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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘We should all do it': Utah Food Bank volunteer shares why it's important to help others
SALT LAKE CITY () — Last year, the Utah Food Bank distributed 65.5 million pounds of food to Utahns facing hunger. Many of those meals were delivered directly to those who needed them by individuals like Bob Barr, who has been making monthly deliveries for 30 years. ABC4 joined Bob and his wife Jane during one of their deliveries. Going through a section of the Salt Lake City warehouse, the couple gathered groceries for the people they would visit. It's the basics — bread, milk, cheese — but it's the basics that are needed. 'No matter what neighborhood you live in, no matter what part of the state you live in, you don't have to look very far to find somebody who can use a little help. We should all do it, give them a little help,' Bob said. While Jane was Bob's co-pilot this trip, sometimes a neighbor, or grandchild, instead will sit in the passenger seat during these deliveries. Bob explained why he likes to bring his family with him to deliveries. 'You need to show them that's a part of life. It's something that I hope many people would not consider optional. It simply is something that has to be done,' he said. If you ask Bob, he will tell you these deliveries aren't that big of a deal, it's the least he can do, but for the people he visits, it's a great service. Bob thinks all of us can and should help, saying, 'If 20% of the population gave 1% of their time to donate – 99% of the problems on the Earth will be resolved. I feel it's an obligation.' If you would like to help the Utah Food Bank they will take your food, time, or money. You can donate at the Utah Food Bank website. To share stories of kindness in your community, email us actsofkindness@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
9/11 Day co-founder talks about kindness and unity at Utah summit
SALT LAKE CITY () — Great minds from around the world came together in Utah to discuss kindness over the weekend. One of the guests shared how they took one of our country's greatest tragedies and turned it into an opportunity to serve. David Paine knows firsthand the pain of September 11th, 2001; but he also knows of the unity our nation felt after the tragedy. It is that unity he works each day to bring to our country through his group, 911 Day. This is a national group aimed at helping everyone remember the tragedy, but more importantly, the kindness of that time. Paine said, 'It changed me and it made me want to find a way to keep that spirit alive in not just me, but the world. That is what inspired us to transform 9/11 into a day of doing good. We have essentially done that.' Each year, as the anniversary approaches, Paine and his team go out sharing kindness by serving others. They do this with service projects around the country to remind everyone that there is so much good out there. Paine said, 'Next year will be the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and believe it or not, over 100 million Americans right now have no memories of the September 11th attacks. They were too young to remember the horror of those moments.' Paine was in Utah for the Kindness Summit 2025. He joined leaders from Utah, like Gov. Spencer Cox (R-Utah), and others from around the world to talk about kindness. Just like One Kind Act a Day, Paine believes small individual kindness can change the world. Paine continued, 'We are good all of the time. We need to bring that forward every day and not just when tragedy strikes our lives.' To learn more about 9/11 Day, visit their website HERE. If you have any kindness in your world that you want to share, please email us at ActsofKindness@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
