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.
Car Wash Hires All-Autistic Staff to Wash Away Barriers: 10 Years Later, There’s Now 4 Florida Locations
In 2015, GNN reported on the opening of Rising Tide Car Wash in Florida, where a man’s autistic son could acquire all the merits of hard work, earn a paycheck, and become more independent. Now 10-years-later, founder John D’Eri’s original vision has been shared by...
Helsinki Goes a Full Year Without a Traffic Death Thanks to Better Planned Streets, Lower Speed Limits
Helsinki has completed a full 12 months without a single traffic fatality. The success is being attributed to a multi-faceted approach by city and residents that involves lower speed limits, public transport improvements, and better street planning. In the 1980s, the...
British Adventurer Sets Sail to Become First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe by Land, Air and Sea
Englishman James Ketchell is looking to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe on land, in the air, and at sea as he sets off in a sailboat from a harbor in Hampshire. 30,000 miles and 9 months now await Ketchell, who is undertaking the voyage alone. The...
Deceased Man’s List of 3,599 Books He Read Inspiring Readers and Was Memorialized in Local Library
A deceased man’s goliath list of every book he ever read is inspiring readers young and old alike after it was turned into a popular website. Passing away at the age of 92 on July 1st of this year, former Marine and social worker Dan Pelzer had for years committed...
Fan-Favorite YouTuber Raises $10M for St. Jude’s by Visiting 50 Airbnbs, in 50 States, in 50 Days
An acclaimed YouTuber whose font of fame would be impossible to describe to your grandmother just raised $11.5 million for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. The unforgettable fundraiser centered around Ryan Trahan‘s breakneck 50-day trip around America, visiting one...
Illinois First Lady Joins Forces With Ex-Convict to Improve Lives of Women Leaving Prison
A pair of lives that diverged down different paths have now become unlikely partners, merged within a common cause. 60-year-old Willette Benford spent 24 years—nearly half her life—in an Illinois prison until a change in state laws expedited her release. While behind...
Ducks Decide Town Center is Best Sleeping Spot So Humans Escort Them Safely to and From the River Daily
Volunteer ‘duck wardens’ are helping a group of mallards safely waddle across town after they chose a parking lot as the best place to roost with their ducklings. 15 citizens have answered the duck call in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, rotating shifts to personally escort...
In 10 Minutes, UN’s Tsunami Warning System Notified Millions in East Asia Following Russian Earthquake
Following the powerful earthquake originating off the coast of Russia, a UN organization’s early warning systems triggered a tsunami alert within just 10 minutes. Thanks to this global monitoring system, which has been deployed for more than 20 years, millions of...
Pair of Ancient Megalithic Tombs Identified That Date Back to ‘Polish Pyramid’ Builders
A pair of ancient tombs have been found in Poland that point to a distinctive Stone Age culture famous for earthen mounds. Discovered through remote sensing technology during routine fieldwork in the Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park, they seem similar to a famous...
