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.
Orangutan Released After 9 Years of Intensive Rehabilitation in Nonprofit’s ‘Jungle School’
A conservation project just announced the successful release of Popi, a female orangutan rescued as an infant, into the Busang Ecosystem of East Borneo. After nearly nine years of intensive rehabilitation, Popi has now returned to her natural rainforest home thanks to...
‘What are the odds?’ Canadian Wins New Cottage in Raffle After House Burned Down This Summer
From far-western Canada comes the remarkable story of a man who entered a raffle to win a new house—just days before his home burned down. The $50 that Mr. Daniel Drouin spent on the raffle ticket is now looking like a pretty tidy investment, as he has the option of...
A New Generation of Tuskegee Aviators Takes to the Skies to Tackle Another National Challenge
Having once trained the first Black military pilots for deployment in World War II, Tuskegee University is now training another Black generation for another national challenge. Hoping to address the nation’s pilot shortage, the aviation science program at Tuskegee...
Police Find Lost Plushie While Teaching Boy a Valuable Lesson: ‘There are great people in this world’
In a sweet story reminiscent of the Velveteen Rabbit, a young boy’s favorite stuffed animal is sleeping soundly again in the arms of his owner following a harrowing few days of separation. The Kay family was returning home from a ski holiday when they parked at a rest...
TikToker Reveals Restaurant’s Viral Compassion After He Ordered His Dog’s Last Meal
A TikToker recently went viral after sharing astory of the unforgettable treatment showed to him by a local steakhouse when his heart was breaking. Multi-instrumentalist and singer who goes by the username CousinHomer called the Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen location in...
Descendants of Heroic WWII Flight Crew Surprised with Reunion After 80 Years
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of WW II on September 2, Ancestry.com used its historical records and online family trees to uncover the remarkable story of a heroic B-17 crew. Their modern-day descendants came together for the first time—like one final...
Boy With Cerebral Palsy Lights Up as Stranger Takes Him for Spin on the Ice (WATCH)
A video captured the moment a boy with cerebral palsy lit up when a stranger took him for a spin on the ice in his wheelchair. Bleu Greenwood has a severe form of cerebral palsy—stage five quadriplegic—and relies on ventilation to keep his airways open. After spending...
29-yo Becomes First Woman to Cross U.S. on a Skateboard–Honoring Stepfather Whose Ashes Were Carried in a Necklace
The stepfather who always believed in her was with her at the end, as his ashes rested inside her necklace while she crossed the finish line. Brooke Johnson had just become the first woman to cross the United States on a skateboard—a record-setting 3,226-mile journey...
Beating Cancer Required a Mountain of Money for Parking: She Now Raises Funds for Other Cars
Given all the expenses and anxieties that come with battling cancer, one might think that parking fees really shouldn’t be among them. Yet as wild as that may sound, some hospitals and cancer centers in Canada either charge for parking—as much as CAD$12 a day—or don’t...
