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.
Chance Encounter Between 2 Indiana Graduates Rescues Former College Ball Star from Homelessness
See that red backpack there? Sampson James used it to carry around his meager possessions during a stint of homelessness. Little did James know at the time this photo was taken, however, that it was also carrying around his salvation. This remarkable story of...
Neighbors Get Swept Up in Man’s Viral Journey to Clean a NYC Street Block Every Day for 100 Days
In New York City, something magical has happened along the sidewalk in Washington Heights that can best be described in a metaphor. In the East, the lotus is not only a food source, an ornamental, and a religious symbol, it also serves as a convenient allegory—because...
Pokémon Fans Rally to Help Child After He Was Scammed Out of His Most Valuable Card
A heartwarming story of a community putting values above value comes from the convention floor of Pokémon XP. At the August 29th event in San Francisco, venture capitalist Eric Bahn shared that his son was scammed while trading Pokémon cards with an adult. “Lost his...
Good Samaritan Helps Mother After Seeing Her Destroyed Home on the News: “He’s been a blessing”
From the Bronx comes the story of a Good Samaritan who donated what he could spare to help a woman he’d seen on the news newly-impoverished at the hands of a house fire. Months later, and history now shows that it was this gesture of generosity which transformed the...
Florida Teens Design Charity App to Help Generous Locals Deliver ‘Pizza for a Purpose’
Two South Florida teens with a penchant for volunteering have used their IT skills to build an app that facilitates the donation of pizzas from local restaurants to local charities. It streamlines the donation process, allowing anyone to send fresh pizzas from any...
Renter Is Shocked When Landlord Gives Her a Home After 20 Years Being a Good Tenant There
Landlords get a bad rap, often unfairly, but now from Melbourne comes the story of one who gave a long-term tenant the home she was renting. The magnanimous gesture is typical, 9 News reports, of the late self-made millionaire, who fancied himself a philanthropist in...
Scientists and Volunteers Take Big Step Towards Saving Rare ‘Cryptic’ Australian Orchid
There are many orchids at risk of extinction in Australia alone, few more than this rosella spider orchid. Thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers however, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Victoria actually possess a nursery with twice as many orchids as were estimated...
‘Die on the road, not in hospital’: Chinese Man Takes Paralyzed Wife on Epic Road Trip
Like any pair of baby boomers in America, Liu Peijin and his wife dreamed as newly-weds of a grand tour around their native China. Marrying out of high school, they had a normal enough life—with Mr. Liu embarking on a long career in the military, and his wife raising...
Inventor Envisioned a Waterless Toilet for Astronauts, Realized it Could Solve a Global Sanitation Crisis Instead
An inventor and serial entrepreneur has created a non-flushing, waterless toilet that’s already making sanitation safer and accessible for some 20,000 households, Deployed in Uganda, Panama, and the United States, the ‘iThrone’ was created when Diana Yousef was...
