Isn't it amazing how strangers can come together to help someone in need?

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The discussion revolves around the generous act of strangers coming together to furnish the apartment of the Evo child, who recently moved into her own place. Participants share their reactions, personal anecdotes, and reflections on kindness and community support, highlighting the emotional impact of such generosity.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes how a woman organized donations from her neighbors to furnish the Evo child's empty apartment within 24 hours.
  • Several participants express admiration for the generosity shown by the community, with one noting the emotional significance of such acts of kindness.
  • Some participants reflect on their own experiences moving into apartments, contrasting their past situations with the Evo child's fortunate circumstances.
  • There are humorous remarks about wanting similar generosity for personal needs, such as a new car.
  • One participant emphasizes the importance of expressing gratitude through thank-you notes and gestures like inviting the benefactor for a meal.
  • Another participant shares that they know many people who engage in similar acts of kindness, indicating a broader cultural appreciation for community support.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the heartwarming nature of the community's support for the Evo child, but there are no competing views or disagreements present in the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reflect on their past experiences with minimal furnishings when starting out, suggesting a nostalgic comparison to the current situation of the Evo child.

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Readers interested in community support, acts of kindness, and personal anecdotes about moving and starting anew may find this discussion engaging.

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The Evo child just moved into her own apartment this weekend. She had nothing, so her dad called someone he used to work with and told her that the Evo child had an empty apartment. This woman called all her neighbors and within 24 hours, she had a coffee maker, microwave, toaster oven, glass ware, cups, dishes, silverware, kitchenware, pots and pans (everything looks new), tv set, dining room table with chairs, new couch (worth about $3k, coffee tables, end tables, rocking chair (glider), new queen size bed (headboard and footboard, dresser w/mirror, chest of drawers and two night stands all in solid cherry wood, got to be worth over $5k), mattress and box springs, lamps, you name it. The woman even hired professional movers to move everything in for her.

Her place is beautiful, done overnight by complete strangers.

They asked nothing in return. I'm floored. I have no idea who these people are. :bugeye:
 
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Wow... Can you send me these people and maybe have threm throw in an apartment too?
 
TheStatutoryApe said:
Wow... Can you send me these people and maybe have threm throw in an apartment too?
Need a new car?
 
Wow! I wish I knew those sort of people when I was moving into my first apartment! That's so wonderful for her. (I hope she doesn't have to be told to write a lovely, hand-written thank-you note, and perhaps include with it an invitation for her benefactress to join her for dinner or a luncheon to see how nice the apartment looks thanks to her help.) What a generous friend!
 
Evo said:
Need a new car?
OH! Yes I almost forgot about that!
I do actually prefer economy cars too.
 
Evo must make some beautiful children...
 
Moonbear said:
Wow! I wish I knew those sort of people when I was moving into my first apartment! That's so wonderful for her. (I hope she doesn't have to be told to write a lovely, hand-written thank-you note, and perhaps include with it an invitation for her benefactress to join her for dinner or a luncheon to see how nice the apartment looks thanks to her help.) What a generous friend!
Yes, thank you notes are a must and I was thinking flowers. It's heartwarming to see people get together to do something so nice for a complete stranger. :!)
 
Evo said:
Yes, thank you notes are a must and I was thinking flowers. It's heartwarming to see people get together to do something so nice for a complete stranger. :!)
What's the world coming to! First pattylou and pengwuino agree on something, and now complete strangers show such a generous act of kindness. :biggrin:
 
Come to think of it, that couch is nicer than mine. So is that bedroom set.
 
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Moonbear said:
What's the world coming to! First pattylou and pengwuino agree on something, and now complete strangers show such a generous act of kindness. :biggrin:
Spring must be in the air.
 
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Evo said:
Come to think of it, that couch is nicer than mine. So is that bedroom set.
It all sounds way nicer than what I own too. What happened to kids starting off with the rickety card table, a few folding chairs, and a mattress on the floor next to an old radio?
 
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Moonbear said:
It all sounds way nicer than what I own too. What happened to kids starting off with the rickety card table, a few folding chairs, and a mattress on the floor next to an old radio?
I turned a card board box upside down and called it a dining table. Our "furniture" consisted of two aluminun folding lawn chairs, $5 at K-Mart and an old bean bag chair.
 
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Evo said:
I turned a card board box upside down and called it a dining table. Our "furniture" consisted of two aluminun folding lawn chairs, $5 at K-Mart and an old bean bag chair.
Oh, now I feel like I was pretty high class. I had an actual kitchen table (it was the only new piece of furniture I bought because it was super cheap at a store going out of business...it's the table I just converted into a desk, so I certainly got my money's worth out of that!), it was just my nightstand and end tables that were upside-down boxes...I splurged on some table cloths, so you couldn't tell they were just boxes.
 
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Evo said:
Come to think of it, that couch is nicer than mine. So is that bedroom set.

Switch them with yours :approve:
 
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moose said:
Switch them with yours :approve:
That's what I told her. :-p
 
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Evo said:
It's heartwarming to see people get together to do something so nice for a complete stranger.
I know lots of folks like this. Many of my friends, people at various churches at which my father was minister, my parent's church. It's just the way some people are.

My wife and I have often helped people in similar situation.

Nevertheless, it is nice to see it happen.

Congrats to Evo child on her new apartment.

While I was a batchelor, I either rented a semi-furnished apartment, or I bought inexpensive stuff, or took surplus stuff from my folks place.
 

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