An electrician’s good deed launches a movement of helpers
For years, a pale blue craftsman-style house in need of some tender, loving care stood quietly hidden away behind a curtain of overgrowth in this Boston suburb. Then John Kinney arrived.
When a shower of sparks rained down from the light in her kitchen ceiling in early August, blowing out electricity on the first floor, a neighbor referred owner Gloria Scott to Mr. Kinney, an electrician.
It was a wiring problem, he figured – not uncommon in an older house like hers. He got the lights back on, and waived the cost of his quick fix.
Mr. Kinney could have left it at that, knowing he had helped out someone with an immediate problem. But he couldn’t
A network kicks into gear One good deed seeds many more
