Here's A Story To Make You Feel Good

[JimGinPA]

https://www.kmov.com/news/a-fedex-driver-surprised-a-boy-with-a-new-basketball-and-hoop-after-she-noticed/article_d681aed9-34bd-5e2e-8295-da29a8bab28a.html?fbclid=IwAR1IC6GkswHB9HdjThYIQk5H717xi5OME2D33XBaRBkHT-QZ823ptx5Kf1I

A FedEx driver surprised a boy with a new basketball and hoop after she noticed him playing with a broken one

(CNN) -- Every once in a while, as FedEx driver Aubrey Robinson made her regular delivery stops in a neighborhood in rural southeastern Indiana, she'd come across a young boy playing basketball with an old rusty, bent hoop.

After thinking about it for months, Robinson decided to get the boy, 11-year-old Elijah Maines, a new basketball and hoop -- the best her money could buy -- and had the hoop installed while the family wasn't home.

With her surprise gift she left a note: "Just wanted you and your son to have the best hoop that'll grow with him and all his friends," she wrote, signing it as "just one of the FedEx drivers in the area."

It was an instinctive act of kindness that led to a special friendship -- and memories that Elijah's family says will last a lifetime.

"It was crazy to me how happy he was with the bent up, broken hoop. Every time I saw him he was so joyful playing basketball. Seeing him so happy stuck with me," Robinson told CNN. "I just wouldn't stop thinking about it, I really wanted to get him a hoop. I was like, 'Is that weird?' But then I just said, you know what, he deserves it, I'm getting him a hoop."

After installing the hoop and leaving the note, Robinson didn't return to the neighborhood for weeks. She thought the family wouldn't realize it was her, she said, but she was more than satisfied to know in her heart she probably "made the kid's day."

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"When Elijah came home and I showed it to him, he got really emotional. He got teary-eyed but he's an 11-year-old boy so he really didn't want to admit he was crying," she laughed. "He just sat there for 10 minutes staring at the ball until it really touched him that she went out of her way to do something just for him."

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[Ohiogal]

1. I've got something in my eye ....

[monmouth4]

2. This is the kind of inspiration that make NBA standouts. Congratulations to all!...n/t

[alphafemale]

5. Really?

Find something to be miserable about that easily?

[Mazeltov Cocktail]

16. Yes, really...

My neighbor did exactly the same thing for a single mother with four boys in our neighborhood...at midnight, 1:00 a.m. there were 12-15 boys playing basketball in the street.
The really heart warming story in our neighborhood was when the Krispy Kreme truck clipped the damn thing and refused to replace it.
My neighbor really regretted his act of kindness.

[Skittles]

22. I work nights but will never yell at kids having fun who wake me up

I have, on occasion, TALKED to them regarding my need to get some sleep

[Illumination]

31. LOL!...You're a glutton for punishment!...

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[Illumination]

25. I'm miserable with rude insulting members like YOU!

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[alphafemale]

37. You were even so ashamed of the post I and others responded to

You removed it yourself.

[Illumination]

38. Here's a better post in it's place. Just had to do some fine tuning...

There's a time & place for EVERYTHING. Basketballs belong in playgrounds A good neighbor IS NOT a NOISE NUSISANCE. A good neighbor is also NOT one that has total disregard for others. I'm hearing...It's all about ME & what I want! So who cares if anyone is bothered by my noise...get USED TO IT! Get counseling or die but don't bother me or someone else about playing basketball! Who cares how neighbors feel because I have my rights darn it!.............................................WHAT A SELF SERVING TRUMPIAN WORLD THIS HAS BECOME!..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

[alphafemale]

49. Nice story.

Have at it

[sheilahi]

6. get a grip

God help this little boy if he steps on your lawn. Maybe you can look into getting your trailer soundproofed. Leave the kid alone, okay? It doesn't look like he's got a lot of luxuries in his life so let him have this.

[Illumination]

30. Get a grip on WHAT? Please don't get pervy with me. You make lots of assumptions here...LOL!

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[JI7]

9. Most areas with kids will have sounds of them playing outside including bouncing and throwing a ball

around .

[malaise]

20. If I don't hear the kids making noise

I check on the parents to see if they are well or gone to visit grandparents.
One of the neighbors has a three year old -one day last week he insisted on kicking his football with me and not his dad (who was playing with him in their yard).

[Illumination]

32. Aren't you simply CHARMING & such a wonderful role model! They should give you a good neighbor

award!...You will make some lucky gal very happy some day. She can work & you can stay home & play with the kids!..... .....

[panader0]

34. Hahaha! You don't know malaise very well............

[malaise]

42. Huh?

I am a female senior citizen

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46. You shouldn't blow your cover like that! But it doesn't matter what sex you are. It's never too late

to take a chance on love & children. You could always adopt. Life does give us options thank goodness..... .....

