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Ten-Year-old Boy Gifts Easter Baskets To Needy

Ten-year-old Carl and his mother have been giving out Easter baskets to the needy in Memphis, TN for the last six years. They started in 2020 when many were out of work due to COVID. Carl says the tradition means a lot to him. “Sometimes I just want to cry,” he explained, “because I’ve helped so many people who are in need and less fortunate.”

This year it was an event which included the Easter Bunny. Carl and his mother handed out 300 baskets. Many other cities have individuals who do the same thing. A church in San Antonio, TX and a motorcycle dealership in St. Charles LA gave away Easter baskets this year as well.

Man Finds 3.81 Carat Diamond

David regularly visits the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, traveling from his home in Minnesota. He visited the park in April, and while he was there, he saw something shiny on the ground that appeared to be a candy wrapper. However, the closer he got to it, the less it looked like a wrapper. Before he even picked it up, he knew it was a diamond.

When he showed it to the park personnel, they registered it as a 3.81 carat diamond. He was really surprised to find one that large. “You just never know what you’re gonna find. It’s a chance of a lifetime,” he said, adding it would probably never happen again for him but maybe for the next person.

From the park’s website, The only place in the world where the public can search for real diamonds in their original volcanic source, Crater of Diamonds is a one-of-a-kind experience that brings people from all over the world to Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Visitors to the park search a 37-acre field, the eroded surface of a volcanic crater, for a variety of rocks, minerals, and gemstones – and any rock or mineral you find is yours to keep.

Arizona Ranch Dog Guides Toddler To Safety

Two year-old Boden wandered away from his home in Seligman, AZ, one afternoon in April, and the community and police organized a 16-hour search. However, he was found seven miles away near Kingman, AZ. Scotty’s dog, Buford, found the child on Scotty’s ranch and was escorting him up to the house.

This is an area where wildlife sightings are frequent. Bears, coyotes, snakes and mountain lions are plentiful in the area. In fact, when officers did a thermal scan of the area during the search, the scanners found two mountain lions.

According to Scotty, the child followed a power line to his property. The boy told him he slept under a tree and the dog found him. The rancher also explained that Buford is an Anatolian Pyrenees whose purpose is to safeguard his family. “He goes out at night and just kind of patrols. He goes half a mile, a mile from the house and just makes big loops, keeps coyotes out,” he noted.

Police Officer Saves Child Despite His Fear Of Heights

A Philadelphia, PA, police officer put aside his fears when a 911 call came in about a child on the roof of a house. Officer Eric rushed to the neighborhood to try to help. He had always been afraid of heights, but had to do something. He rushed into the house, notifying an adult in the house that the child was on the roof. The parents weren’t aware because a neighbor had called it in. He climbed out onto the roof and took the child back into the house.

“I just locked onto the kid and started trying to map out how I can safely grab the kid without startling him and him possibly falling over the edge of the roof. I don’t even think he knew I was there,” the officer explained. “Instantly overcoming my fear of heights and getting him off the roof… it hit home because it could have been my kid and I would want someone to do the same.”

Mail Carrier Saves Child From Dog Mauling

Letter carrier Rungphet was delivering mail and noticed that a school bus had stopped nearby. She suddenly heard screams and saw that a dog had attacked a girl after she got off the bus. The dog had bitten on the girl’s leg and was trying to drag her away. A woman in the neighborhood was trying to get the girl away from the dog. Rungphet stopped her truck, grabbed her dog spray and went to help. She had to spray the dog several times before it backed off, then she pulled her truck between the child and the dog while the neighbor helped the child.

The ambulance was called, and the child was taken to the hospital, where she underwent several surgeries. She had suffered many bites, almost losing her arm. However, she was back at school about a month later. The dog had to be euthanized.

Rungphet received an award for her actions. Following the harrowing incident, she said of the child, “She comes up to me and gives me hugs. Every time she sees the mail truck, she comes running. That’s the best.”