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'I hid my situation because I was ashamed': A school bus driver went public with his homelessness — and someone took him in ; This video of a boy seeing color for the first time has raised thousands of dollars for colorblind students; It's true, you do eat more at Thanksgiving. Evolution trained you to.; Have different politics from your family? Here's how to survive the holidays. ; How this teen raised $70,000 for his community by organizing basketball games; Age is hard on all of us. If you're poor, it's harder still. SOME is there to help. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Unexpected good deeds, humanity and humor.       She invited a stranger to Thanksgiving by accident. This was their fourth holiday together. Grandma Wanda Dench and now-20-year-old Jamal Hinton are still eating turkey together. And having barbecues. And going on dinner dates to Benihana. By Hannah Knowles  ●  Read more »   'I hid my situation because I was ashamed': A school bus driver went public with his homelessness — and someone took him in One morning, "I woke up and decided, 'I'm almost 70,'" he said. "Why should I care what people think? I am who I am." By Cathy Free  ●  Read more »     This video of a boy seeing color for the first time has raised thousands of dollars for colorblind students When his parents saw his reaction to the colors around him, they knew they had to figure out how to pay for the glasses. By Meryl Kornfield  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   It's true, you do eat more at Thanksgiving. Evolution trained you to. Most of us aren't hunter-gatherers anymore, but our evolutionary roots still guide our eating habits. By Kellie B. Gormly  ●  Read more »     Have different politics from your family? Here's how to survive the holidays. First, understand that kindness is not weakness. Perspective  ●  By Donna Cameron  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How this teen raised $70,000 for his community by organizing basketball games "It's always been instilled in me to volunteer," said the teen, who donates the money he raises to various causes, including autism, the homeless and abused children. By Michael Schroeder  ●  Read more »     Age is hard on all of us. If you're poor, it's harder still. SOME is there to help. The Helping Hand partner has several programs to help D.C.'s elderly residents. Perspective  ●  By John Kelly  ●  Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Optimist for a selection of inspiring stories to help you disconnect, hit refresh and start the week off right, delivered every Sunday. Sign up »

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