Mon May 30, 2016, 01:10 AM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
‘I just felt like I needed to’: North Carolina man drives to Edmonton to help fire evacuees
When Jim McGrath heard about the Fort McMurray wildfire, he knew he wanted to do help but what he ended up doing is quite unique.
McGrath hails from near Raleigh, North Carolina. He jumped into his car and drove across the United States and north to Edmonton to volunteer. “I just felt like I needed to,” he said when asked why he travelled about 4,000 kilometres. McGrath has no connection to the Fort McMurray fire. He has no friends or family in Edmonton or the rest of the province and has only been to Canada a handful of times. More (Includes video): http://globalnews.ca/news/2728672/i-just-felt-like-i-needed-to-north-carolina-man-drives-to-edmonton-to-help-fire-evacuees/ 
He arrived in Edmonton last Wednesday and immediately went to work his first volunteer shift. Julia Wong/Global News
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 ‘I just felt like I needed to’: North Carolina man drives to Edmonton to help fire evacuees (Original post) |
Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | OP |
| laundry_queen | May 2016 | #1 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | #2 | |
| Sherman A1 | May 2016 | #3 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | #4 | |
| Sherman A1 | May 2016 | #5 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | #6 | |
| Cooley Hurd | May 2016 | #7 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | #8 | |
| mmonk | May 2016 | #9 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | #10 | |
| treestar | May 2016 | #11 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | May 2016 | #12 |
Response to laundry_queen (Reply #1)
Mon May 30, 2016, 02:00 AM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
2. I totally agree, loved this article and what this guy is doing, too.
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I've been following news of this horrific fire and what this man had to say and what he's doing actually choked me up - and I just had to post it. Thanks!
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Response to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)
Mon May 30, 2016, 04:25 AM
Sherman A1 (33,682 posts)
3. K&R!
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Response to Sherman A1 (Reply #3)
Mon May 30, 2016, 04:37 AM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
4. Thanks!
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I thought some good news might be nice - for a change.
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Response to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:17 AM
Sherman A1 (33,682 posts)
5. It most certainly is nice to see
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some positive news. I have all but turned off the TV news for anything beyond the weather and even that has become pretty much and "alarmist" rendition of what it needs to be.
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Response to Sherman A1 (Reply #5)
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:23 AM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
6. I know what you mean and the weather isn't even good news around here
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Lightning and thunderstorms all day today, some places nearby even lost power. I make a stab at the news when I first turn on the TV, but all it takes is a glimpse of Trump and I immediately change the channel!
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Response to Cooley Hurd (Reply #7)
Mon May 30, 2016, 07:04 AM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
8. I was so impressed by this story
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We need more people who feel as this man does, here's hoping that promoting this story in the media will inspire others.
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Response to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:38 AM
9. Think how much better the world would be if everyone had that attitude.
Response to mmonk (Reply #9)
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:12 PM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
10. Maybe by publicizing this story, this kind of attitude will catch on
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We sure could use more good news these days.
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Response to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)
Mon May 30, 2016, 05:38 PM
treestar (78,550 posts)
11. wow that was nice
Response to treestar (Reply #11)
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:46 AM
Rhiannon12866 (129,555 posts)
12. I agree!
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A lot of people sympathize with those in the path of disasters, but this man just picked up and acted on it, thought this was such a positive story that I had to share it...
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