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[Marp]

From Newser.com

When a snowstorm hit a month ago, a Rhode Island 10-year-old decided to give nurses battling the coronavirus a hand when it snowed next. "I was thinking they've been helping us a lot through this whole pandemic," Christian Stone said, "and I figured why don't we help them, you know?" He reasoned that after their shift at Westerly Hospital they "want to get home from work, so we thought we would make it a tiny bit easier for them by cleaning off their cars for them." So on Monday afternoon, Christian and his friend's mother, Abbey Meeker, suited up and headed for the hospital's parking lot, WJAR reports. She would've preferred showing their appreciation another way. "It sucked. I hate the snow," Meeker said, adding that she did it "because this is what he's passionate about. I did it because he wanted to do it. It's a good feeling."

The parking lot was being plowed, but the cars in it were covered. It kept snowing as the two worked, per WXIX, and it was windy.They worked from 2pm until evening. "Honestly, we've probably done at least 80 cars," Meeker said. "It's been cold but extremely fun seeing how happy they get," Christian said. "Some of them say, 'Thank you so much,' and I'm just really happy to see them happy." A few of the hospital employees offered to pay for the service. "We just said, 'We're doing this for you guys cause you're here for us,'" Meeker said. Christian said, "We want them to be able go home and see their family after a long day of work." He agreed with Meeker: "It's a good feeling."

[KingstonsMom]

@Marp 

Sweet story!

Kids can be so kind and thoughtful, given the chance!

[deepwaterdotter]

I love this story, bless this boy and his mom.

[NicksmomESQ]

What a wonderful boy!! Thanks for sharing.

[Pook]

This a child who obviously was raised right and not one of the many "entitled" ones who are raised to only care about themselves and what they are going through during this pandemic! 

[BlueFinch]

I saw this story unfold on TV.  I couldn't stop smiling at the kindness shown and wished I could give that 10 year old a giant hug, or, at least, a hearty breakfast somewhere afterwards.

However, I suspect many of those cars would be snowbound and not leaving anytime soon. Nurses would probably be sleeping over, or doing double shifts. 

If bad weather is predicted, you pack a double, or triple lunch, since you know once you get there, you're not going anywhere. 

[JYWilliams]

I saw that on the news and it put a smile on my face. What a kind hearted child.

[Spurt]

@Marp 

What a nice story thank you for sharing.....