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A Little Bit of Awesome: 5/5/2020 Edition

An anonymous donor just gave a $1 million donation to Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California with only one request: Divide the money up as bonuses to the staff.
So all the full-time employees like nurses, cleaning staff, lab techs, records keepers, and security guards will get an $800 check. Part-time workers will get $600.
Check out the full story RIGHT HERE.


On the first day a restaurant in Austin, Texas reopened, a customer left a $1,300 tip. The owner says the guy told him, quote, “he was extremely grateful that we were open and putting ourselves at risk to serve the community.” You can check out their full story RIGHT HERE.


This a pretty wholesome byproduct of this time. Apparently BIRDWATCHING has become a more popular hobby as people have had a lot more time alone to just stare out of their windows.

Here’s the bird that my wife caught this weekend. It flew into an open window and then the chase was on. Luckily, my wife caught it before the dog or the cat did. Then they just hung out for a bit.

 

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