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Reader’s DigestBruce Kelley, editor-in-chiefWrite to me at [email protected].Hearing of their plight,
some neighbors who
barely knew the Daw-
sons up and placed two
new trailers next to their
house, which hadn’t
burned, for Jill’s family.
“Their name is the
Fosters, and I tell them,
‘You just can’t help it,’”
Jill says, laughing at her
own pun. Jill and her husband, Art,
have lived in one of the trailers for a
year while sorting through how to re-
build. They are only two of the many
residents who were able to remain
close thanks to their neighbors’ self-
lessness. “I’m grateful for little Glen
Ellen,” Jill says. “The amount of pas-
sionate people and grassroots efforts
working to keep this place supportiveis amazing. The kindness
thing, it’s still huge here.”
In kicking off our
annual Nicest Place
in America search, let
Glen Ellen be just one
example. So many cities,
workplaces, churches, schools, and
other locations thrive because, well,
“the kindness thing, it’s still huge.”
Please take the time to go to rd.com/
nicest to tell us about one you love.
Thank you!nominate your
nicest place
Reader’s Digest’s annual
search is getting bigger
and better: We’re looking
for the 50 Nicest Places,
one in every state. Your
town could be profiled in
our pages! Learn more at
rd.com/nicest.NICESTThe
PLACES in
AMERICA
2019Glen Ellen was my idea of
a place with special people
even before the 2017 fire.Back on the Kids’ Menu
Me: Can I see the dessert menu, please?Waiter: No. Not before you finish your vegetables.
@nroutehq (yaron melman)