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.
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...
A Carousel Dream Helped A Marine Survive Vietnam, Then He Built it to Survive PTSD, Delighting Millions
In the trenches of Con Thien, Vietnam, a Marine Corps corporal used to quietly sit and dream about a carousel in a mountain meadow. His logic was simple: find the complete opposite of his surroundings of death, screaming hot shrapnel, and chaos. Sitting there holding...
Dozens of Disabled Californians Sail for the First Time to Experience the Weightlessness of the Water
Physical limitations were off-limits for a blessed and windy day in Sacramento, California. Dozens of people with various disabilities came down to the Lake Washington Sailing Club to experience the weightlessness of the water. They used boats that were specifically...
Woman Finds Abandoned Pup in Woods And Finds Perfect New Owners – Grieving a Dog Loss of Their Own
(Submitted by Florida woman who wished to remain anonymous) Just before last Christmas, I found an abandoned puppy, a pitbull-mix named Lola. On my way home to turn off a crock pot at noon (the only time in 4 years that I went home at lunch), I saw Lola at the edge of...
Walmart Heiress Opens Medical School with a Focus on Preventative Medicine
In Arkansas, a new medical school has just opened that aims to train a new generation of doctors on preventative medicine and whole-health principles. It was dreamed of and financed by arguably the world’s wealthiest woman—a Walmart heiress whose personal struggles...
