MultiCare's Cole Cosgrove sent us this fun, tongue-in-cheek press release today, featuring the brand-new son of South Sound/425 Magazine editor Lisa Patterson and local author Jeff Burlingame.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

World’s Youngest Person Born

TACOMA, Wash. -- The youngest person on Earth was born Sunday morning at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital.

Immediately upon entering this world, Grayson Dale Burlingame held the prestigious title of “World’s Youngest Person” for approximately 4.2 seconds – until an even younger person was born somewhere else on this planet. On average, a baby is born every 4.2 seconds, according to world population statistics.

In 2011 at Tacoma General Hospital, 3,048 newborns claimed the title of “World’s Youngest Person,” at least for a few seconds. 

The "angels" gathered around a great wooden table at a Puyallup Forza on a recent Sunday.

Piled in front of them was a heap of bright paper hearts, glitter, pens, stickers, inspirational messages, and Valentine's Day-themed treats: ingredients for what will soon be a community-wide valentine.

Jennifer Westby calls the mysterious project "Hearts of Gratitude," and says it is just the first of many projects she and new group "the Kindness Angels Network" will tackle this year.

Westby launched the network this January, as part of an ongoing tribute to her late mother.

"We just want to spread acts of kindness," says Westby, who says kindness saved her life after her mother died unexpectedly of a brain hemorrhage in 2009.

Westby says she suffered anxiety and panic attacks after her mother's death, and finally realized she had to get out of the house and get into the community to begin healing.

"Kindness is such a simple word, you know, and the impact of it ... it means so much more," says Westby. "I've found my purpose."