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.
One Man in Southwest India Taught 10,000 People to Swim for Free in a River to End Drownings
Following the tragic drownings of 15 schoolchildren in his home town, an Indian man has started a swimming club that has seen more than 10,000 learn how to handle themselves in the water. He’s narrowed down the introductory course, which focuses entirely on swimming...
Man Climbs Everest to Install Defibrillator—Three Weeks Later it Saves a Young Life
A man who visited Mount Everest Base Camp to install a defibrillator as part of his advocacy work has revealed the device saved a woman’s life just three weeks after he left Nepal. David Sullivan is the founder of Code Blue CPR, an organization that trains...
GoFundMe for Teen Who Rushed to Work Instead of Partying After Graduation Skyrockets to $180K
GNN readers loved the story of Mykale Baker, a teen who metaphorically leapt from atop the stage of his high school graduation right into the drive-thru window of his job at Burger King the same night. On Thursday, a Georgia mom who had watched both Baker’s graduation...
Identical Twins Celebrate 100th Birthday – And Reveal Tips For a Long, Happy Life
A pair of identical twins have just celebrated their 100th birthday and named their secrets for a long and happy life. Bill Casey and his twin brother Jack celebrated their centenary together with cake, drinks, and friends at a retirement home in Oxfordshire, England....
Tourists Stranded After Kangaroo Crash Receive 23 Days of ‘Unforgettable’ Help from Loving Locals
From West Australia comes the story of some ‘lucky’ misfortune, as a pair of road-tripping Frenchmen found a “second home” in a small town. Nannup has just 1,500 inhabitants—many of whose hands were on deck to help the tourists after they hit a kangaroo and wrecked...
Viral Photo of Teen Working Night of Graduation Helps Raise $20k for College
A Georgia woman was so blown away by the work ethic of a teen who clocked in for a late evening shift at Burger King just after graduating high school, she decided to help with his college tuition. Setting up a GoFundMe to tell the youth’s story, it raised $20,000 in...
Ancient Tombs More Than 3,000 Years Old Unearthed in Egypt’s Luxor
The tombs of three ancient Egyptian officials have been discovered in Luxor, the Egyptian government has stated, marking yet another discovery from the famous city on the Nile. In February, the tomb of pharaoh Thutmose II was found not far from the Dra’Abu El Naga, an...
NBA’s Warriors Host Unique Sneaker Repair Clinic Teaching Youth How to Refresh Old Kicks
Educating and encouraging people to reduce their waste footprint doesn’t always have to be done through fear or social pressure, it can be fun and empowering as well. That’s what the SoleSpace Lab in Oakland is doing—reducing the amount of waste from the footwear...
Amateur Archaeologists Unearth a Winged Goddess Right at Hadrian’s Wall
Two amateur English archeologists made a major find at a famous site in Britain when they turned up a carved relief of the winged goddess of victory. Believed to have been part of a much larger ornament, the pair found it during their 21st year of volunteer...