[Illumination]

26. Not mine. We are good quiet neighbors & aren't a noise nuisance...

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[panader0]

33. You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs.

You may be quiet neighbors, but I'm not sure about the nuisance part.
Do you have children? Do you even like kids?

[Illumination]

39. Don't break the eggs in the first place & everything will be OK!...

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[Illumination]

54. Maybe where YOU live, but NOT where I live! We don't tolerate it. They go to the parks, schools &

Recreation Centers where they're supposed to be, to be considerate of others!..... .....

[KG]

10. seek counseling. really.

[Illumination]

24. You should come along with me for being so rude as to post this to a fellow member for an opposing

view point! Shame on you!..... .....

[sarge43]

11. That child has a little renewed joy in his life and

that's all you can say?

Jeezis.

[Illumination]

35. A renewed joy @ the neighbor's expense. A noise nuisance. It's all about ME & what I want. OH how

Trumpian! Who cares if anyone is bothered by my noise...get USED TO IT! Who cares about my neighbors. In fact "F" 'em! ME MYSEL & I. That's all that matters! JEEZIS to you too!...
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[lildDemz]

13. Join in.

Have fun.

[Illumination]

27. OK here I am. What kind of fun are you talking about? If it's pervy stuff you're interested in...

Sorry, I'm not interested!..... .....

[panader0]

36. What's with the pervy thing?

The "fun" is shooting baskets, you know, playing with kids. And not in the pervy way your mind went.

[Illumination]

40. Don't let me interrupt your precious time. There's playing to be done!...

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[panader0]

41. See post #10

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44. Well thanks but I AM a counselor already! You are such a wonderful person to be concerned about my

well being! Now go make yourself a good tasty breakfast omelet you sweet thing!..... .....Don't forget to get lots of play time in today. It will be crucial for your brain development, etc. ..... .....

[MineralMan]

17. Oh, please...kids make some noise. That's what they do.

For pete's sake!

[Illumination]

28. Ok so you love noise & it's all about what the kids want & you have no regard for neighbors.

That's just lovely...Thank goodness you're not my neighbor! I'm fortunate to have quiet neighbors that aren't a noise nuisance..... .....

[Demsrule86]

43. Go live in a 55 and above neighborhood if you dislike kids...and the 'pervy' post should

be deleted it was uncalled for. An older neighbor who used to come out and talk to us even shoot some baskets with us...gave me books of poetry Edna St Vincent Millay, Robert Frost etc. He was a wonderful man and told us stories of his childhood and really impacted the lives of many of us...I owe my lifelong interest in poetry/literature to him and my interest in history. He was a mensh and helped shape the next generation although he and his wife could not have children.

[Illumination]

48. That's a truly amazing story. Maybe you could become a camp counselor this summer & mentor the

.kids. You could go in the mountains & scream & yell to your heart's contentment!..... .....

[Demsrule86]

50. Well at least I care about kids...have my own and have reached out to others...what have you done?

...that you find my story hilarious says something alright but not about me...sad for you...

[Illumination]

53. LOL!....

.....It's a sad world we live in.... . Please stop crying!...

[MineralMan]

47. That's funny. I said none of those things.

You inferred them from my defense of kids playing. I am a quiet neighbor who also can be annoyed by noises. However, I try to balance my desires against the needs and desires of others. It is good for children to play basketball and do other outdoor activities. So, I don't object when they make noise while doing things that benefit them.

People who can't stand typical neighborhood noises should live on large acreage lots or in seniors-only housing. Family neighborhoods have, you know, families living in them. Children play outdoors. Children make noise. It comes with the neighborhood.

[Illumination]

51. For someone that'ss quiet & doesn't like noise, I am surprised by your rude tone...

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[MineralMan]

52. I see.

[pandr32]

18. The sounds of kids playing makes me feel good. My son was a basketball bouncer.

It's other sounds that bother me, like parties going into the early morning, lawn mowers way too early on a weekend, and the odd asshole who decides to warm up their truck at 5:00 am while they were still inside having breakfast. I've lived near all of these.

[Illumination]

29. It's all noise & that's a noise nuisance. Thank goodness I live in a peaceful community where we

respect each other's right to a peaceful existence! It's not all about ME ME ME I I I..... .....

[niyad]

4. KNR

[mountain grammy]

7. Very nice.. thanks for posting.

[calimary]

12. Angels among us.

[Roc2020]

14. All it takes is one person seeing a need

and doing something about it. What a beautiful news account. Sorely needed.

[karin_sj]

15. I loved this story

It's nice to see people being kind to each other, especially strangers. Makes you realize that there are far more good people in the world than bad. Thanks for sharing this.

[BobTheSubgenius]

19. What a fantastic human being!

Larry Bird came from rural Indiana - you never know...

[TexasBushwhacker]

23. Yup. Indiana is all about basketball 🏀

[LAS14]

21. Awwww!!! Thanks for sharing!!! nt

[Demsrule86]

45. What a lovely story.

Thank you...