December Holiday Heroes

December marches on and the ladies are here with the holiday serotonin boost we all need! Red leads the way in sharing 4 profiles of Holiday Heroes - from West Jet airlines Christmas miracles to Craiglist ad surprises and an update to a Thanksgiving text mixup. Then our hosts play a volunteer themed "Do We Love This or That?" and send their love for a happy holiday season!

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Show Credits

Theme song: "Busy Old Sun" by Vaudeville 

Cover Art: Jenny Lam @jennylamalam

Editing: Kelly & Red  @kellylansing @missredventure

Sleigh bells sound effect from nbenjaminflack on Freesound

 

Sources:

WestJet "WestJet Christmas Miracle: Holiday Heroes" https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/who-we-are/brand/christmas-miracle

CBS News "Calif. woman who tries to rent family via Craigslist gets so much more" by Steve Hartman https://www.cbsnews.com/news/calif-woman-tries-to-rent-family-via-craiglist-is-given-so-much-more/

MLive "Good Samaritan donates Christmas trees to families in need" by Tom Rademacher https://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/2013/12/tom_rademacher_good_samaritan.html

Facebook "Uplift: The Christmas Tree Angel From Michigan" https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2763598760443754&id=303661393104182&set=a.316895231780798 

Thrillist "Real-Life Holiday Miracles That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity" by Rebecca Strassberg https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/nation/real-life-holiday-miracles-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity 

BuzzFeed News "After Abuse Survivor Tries To Rent Family On Craigslist, Surge Of Victims Respond" by Rachel Zarrell https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rachelzarrell/abuse-survivor-tries-to-rent-family-on-craigslist-dozens-of

Foster Nation "Jackie Turner" https://www.fosternation.org/speakup-posts/2017/2/20/jackie-turner 

Adoption.com "My Adoptive Life Gave Me a New Beginning Contrary to my start in life, now I have people who protect me." by Jackie Turner https://adoption.com/my-adoptive-life-gave-me-a-new-beginning 

CBS News "8 years ago a grandma accidentally texted a young man she didn't know about Thanksgiving. They've gone from strangers to family to business partners" by Caitlin O'Kane https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jamal-hinton-wanda-dench-thanksgiving-text-eight-years-celebrating-airbnb/

 

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