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.
Bloomberg Gives Away Another $600 Million to Fund Medical Students–This Time, for HBC and Universities
American billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has announced that a series of grants worth $600 million will be presented to five historically Black colleges and universities. The donations are being channeled specifically to the universities’ medical colleges,...
Adorable Dutch Webcam of Rescued Seals Is a Big Hit in Japan (WATCH)
This year, GNN has featured a variety of stories showing how viral posts on social media do a world of good, all around the world. Yet another entry in the series comes now from the Netherlands, where a 24-hour live stream of a seal rehab center went viral on social...
Community Comes Together to Rebuild Brick Wall of Mosque Damaged by Rioters
England was rocked recently by a spate of riots, vandalism, and violence partly targeting Muslims, but one man went viral on social media for proving that such deplorable behavior is the exception, not the rule, in Jolly Olde England. The mosque in Southport was...
Brad Paisley Wants to Open Another Free Grocery Store in Nashville After 5 Years of Dedicated Service
In 2019, GNN reported that country star Brad Paisley had broken ground on a free grocery store that would allow residents of Nashville suffering from food insecurity to ‘shop’ with dignity and variety. Now, after five years of unexpected challenges, Pasiley is looking...
Paralyzed Man Sets Off to Cycle Entire Length of Britain on a Motorized Bike Controlled by His Chin
A 47-year-old paralyzed man hopes to become the first person to cycle the entire 1,000-mile length of Britain using a motorized bike controlled by his chin. Andy Walker set off on his epic voyage from Lands End today, in a specially made quad-cycle with the goal of...
Parents Reveal the Pros (and Cons) of Having Adult Kids Still Living at Home
You may be surprised that fully 85% of parents whose kids previously moved out are delighted their birds have came back to the nest, according to a new poll. A survey of 2,000 parents whose kids in their 20s live at home aimed to figure out what this experience of...
Oklahoma 4-H Teen Gives Away 6,000 Backpacks Packed With $1.3 Million in School Supplies to Families
An 18-year-old Oklahoma boy spent his Saturday igniting school spirit by giving away 6,000 book bags stuffed with school supplies. It was his ninth annual Back-to-School Book Bag Giveaway, which has distributed more than 33,000 backpacks and $1.3 million in school...
Historic Prisoner Swap Frees Americans Held in Russia After Years-Long, Multi-Nation Diplomacy
Just before midnight on Thursday evening, a plane touched down in the US carrying several Americans who had been freed in a historic prisoner swap deal in cooperation with the Russian Federation. It is quite simply the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold...
When Tornado Interrupts Wedding They Had First Dance in Basement Shelter: ‘Restored my faith in humanity’
Fleeing to the basement shelter of a hotel during a tornado isn’t exactly a mood-setter for a romantic dance, but that’s exactly the bizarre situation that 25-year-old newlyweds Alex and Sarah Schilke found themselves in back in June. Hosting their wedding at the...
