Heartwarming

Legislator Rebecca Sanin's office, Walt Whitman Barnes & Noble and the South Huntington Public Library collected and delivered more than 250 winter coats in one month to Helping Hands Rescue Mission. The coats will be distributed to individuals and families experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

Santa Barbara County Animal Services and Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter are waiving adoption fees for rabbits and guinea pigs through Feb. 15, and adoptable small pets can be met 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Sunday at SBCAS shelters and BUNS.

The Community Foundation for the CSRA on Jan. 15 awarded more than $735,000 to nearly 60 area nonprofits supporting arts, health, education and other services. The funding included a first-time $15,000 grant to Friends of the North Augusta Animals and awards to several Aiken organizations such as Mental Health America and Southern Pickleball Academy.

Las Patronas announced more than $207,000 in grants to six major San Diego nonprofit beneficiaries at a Jan. 14 luncheon, funded by $900,589 raised at the group's 79th Jewel Ball; the awards will support vehicles and equipment for programs across the county.

The M.A.R.S.H.E.L.L.E. Project is fundraising to provide equestrian programs for children in the foster care system, and founder Jordon Marshelle Barrett hopes to begin a cohort within a year using the Red Barn Ranch in partnership with Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle.

Animal Charity of Ohio is holding a special on-site adoption event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as it rolls out expanded services that include regular adoption hours beginning in February, a full-time veterinarian and programs supporting seniors and veterans with pets.

A 2025 Academic Psychiatry article by Abdool et al. examines how simulation-based education connects continuing education, quality improvement, and patient safety, noting links to improved clinical performance and adaptability to crises such as COVID-19.

Quint Studer recommends Michael E. Gerber's The E-Myth Revisited and explains the difference between day-to-day work in the business and deliberate work on systems and talent development.

Quint Studer cites Michael E. Gerber’s The E-Myth Revisited to distinguish day-to-day operational work from system- and talent-building work, and he emphasizes standard operating procedures and staff development as ways to make operations more independent.

Loto Lakewood, a 25-year-old farmer from Wilton, stays in his van in Waterville on nights he works as a downtown chef and cares for three kittens.