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.
Stranger Who Gave $125,000 Inheritance to Neighbors, Left Impact That Is ‘Out of this world’
From Liverpool comes the story of a son who decided to donate the inheritance of his mother to make his city a better place. When David Clarke lost his mother in a cycling accident, he was devastated. He inherited roughly $125,000 from her, but she transferred...
Insurer Denies Prosthetic So Family Crowdfunds $30k–But Angel Steps In and Girl Gives Money to Boy Who Needs One
The family of a 9-year-old who was born without a left hand raised the $24,000 needed for a new prosthetic arm, after the cost was denied by their insurance company—but now the girl is paying it forward to another child, after a Good Samaritan stepped in to cover the...
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Channels Thousands in Donations to Save Baltimore Pizzeria
Down on Light St. in Baltimore, a little pizzeria set to shutter by Christmas has received a huge helping hand—a Christmas miracle, one might say. Each box of pie came with a note saying that unless Little Brick Over Pizzeria received a serious amount of business or...
From 150,000 Pups to None At All, Fur Seals Return to California Islands After 150 Years
A historic breeding colony of fur seals has produced record numbers of pups which can be seen splashing and tumbling about in the waters off the Farallon Islands. The latest population count provides a sight unseen for 150 years when these islands off San Francisco...
James Patterson Gives $300,000 in Holiday Bonuses to 600 Bookstore Employees
Believing that books save lives, international best-selling author James Patterson is taking the reins for dozens of American booksellers this year and giving their employees a $500 holiday bonus. To protect the beloved industry and its bottom line, Patterson’s...
Kindness Remembered: My Christmas Story That Made it Onto Page One
Don Lambert worked at a small newspaper in Kansas nearly 50 years ago when an example of Christmas Eve kindness made its way onto the front page. He submitted the story to GNN in 2020, saying, “It has a message that is important to us every single day. Kindness is all...
India Law Allows Villagers to Claim 2000 Acres of Bamboo Forest to Turn Poverty into Prosperity
From India comes the story of a tribal community who gained ownership of a lush bamboo forest and used it to brighten the futures of the otherwise poverty-stricken inhabitants. According to a monumental piece of legislation passed in 2006, any indigenous community can...
Man Who Was ‘Too Big’ to Go on a Rollercoaster Loses 135lbs in 11 Months
Stories of personal triumphs don’t always start with success—they often start with setbacks and failure. For an obese New Yorker, it was being told in front of everyone that he was too big to get on a roller coaster. 39-year-old Brian Clegg says he has struggled with...
Couple Who Met as Teen Penpals 7,000 Miles Apart Celebrate 30 Years of Marriage
Despite the width of the globe and the interminable delivery time of standard mail separating them, a pair of pen pals managed to write a foundation for love that has lasted 30 years. Alena and Chad Benson first wrote to each other in 1986 with no idea it would...
