Kind Deeds Making the Internet: #7 and #8

It's been busier than usual in my life, which means I've fallen behind these past few weeks on Kind Deeds Making the Internet. But here we are, back again! Here are my favourite stories of nice people doing nice things from two weeks ago (week #7) and last week (week #8).

Remember: I'm still looking for your stories on gratitude! If you're interested, view the submission guidelines and be in touch. Anyone can submit a story. Why not you?

More Olympic-style kindness at February's end
Officers from the RCMP and the Korean National Police Agency leapt into action in PyeongChang to help revive a South Korean boy who was choking during one of the men's hockey matches. While both stressed they were doing what any other first responder would have done, a spokesperson with the PyeongChang Organizing Committee commended both officers for acting as examples of "teamwork" during the Olympic Games.

When Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman fell several times during her free skate performance in PyeongChang, fans were quick to offer their sympathy and support, encouraging the skater to learn from the experience and remember that they are proud of her accomplishments.

© Pink Shirt Day 2018

Nice needs no filter
Pink Shirt Day began with two teenage boys in small-town Nova Scotia, Canada taking action to support a classmate who had been bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. The initiative is now recognized yearly and raises funds to support anti-bullying programs and help other young people affected by bullying. See #PinkShirtDay, #PinkItForward and #NiceNeedsNoFilter coverage on Twitter for more.

We're all just animals trying to help one another
A rescue corgi being trained as a therapy dog saw a man in an airport - and instantly knew he needed comforting. Her human recounts that, "Somehow, Cora seemed to know that the man in the airport that day needed her love...Cora has a gift for love and compassion, and was able to bring the man a little comfort after losing his own furry friend."

Pic cred: sirpatstew on Instagram

Fans of Sir Patrick Stewart on Instagram will be familiar with Ginger, the pitbull he and his wife fostered before helping to find her her "furrever" home. Patrick and his wife are advocates for adopting rescue animals from humane societies like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and were thrilled for an opportunity to check in on Ginger and see that she is so loved by her new owner.

Workers from BC Hydro, Okanagan Pile Driving and Mike V's Automotive in British Columbia, Canada all recently pitched in to rescue a deer who had fallen into an icy lake. As one of the rescuers says, "The whole thing was pretty cool. Everyone just jumped in and got 'er done."

Hope y'all have a great weekend. Thank your helpers!

About Kind Deeds Making the Internet
Each Friday (or so), I will post highlights of cool people doing kind things that popped up in the news or in social media that week. Hopefully this will be inspirational in helping us all think about who we would like to acknowledge with gratitude, kudos or thanks. For future weekly highlights, be sure to send me anything you think would make for interesting reading.

Submission Guidelines

Last updated: January 10, 2018. Note: these guidelines will be adapted over time based on what the community needs and the types of stories being submitted. 

About Us

12 Months of Gratitude is a community-based forum for anyone wanting to share gratitude, kudos and thanks. Content generated by all. For more details on the purpose of this blog, refer to the post from January 9, 2018 entitled Giving Thanks. 

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To submit a blog post or story, propose an idea or to ask questions, email 12monthsofgratitude@gmail.com. 

Posts will be accepted from anyone making a submission, regardless of their location or predispositions, so long as the primary subject matter of the post addresses gratitude, kudos or thanks.

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Suggested word count for submissions is between 50 and 1,000 words. Any submissions longer than this may be truncated and/or edited, in consultation with the individual submitting the work.

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This blog supports and encourages divergence of views, plain-talk and occasional doses of well-placed sarcasm and self-deprecation. That said, there will generally be no restrictions on tone or subject matter for gratitude, kudos or thanks.

While there are no restrictions on tone or subject matter for gratitude, kudos or thanks, this blog is committed to providing a safe space for contributors to share content. This means no hateful, sexist, racist or other intolerant content will be accepted or published. Repeated submissions of offensive materials will be reported to Google and Blogger as inappropriate.

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This blog is a promotion-free zone. Any submissions that hint at sales, promotion or marketing will be rejected. Repeated submissions of sales-related content will be reported to Google and Blogger as inappropriate.

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Original materials will be attributed to content owners, unless otherwise agreed. In instances where the author wishes to remain anonymous, content will be attributed to an anonymous author and not the blog owner. 

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Various submissions will be considered for publication including, but not limited to, op-eds, random observations, interesting musings, works of art, poetry, interviews, etc. 

Readers may also submit news stories, YouTube videos and more originating from a third party; these submissions will be attributed to the appropriate and rightful content owner but credit will also be provided to the submitter for finding and sharing the material with this community. 

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While this is a safe space, it is also a free space. Remuneration will not be offered for original content. Submissions are voluntary. 

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