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.
Teen Celebrates 5 Years of Reading to Kids with Disabilities Since Opening First Book During Pandemic
During the height of the pandemic lockdown, Asher Rosenfeld, a New York City 12-year-old began the Audibles with Asher program, hosting weekly individual reading sessions over Zoom for children and young adults with special needs. He wanted to give them a routine and...
66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band (Watch)
The dream never died, even after a wife and daughters and decades-long career as an accountant filled up every aspect of Kent Broussard’s life. Somewhere deep in his mind, the dream still survived. Now 66, he still remembers when it first took root in 1968, as a...
These Indian Cafes Let You Pay with Garbage: 1 Kilo of Plastic Gets You Rice, Two Curries and Dal
In the Indian city of Ambikapur, several Garbage Cafes will give a person an entire four-course meal if they bring 1 kilo of plastic waste with them. Feeding on average 20 people a day, it’s a clever and distinctly Indian way of clearing two hurdles in one jump: that...
Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies and a Slice of Dignity
A Minnesota pizzeria owner is making headlines for the kindness he’s shown to dumpster divers behind his restaurant. “I can’t sit in a building full of food and watch somebody starve in my parking lot,” he told national news, determined to take action. Pretty much as...
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...
