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Construction Technology Class Students at Westerly High School in Rhode Island Build a Covered Bus Stop for a Disabled ChildRyder Kilam's house is only about 75 feet from the bus stop. While this may be a short distance for most people, for Ryder, it is pretty far, as he cannot walk. Every morning, his parents would push him to the end of their driveway, and Ryder would wait for the bus after. Unfortunately, not all mornings have been good for the 5-year-old. Rainy days are a challenge for him, and he would get wet while waiting for the bus. Ryder's parents tried to solve the problem by putting on a large umbrella in the area. Unfortunately, it didn't work, so they posted their problem on Facebook, and it reached the Construction Technology class at Westerly High School. Amazingly, the class readily volunteered to build a bus hut for Ryder.Three classes worked on the bus hut, and Ryder has been using it ever since its installation.Now this is wholesome!More about this story over at WJAR.(Images: WJAR)#Wholesome #Carpentry #BusHut

Forget-Me-Not Park Opens in St. Charles, Missouri to Honor Those With DementiaThe Forget-Me-Not Park, a park dedicated to people who have dementia, officially opened on November 21, 2021. The ribbon-cutting happened on that day at 10 in the morning.The place was adopted by the Bev Roy Hope Foundation for development and care. People of all ages can go to the park to chat and enjoy the view, have a picnic, or play chess.Thanks to the foundation's efforts, the City of St. Charles, Missouri, has been designated as an Age/Dementia friendly city.The Forget-Me-Not Park can be found at 150 South Main Street.(Image Credit: Monica Ryan via Fox2Now)#Parks #Wholesome #Missouri

Susana Orrego, a Harvard Medical Student Studying Abroad in the United States from Columbia, Placed a Note on Nextdoor Asking to be Invited to a Real Thanksgiving DinnerSusana Orrego and her husband recently moved to Boston from Colombia and wanted to experience her first-ever Thanksgiving. According to Orrego, since there were no classes during the week of the holiday, she decided to make a post on Nextdoor asking if anyone wants to share Thanksgiving with two strangers.Surprisingly, after uploading the post on the neighborhood website, a lot of comments and invites were sent to them. In the end, the couple accepted an invitation from Carol Lesser, a nurse practitioner who lives in the same part of town as the couple. Lesser invited the couple for a personal reason. “When I was a young person, I traveled around the world and strangers took me into their home,” she explained. “I remember one year being in Mexico and a family took me in and showed me a Mexican Christmas, so it just seemed like something I’d be interested in. But I never imagined she’d choose us. I felt like I won the lottery.”Image screenshots via 7 News Boston #Thanksgiving #Wholesome #Kindness #Holidays #Culture 