A Lavender Bunny, Not a Yellow Butterfly

NPR, My Unsung Hero, February 2, 2026

Riding a bicycle in a major city is dangerous, but she did not expect to be rescued by a lavender bunny on a unicycle.

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Carter Center Guinea Worm Disease 2025 Totals All Time Low

CBS News, updated January 30, 2026

Former President Jimmy Carter, humanitarian concerned with the whole world, made one of the missions of his Carter Center to eliminate Guinea Worm Disease. While he did not live to see that happen, the end is close.

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Nonprofit care kits for Minnesota families facing uncertainty

CBS News, January 29, 2026

Non-profit volunteers put together a care kit for children hiding at home in Minnesota. The kits are tailored for each child: food deliveries, toys, games, and art supplies for children staying away from school.

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Rising from the ashes, a symbol of hope at the Rose Parade

NPR, January 1, 2026

Volunteers who survived the Palisades and Eatons Fire in early January, 2025, created a phoenix on the “Rising Together” float for the New Year’s Day Rose Parade. In addition to the phoenix, thirty-one sunflowers represent the thirty-one lives lost in the fire.

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‘God walks with us through the ashes.’ A poignant Ash Wednesday after LA wildfires

NPR, All Things Considered, March 5, 2025

The congregation of the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church lost their building in the Palisades Fire in early January, 2025. For now, they are sharing a nearby church.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Altadena is also sharing with a neighboring church.

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