Saturday Smiles: Girl Scouts Deliver Blankets to Homeless; 25K Pints Blood Donated; Duck Rescue; Stolen Van Returned to Woman with ALS

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

If you are looking for a lighter news story for your weekend, Patch is here to help by sharing a few of our favorite happy stories and fun photos from this week.

• Pleasanton Girl Scouts Deliver ‘Blankets Made With Love’ to Homeless in San Francisco
• Tri-City Woman With ALS Gets Special Van Back
• WHIZ KIDS: Newark Memorial Students Advance to National Finals in Model Rocket Competition
• Bullied NorCal Teen With Facial Deformity Gains Support and Trip to SoCal Thanks to Social Media
• Day Star Montessori Students Get Up Close With Ladybugs
• New Fire Chief Appointed to Lead Alameda Fire
• Alamo Elementary Students Raise Over $6,000 for Lazarex Cancer Foundation
• Annual Pleasanton Run for Education Raises $96,000
• Grand Opening of the Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto
• Livermore Police Dispatcher Recognized for National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week
• Danville Student Awarded $36K Clean Energy Scholarship
• Lawrence Livermore National Lab Employees Give More Than 25K Pints of Blood
• Berkeley Cal Bears Finish 5th in Championships
• Got Young Readers? A Must-Read Graphic Novel for Girls
• #Petaluma’s Tolay Creek Watershed Getting Help From AmeriCorps
• Shedding Light On The Wine Industry: An Interview with #Petaluma Native Hoby Wedler
• Photos: Livermore Rodeo
• Photo of the Week: Elusive Livermore Resident Caught on Camera
• Photos: Storytime with Officer Glynn from Roseville PD
• Photos: Spring is Out in Livermore Parks

From SoCal (too cute NOT to share):

• Firefighters Rescue Duck Family Trapped in Storm Drain
• PHOTOS: Cute Baby Bighorn Sheep Is Living Desert’s Newest Resident

Photo credit: Cathie Brown from Elusive Livermore Resident Caught on Camera

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