Veterans Helping Veterans and Paying it Forward at a Garage Sale…That’s in Our Carolina Kindness Stories

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Carol Dion a Blue Star Mother here on the Grand Strand shares this…veterans helping veterans. “10 years ago the Blue Star Mothers of Coastal Carolina and dads, built a handicap ramp for a veteran family. Fast forward to now, the ramp is used by both members of the family including John who is a Vietnam veteran and by the way, their son Adam, an Army Iraq war veteran, passed 2 years ago. The ramp is in need of some repairs. last weekend some blue star moms and dads and a CVMA member Sandman, cleaned the yard, pressure washed the house and ramp. This Sunday, CVMA members, trap, waldo, battle and uber came and helped make the repairs needed to make the ramp sturdy for hopefully another 10 years! This is what veterans helping veterans truly is. The Blue Star Mothers are extremely grateful for the help making it a bit easier for Jane and John.

When it comes to getting around…these Honda employees bridge the gap for pediatric patients. They engineered a way to help make a sick child’s visit to the hospital a little better. Honda teamed up with the hospital to create a first-of-its kind electric car made just for kids! One of Honda’s in-house engineers built them… it’s part of a partnership “Project Courage,” that aims to make hospital stays a little bit more fun for children battling serious illnesses. Now, patients can drive themselves to their treatments in various parts of the hospital, giving them something a reason to look forward to those appointments.

The publication Reader’s Digest recently asked readers to share a few accounts of compassion. A couple from Florida shared an act of kindness that they’ve always remebered… Joann Sanderson writes: Two firefighters were waiting in line at a fast-food restaurant when the siren sounded on their fire truck parked outside.
As they turned to leave, a couple who had just received their order handed their food to the firefighters.
The couple then got back in line to reorder. Doubling down on their selfless act, the manager refused to take their money.”

Another reader recalled kindess she experienced while having a yard sale. Ms. Stooksbury wrote: “A woman at our yard sale wore a perfume that smelled heavenly and familiar. “What are you wearing?” she asked. “White Shoulders,” she replied. Suddenly she was bowled over by a flood of memories. White Shoulders was the one gift I could count on at Christmas from my late mother. We chatted a while, and she bought some things and left. But, a few hours later, she returned holding a new bottle of White Shoulders. I sais she couldn’t recall “which one of us started crying first.”