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.
Indian Farmer Changes His Fortunes–Finding Two Diamonds in His Field Worth $46,000
A poor Indian farmer has seen his fortunes change in the blink of an eye after he found two diamonds worth almost $50,000 in his field. Ramnaresh Dubey had been sifting through dirt at a shallow depth for the past six months—and his luck finally paid off with the...
Young Woman Returns Family Photos Lost in Hurricane Helene Using Social Media to Find Owners
A North Carolinian is reuniting families with precious photographs blown away in the storm, offering them critical links to their pasts as they rebuild their homes and lives. Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton near hard-hit Asheville, was searching through debris...
Britain’s Wildlife Baby Boom Continues: There Were No Seals And ‘The next day there were 200’
Grey seal colonies are flourishing along England’s east coast after being absent or scarce for years. Thousands of pups are born every year along breaches that are closed to the public in winter, something which one ‘seal warden’ described as Britain’s greatest...
Firefighters Surprise Boy with Brand New Bicycle After Cutting Spokes to Free His Foot
On December 18th, Fernandina Beach Fire Department rushed to the scene of a bicycle collision where a young man was trapped under his bike wheel. Before the firefighters could free the boy, named KJ, they had to cut his foot loose from where it was trapped among the...
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...
