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A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear

A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear
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From Canada’s “As it Happens” comes a story by way of Texas of a “Grandma Stand” where volunteer elders offer to lend an ear to anyone beset by troubles. Anyone can walk by the purple lemonade stand and sit down across from a real grandmother to chit-chat, ask advice, or just vent a little to […] The post A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear appeared first on Good News Network.
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