele who ended up making the final connection between the two.
The two spoke over the phone, Talei being in Michigan and Cara still in New Zealand.
“We both felt very blessed,” Cara said.
The two kept in touch through Skype and finally decided to meet in San Francisco for the very first time last month.
Today, they are spending their very first Mothers Day together. ”Every Mother’s Day, I dreamed about it. I can’t believe it’s happening. It’s quite overwhelming..” Talei told patch.com.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL THE MAMMA’S OUT THERE!
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