HUMAN KINDNESS & GOODNESS | BOSTON (collecting stories here)

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Last edited Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:08 AM - Edit history (4)

In the first hours we heard/saw accounts of the many people rushing toward the explosion, to help the injured, are already pouring in.

Boston residents offering food, shelter and comfort to the marathon runners from out of town.

There are many stories now. Let's share such stories here in a running thread.

I send a hug to anyone who needs one. My thoughts are with all affected by these horrific events.

[Cha]

1. Thank you, OneGrassRoot

As Susan Rice said, ".. tonight we are all Bostonians."

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5. ...

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2. Here is a start....

Overwhelming kindness follows Boston Marathon blast

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-blast-help/2086273/

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3. Boston Marathon Room Listings Offer Hope in Tragedy's Wake

Tyler Fenton lives in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood, and can sleep five people between his extra bed, couch and floor.

David Rahn lives in Brighton, and has room for one — plus extra clothes, Wi-Fi, a shower and more amenities for use.

Kara Bauer lives 40 minutes outside town, but "would happily drive anywhere to pick up a runner who needs food, shelter and comfort."

Fenton, Rahn and Bauer are among hundreds of area residents who have listed their phone numbers and email addresses online after a Boston.com call to action. The Boston Globe's digital arm asked locals to offer extra space to Boston Marathon runners and spectators stranded in town after Monday afternoon's deadly explosions.

http://mashable.com/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-room-offers/

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4. Neighbors Lend a Hand to Boston Marathon Runners After Explosions

Gail McManaman and her coworkers were relaxing on the lawn of her Beacon Street apartment watching the Boston Marathon when two explosions at finish line stopped the party in its tracks.

“We were watching the marathon and we had the TV out to watch the Red Sox game at the same time,” she said, a bit frazzled and surveying the crowd.

Gail and her family turned the TV to local broadcasting so that runners could stay tuned to what was happening just two miles down the road at the finish line.

Marathon runners and watchers gathered around the TV, dumbstruck as the news of multiple explosions and a growing number of injured came in.


http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/16035-boston-marathon-neighbors-helping-out/74996/

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6. 13 Examples Of People Being Awesome After The Attack

See link for images of regular people being amazing.

http://www.businessinsider.com/inspiring-images-from-boston-2013-4

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7. Check this out

http://www.reddit.com/r/Random_Acts_Of_Pizza/comments/1cf3z5/offerrequest_boston_marathon/
Much more heavily upvoted (in Reddit terms) than most other threads in the history of that subreddit

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8. How wonderful!

I'm trying to learn my way around reddit recently. Too many subreddits to wrap my head around and I've never seen this one.

Thanks so much for sharing this here!!!

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9. These Soldiers Did the Boston Marathon Wearing 40-Pound Packs. Then They Helped Save Lives.

At 5:20 a.m. on Monday, four hours before the Boston Marathon's elite runners took off, a group of 15 active-duty soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard gathered at the starting line in Hopkinson. Each soldier was in full combat uniform and carried a "ruck," a military backpack weighing about 40 pounds. The rucks were filled with Camelbacks of water, extra uniforms, Gatorade, changes of socks—and first-aid and trauma kits. It was all just supposed to be symbolic.

"Forced marches" or "humps" are a regular part of military training, brisk walking over tough terrain while carrying gear that could help a soldier survive if stranded alone. These soldiers, participating in "Tough Ruck 2013," were doing the 26 miles of the Boston Marathon to honor comrades killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, or lost to suicide and PTSD-related accidents after coming home.

It took about eight hours for all of the soldiers to cross the finish line, some cruising nearly at a 13-minute mile, others coming in at a little slower pace. They were gathered near the medical tent behind the finish line, waiting for the elite runners to come in. That was the contingency plan in case anything went wrong—meet by the medical tent.

"You never think you're gonna need it, but you always have to have a contingency plan," says Lieutenant Stephen Fiola of the 1060th Transportation Company, who worked with the Military Friends Foundation to organize the march. Two soldiers stationed in Afghanistan also participated in the ruck from afar, according to Fiola, marching in circles around their base for 26 miles in remembrance of fallen comrades.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/tough-ruck-soliders-arredondo-boston-marathon

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10. Carlos Arredondo hailed as hero for Boston Marathon rescue efforts

I know there are many stories out there about Mr. Arrendondo. Here's one for this thread, for posterity.

The aftermath of many public disasters sees the swift emergence of a public hero to counterpoint the tragedy. With the Boston Marathon attack, this person is even more extraordinary than usual: the cowboy-hatted peace campaigner and bereaved father Carlos Arredondo.

The 52-year-old Costa Rican immigrant is visible in a series of photos and videos taken immediately after the twin blasts near the finish line. The distinctive, long-haired figure sprints across the street to tear away fencing and scaffolding to reach victims. Reports said he used his clothes and towels to try to staunch bleeding.

In one graphic photograph, Arredondo can be seen seemingly pinching shut the end of an artery on the part-severed leg of a man being carried away in a wheelchair. "I kept talking to him. I kept saying: 'Stay with me, stay with me,'" Arredondo told the newspaper Maine Today.

It emerged on Tuesday that the man in the wheelchair later had to have both legs removed. Jeff Bauman, 27 had a double amputation at Boston Medical Centre. He had come to see his girlfriend run.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/16/carlos-arredondo-hero-boston-marathon

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11. Will Pitt's thread: Mr. Rogers "Look for The Helpers"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022680088

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12. To Boston. From Kabul. With Love.

BEAUTIFUL IMAGES:

http://principlepictures.com/blog/2013/04/16/to-boston-from-kabul-with-love/

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13. Thanks to reddit, Boston receives peak pizza (lol) :)

http://www.dailydot.com/news/reddit-sends-boston-too-much-pizza/

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14. More kindness from strangers

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15. UPDATE!!!

http://www.kcaw.org/2013/04/15/sitka-man-finishes-boston-race/

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16. kick n/t

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17. Thank you

I wasn't aware of this group..

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18. Glad you found it.

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19. Bradley Cooper visits injured in hospital

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311719/Bradley-Cooper-New-England-Patriot-visits-bombing-victims-Boston-hospital.html

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20. Nice :) (I have to include a pic...love to look at Bradley Cooper)

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21. Support from Syria to Boston, from Boston to Syria...

Last edited Mon Apr 22, 2013, 05:27 AM - Edit history (1)

Kindness begets kindness. A message of support from Syria to Boston, is returned, from Boston to Syria.

The sign from Boston reads, "Friends in Syria - we too hope for the safety of your families and for Peace."

Perhaps one day our governments will be a true reflection of The People, and then we will know Peace. ♥


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=283043341830071&set=a.248000805334325.62121.247514522049620&type=1&theater

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22. VIDEO: Marine/Paraolympian visits Boston Marathon victim to give hope