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"Gloria Scott decided it was time to call an electrician in early August after she flipped on a light switch in her kitchen and sparks flew out of an overhead fixture, tripping her circuit breaker..."

"Electrician John Kinney fixed the problem... But.... he couldn?t stop thinking about Scott, 72, living with her dog in her dilapidated house in Woburn, Mass., a suburban working-class community about 12 miles outside of Boston. 'She reminded me of my nana, who passed away 10 years ago,' said Kinney, 37, who runs Kinney Electric... The following Monday, Kinney returned to Scott?s home with an offer: 'I have a lot of friends ? how about if I put together a group to come over and help you fix things up around here,' he recalled telling her. 'There will be no cost to you whatsoever.'... 'This has been a heartwarming experience for the whole town.' Victor Oliveira, owner of VCO Landscaping, said he was excited to redesign Scott?s front and back yards after he read about her on Facebook.... 'Gloria?s in seventh heaven and seems at a loss for words about what we?re doing,' he said. 'She?s gone from living alone to having a bunch of new friends.... I can?t believe that all of these volunteers keep showing up day after day to help me.... I wish that I could think of something to do for them. They?re an incredible band of brothers.... Now, I hope we can do the same for all of the other Glorias out there. Nobody should have to go through life alone.'"

Full post as published by Althouse on October 07, 2020 (boomark / email).