Today’s Good News: “Pay What You Feel” Grocery Store Helps With Food Insecurity
The Rescued Food Market is a new grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, stocked with surplus foods donated from other area grocers. The store connects shoppers who are in need with food that might otherwise end up being thrown away. Patrons can get what they need and when checking out, can decide how much or whether to pay for groceries. Source: CBC
A California woman who stepped between an attacker and his victim on a bus is being recognized as a hero by the community. The woman chased the perpetrator off the bus and was also struck by the assailant. The neighborhood Chamber of Commerce set up a crowdfund to show gratitude and help her move to a safer place to live. Source: ABC 7 News
A Florida woman won two $2-million lottery jackpots in the same drawing. Susan Fitton of Boca Raton claimed her $4-million prize from the Mega Millions drawing held on September 14th. The odds of her numbers coming in were one in 12,607,306, according to MegaMillions.com. Source: CNN