A little something to inspire

[April]

Please add your own links and/or stories.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/627166.asp

Sept 11 - In the midst of terror and tragedy,
charity fought back across America - and
across the Internet. Tales of thousands of small
heroes are emerging, from a New York City bus
driver who sped people to safety amid falling
debris to a McDonald's manager near ground
zero who kept his store open to give rescue
workers water. But the kindness has spread far
and wide outside New York and Washington
D.C. Long lines outside blood donor agencies
started forming spontaneously Tuesday morning.
And around the country, homeowners near
airports are offering free housing to stranded
travelers through Internet message boards.

Read the rest of the story at the link above.

 

[April]

No inspirational stories of everyday heroes? How sad. C'mon, people. It might make you feel better.

 

[Sonora]

This was posted on another board I visit.


A woman who worked for Morgan Stanley on the 64th floor of Tower 2 -- able to walk only with crutches -- was carried down by fellow employees. "It was incredibly difficult," said the woman, who asked that her name not be used. "They had me over their shoulder for 5 or 10 flights and just couldn't do it."

Another co-worker she knew only as Louis came upon the struggling group, lifted the woman to his shoulder and carried her by himself, she said, adding that the temperature in the stairwell was at least 90 degrees.

At about the 15th or 20th floor, the woman recalled, a security guard said they were out of danger, and urged Louis to leave the woman and continue on his own. Louis refused.

"He carried me down all 54 flights, and then out of the building," she said, "all the way to the E.M.T. guys, and he stuck with me until we got one who said I could go in an ambulance."