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You Can Help Prevent a Suicide

Suicide Prevention Lifeline Sign

EDITOR’S NOTE: In these critical times of the novel coronavirus pandemic, there are people worldwide who are considering suicide. Today, everyone can play a role in Suicide Prevention. Call or Share this toll free number to chat with a lifeline member… 1-800-273-TALK (8255) What is the one thing most people …

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Retired Atlanta Police sergeant leaves $600 tip

Sgt. Carrie Mills and receipt

A retired officer with the Atlanta Police Department used part of her stimulus check to help one of her favorite local restaurants. Retired Sgt. Carrie Mills recently ordered take-out from her favorite restaurant in Forest Park, Dai Loi. The order of spring rolls came to $6.21, but it is Mills’ tip that left …

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They were Healed

This poem was written in 1869, reprinted during the 1918 Pandemic. It was written in 1869 by Kathleen O’Mara: And people stayed at homeAnd read books, And listened, And they rested, And did exercisesAnd made art and played, And learned new ways of being, And stopped and listened, More deeply, …

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World Central Kitchen feeds the hungry during outbreak of coronavirus

José Andrés, a world famous Michelin Chef, founded World Central Kitchen after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti with the belief that food can be an agent of change. They have expanded globally and have developed into a group of generous chefs creating smart solutions to hunger and poverty. WCK …

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