Courtesy of Maren Douglass (left) @TeacherandTraveler / T&T Creative Media
Florida teachers Maren and David Douglass went viral for some heartwarming acts of kindness shown to a young schoolgirl whose bus stop was assigned to the end of their driveway. (See her sitting in the top-left of the photo above…)
People magazine reported the couple first saw the girl sitting on the ground through their surveillance camera.
Without a sidewalk to protect her from traffic, they decided to install a bench for the middle schooler, who, literally, jumped for joy the morning she first noticed it.
“It was just the cutest reaction, her little jumps—and it just got sweeter from there,” Maren told People.
Soon, they received a thank you note:
“Hello, this is from the kid that waits for the bus at your house. Thank you so much for putting that bench there! Now I don’t have to worry about dirt and bugs, I appreciate it a ton!”
And, the kindness felt so good, the couple created more joy around the new bus stop.
Courtesy of Maren Douglass @TeacherandTraveler / T&T Creative Media
They erected a Mini Free Library next to the bench—and stocked it—so she’d always have books to read. Since then, other neighborhood kids have borrowed and returned the community books.
The grateful student gleefully left flowers for the 44-year-old woman—and the TikTok videos from their doorbell camera have delighted millions at @teacherandtraveler.
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