Tag: community
Neighbors
Chicago’s Cycle of Giving Drives Community Support Through Bike Donations
Old bikes are getting a second chance on Chicago's Southwest Side, and so are the people who ride them.
At Working Bikes, a nonprofit bicycle shop, thousands of donated bikes arrive every year....
Neighbors
This Stone Skimming Society is Turning Their Viral Park Meet-Ups Into a Growing Outdoor Community
What started with one student asking another, "wanted to go stone skimming?" has turned into one of Liverpool's more unexpected social groups.
When Joel Lewis, 22, asked his physics classmate Luca Killick, 19,...
Neighbors
He Just Completed 1,000 Parkruns and Says The Community Event Saved His Life
A south London runner who has clocked up 1,000 parkruns says the weekly event "saved life" when he was struggling with his mental health.
Darren Wood, 43, from Carshalton, reached the milestone...
Neighbors
This Dad’s Neighborhood Bike Bus Helps Kids Ride to School Safely and Builds Community
A simple ride to school has turned Sam Balto into a social media hit.
Balto created Bike Bus World to get kids moving and excited about going to school. He and other trusted...
Neighbors
A Surprise at a Walmart Bakery Counter Left This Cancer Patient in Tears
Diane Bennett expected to pick up two simple cakes from Walmart. She did not expect a stranger’s kindness to stop her in her tracks.
Bennett, from Greenfield, New York, has been undergoing treatment...
Neighbors
This Teen Wrote to a 102-Year-Old WWII Hero To Thank Her For Her Service
A 102-year-old wartime codebreaker in Scotland has received a message she never expected: a heartfelt letter of gratitude from a teenager nearly 1,000 kilometres away.
Jean Munro served at Bletchley Park during World...