Most people’s attentions were dominated by one story — and one story, alone — these past few days. But last week was about a whole lot more than just Osama bin Laden. Check out these heartwarming stories:
- Huan Guofu is a painter responsible for beautiful, vivid compositions — all the more amazing because he has no arms. (CNTV)
- Residents of the Gaza Strip celebrated the region’s first-ever marathon this week to raise $1 million to sponsor children’s summer camps. (Reuters)
- Jakarta, Indonesia, celebrated “car-free” day last week, giving residents some respite from perpetual gridlock. (Christian Science Monitor)
- What’s one way to celebrate your 100th birthday in style? How about by getting married? (NBC News)
- Three engineering students at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana designed and built a set of mechanical arms for a young boy born without functional appendages of his own. (Huffington Post)
Rose-Hulman students design arm for boy: wthitv.com
- Beverly Hills residents are launching an effort to raise $1 million to help avoid dozens of layoffs in their school district. (AP)
- A Pennsylvania high school senior organized a fundraiser to collect clothing and supplies for the Russian orphanage where she once lived. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- One deer in Buffalo, N.Y., has struck up an unlikely friendship with a mother goose whose eggs it helped guard for weeks. (Reuters)
- College rivalries can be intense — especially in Alabama. But one Auburn University fan is spearheading a tornado recovery effort in Tuscaloosa, home to the rival Alabama Crimson Tide squad. (NBC News)
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