Happy News

[SigKapSweetie]

I was thinking earlier today how sick I am of only hearing about bad things on the news - and then a friend sent me this:

Opponents carry injured home run hitter around the bases

Further proof that there is still some unselfish good in the world.

Does anyone else have any happy news stories to share?

[amanda6035]

I'm such a sap, I started tearing up when I read that story. Thanks for sharing.

[Leslie Anne]

That was a great story. It made me teary and happy at the same time. Nice to hear something positive for a change.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Here's a photo and another article


Commentary | CWU softball players show compassion beyond sportsmanship
By George Vecsey
New York Times




Commentary |
Something remarkable happened in a college softball game Saturday in Ellensburg. At least, I am conditioned to think it was remarkable, since it involved an act of sportsmanship, with two players helping an injured opponent complete the home run she had just slugged.

Why this generous act should seem so unusual probably stems from the normal range of bulked-up baseball players, police-blotter football players, diving soccer and hockey players and other high-profile professionals.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._vecsey30.html

[Thetagirl218]

If you go to this link and click on the Video in the right hand side that says "Purple heart in the White House" you will see an amazing story about the wounded veteran who was the honorary coach for the Giants and was recognized by the President too when the visited the White House!

[SigKapSweetie]

DORR, Mich. (AP) - When an 11-year-old Boy Scout found someone's wallet with $800 inside, he understood what the person who lost it was going through.

Only a few weeks before, he had lost his own wallet and the $45 it contained.

J.R. Bouterse immediately told an adult about his discovery, which was turned over to a law-enforcement official and returned to its grateful owner.

"We're just so proud of him," said the boy's mother, Michelle Bouterse, 41. "We can't say enough."

To reward the boy, the Michigan State Police threw a pizza party Monday night, not only for the law-abiding child but for all 30 Scouts in Troop 90.

Another guest at the party, to J.R.'s surprise, was 20-year-old Jessica Cutler, the wallet's owner, who wanted to personally thank him for his act of honesty.

"I can't believe someone would find a wallet with that much money in it and not take some," she said. "A lot of people maybe wouldn't have done that same thing. I'm just glad he found it and not someone else."

J.R. found the wallet a little more than a week ago while leaving a Scout meeting at the church.

"I knew exactly how she felt," he said.

And an update - although the original article does not reflect it, since then, his wallet has been returned to him as well. Happy endings all around!

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/boy-sco...30061009990009