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A Heart-Warming Stand This July, 9-year-old Ethan Wargo from Sycamore, US didsomething special: he set up a stand in his neighbourhood to give out compliments. It wassuccessful with dozens of peoplestopping by. Ethan got the idea for his“compliment stand”fromcharacters in a Dog Man book.Those characters had an insult stand, but Ethan thought,“Thatdoesn’t feel right. I can make abetter stand — one forcompliments instead!” Ethan wasn’t the only kidwith a roadside stand nearby.His twin sister Claire ran her ownstand, selling drawings shemade.“I thought it was a goodway to show people how I do myart, and honestly, it was just funmaking them,”Claire said. Ethan’s compliment servicewas free, but some people lefttips. One customer evenstopped by the stand four times!This summer, Ethan and Clairehad a small goal: saving up for amini fridge. After days of runningtheir stands, they did it. Their dad Brandon wasproud of them.“They set up thestands all by themselves. It’ssuch a cute, special idea — soheart-warming,”he said.Brandon added that he tries toteach his kids about emotionalintelligence.“Of course, booklearning is important, butknowing your own feelings andcaring about others’is whatmakes life successful. It’s greatto see that in them.” Ethan’s compliment standdidn’t just help him and Clairereach their goal of buying a minifridge — it also spread joy around the neighbourhood. Fortwo kids who turned simpleideas into joy and success, thissummer will surely be one toremember. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $Helping hands, thankful hearts in two thousand, fourteen year old john joleen, from harsh, an county ahoy province, got his jn cow result thirty fifth in the, that made his whole family full of hope for the future. But a sudden high fever changed everything. Doctors said jean had lucania to save genes life. His parents used up all the family savings and borrowed money from their relatives store by door. When the money ran out with no other choice, they turned to online crowd funding to their joy. Thousands of people gave a helping hand. After going through many difficulties, je got well and went back to school in september twenty twenty two. The family never forgot the help and decided to return every penny. Genes mother set up a stall to sell bother. His father worked in a factory during the day and did part time jobs at night. Je helped his parents in his free time, sharing the family's burden. In november twenty twenty four, the family returned all five hundred and eighty nine thousand and ninety two U. N, and twenty eight thousand. Six hundred and eighty nine people got their return. Love jeans mother thanked everyone in a video, we'll always remember your kindness. The family did more than just return money. genes. Parents donated blood more than twenty times. They also quietly signed an organ donation agreement this year. Jan took the goco and got into hunan university. The family believed this was the best gift for those who once helped them. The world treated the family with kindness, so they wanted to treat the world kindly too. This was their way of saying, thank you then, now and forever. A dads letters from love to a project. Imagine this when you are growing up, your dad sends you a nice letter almost every ten days. He tells you about his day. He shares small funny things. He also cheers you on during big moments. That the special gift rosie polish got from her father, buzz echo. And now SHE shares that love with the whole world. Rosie and her dad have had a heart warming thirty year pen pal relationship. Sometimes rosie got a letter from her dad before we can trip. Sometimes IT was before a summer camp. No matter when IT was, buzz letter was always waiting for her in the mail. By the time he was older, a box in her house held three thousand five hundred of these letter. Buz writes letters to roses. Two year old sun Andrew, too. Then an idea came to rosy, why not let her dada's gift of riding brighten up more lives and make his retirement more meaningful? That's why SHE started the dead letter project. IT connects fathers who love writing letters with people who are lonely, sad or just curious to hear from a father figure. Participants in the project can ask for letters about different things, sad moments, happy events or anything else they want to share. I try my best to help with their problems. I'm honor. They write to me and i'm happy to write back, says buz. As the project website says, sometimes you just need a dad to say you're doing great, give life advice or tell a joke so but you have no choice but to laugh. It's like a hug. But on paper. A heart warming stand. This july, the eighth year old ef war go from sycamore, U. S. Did something special. He set up a stand in his neighborhood to give out compliments. IT was successful with dozens of people stopping by. Ethan got the idea for his compliment, stand from characters in a dogman book. Those characters had an insult stand, but even then thought, that doesn't feel right. I can make a Better stand one for compliments. Instead, Ethan wasn't the only kid with a roadside stand nearby. His twin sister Clair, ran her own stand selling drawings SHE made. I thought IT was a good way to show people how I do my art. And honestly, IT was just fun making them Ethan's compliment. Service was free, but some people left tips. One customer even stopped by the stand. For times this summer, eaon and clare had a small goal, saving up for a mini fridge after days of running their stands. They did IT. Their dad, Brandon was proud of them. They set up the stands all by themselves. It's such a cute, special idea, so hard warming, he said. Brandon added that he tries to teach his kids about emotional intelligence. Of course, book learning is important, but knowing your own feelings and caring about others is what makes life successful. It's great to see that in them. Ethan's compliment stand didn't just help him and clare reach their goal of buying a mini fridge. IT also spread joy around the neighborhood. For two kids who turn simple ideas into joy and success, this summer will surely be one to remember. A Dad’s Letters: From Love to a Project Imagine this: When you are growing up, your dad sendsyou a nice letter almost every 10 days. He tells you about hisday. He shares small, funny things. He also cheers you onduring big moments. That’s the special gift Rosie Paulik gotfrom her father, Buz Ecker, and now she shares that love withthe whole world. Rosie and her dad have had a heart-warming 30-yearpen pal relationship. Sometimes Rosie got a letter from herdad before a weekend trip. Sometimes it was before asummer camp. No matter when it was, Buz’s letter wasalways waiting for her in the mail. By the time she was older,a box in her house held 3,500 of these letters. Buz writes letters to Rosie’s 2-year-old son Andrew, too.Then an idea came to Rosie: why not let her dad’s gift ofwriting brighten up more lives, and make his retirement moremeaningful? That’s why she started the Dad Letter Project. Itconnects fathers who love writing letters with people who arelonely, sad, or just curious to hear from a father figure.Participants in the project can ask for letters about differentthings — sad moments, happy events, or anything else theywant to share.“I try my best to help with their problems. I’m honoured they write to me, and I’m happy to write back,”says Buz. As the project’s website says,“Sometimes, you justneed a dad to say you’re doing great, give life advice, ortell a joke so bad you have no choice but to laugh. It’slike a hug, but on paper.” 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $ Helping Hands, Thankful Hearts In 2019, 14-year-old JinZhenglin from Huoshan County, Anhui Province, got his Zhongkao result — 35th in the county. Thatmade his whole family full of hopefor the future, but a sudden highfever changed everything. Doctorssaid Jin had leukemia. To save Jin’s life, his parentsused up all the family’s savings and borrowed money from theirrelatives door by door. When themoney ran out, with no otherchoice, they turned to onlinecrowdfunding. To their joy,thousands of people gave ahelping hand. After going through manydifficulties, Jin got well and wentback to school in September 2022.The family never forgot the helpand decided to return every penny.Jin’s mother set up a stall to sellBaozi. His father worked in afactory during the day and didpart-time jobs at night. Jin helpedhis parents in his free time, sharingthe family’s burden. In November 2024, the familyreturned all 589,092 yuan and28,689 people got their“returnedlove”. Jin’s mother thankedeveryone in a video,“We’ll alwaysremember your kindness.” The family did more than justreturn money. Jin’s parentsdonated blood more than 20times. They also quietly signed anorgan donation agreement. This year, Jin took theGaokao and got into HunanUniversity. The family believedthis was the best gift for thosewho once helped them. The world treated the familywith kindness, so they wanted totreat the world kindly too. This wastheir way of saying thank you —then, now and forever. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $
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