Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
Wasteful Fisherman Turns into Underwater Garbage Man, Pulls Tons of Tires from Canadian Harbors
From being part of the problem to being part of the solution, a reformed litterer and fisherman now spends his days diving to the bottom of Canada’s harbors on trash clearing missions. Sean Bath used to seek the coveted spiny sea urchin: now it’s often car tires that...
7-11 Owner Pays Forward Kindness from Decade Ago with Viral Signs Offering Shelter from Scorching Heat
Okay, so you can’t read Japanese, but you’ll want to keep scrolling to see what this “almost too kind” 7-Eleven owner had to say to his customers. Located in several cities in Niigata Prefecture, western Japan, signs inviting customers to come in and cool off suddenly...
Win a Free Wedding at Historic Hudson Valley Estate For Couple With the Best Story
A historic Hudson Valley estate built in 1895 is reopening as a wedding venue and retreat—and the owners, a husband-and-wife team, are inaugurating the restored property by giving away a free wedding to the couple who tells the best story. Pine Brook Manor, about 90...
Hospice Staff Finds Dying Patient’s Missing Brother Working in Their Own Charity Thrift Shop
A woman in hospice asked the staff to grant her dying wish and find her long-lost brother—and he turned out to be working in one of their own charity thrift shops. Muriel Bujega told workers at St. Christopher’s Hospice—where she is being given palliative care for...
Man Doubles His Jackpot After Accidentally Buying 2 Winning Lottery Tickets: ‘Best mistake I ever made’
A lucky retiree doubled his money when he accidentally bought two lottery tickets—and won nearly a million dollars. The 65-year-old reckons he pressed the wrong button when purchasing the tickets online, and ended up ordering two tickets instead of one. But Allan...
In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat
Following 25 days of vigorous local campaigning, residents in the supposedly-totalitarian country of China succeeded in halting highway construction that would have plowed through mudflats which 49 species of bird rely on for dinner and rest. Among these is the...
US Nonprofit Again Wipes Out Millions in Hospital Bills–This Time for 97,000 Residents of Connecticut
The nation’s largest buyer of overdue medical debts has yet again relieved the burden of past hospital expenses for thousands of Americans. Having worked with state governments in Arizona and Maine, Undue Medical Debt (UMD) has now eliminated some $6.5 million in...
Facing Desertification, Man’s Campaign Draws 30,000 Volunteers to Plant 1 Million Trees in his County
From China’s arid Gansu Corridor comes the story of a rural county welcoming thousands of big city volunteers after a viral call for help. Minqin County is on the front line of China’s struggle against desertification, but it recently received a helping hand thanks to...
108-year-old Delaware Woman Renews Her Driver’s License to 2033, Works Out Thrice a Week
“I grow old gracefully,” said Susan Young Browne, who just received permission to keep driving until 115 years old. That’s a testament to Browne enduring aptitude (and attitude) for life; having recently celebrated her 108th Birthday at the Modern Maturity Center in...
