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.
West Virginia Boy Celebrates Perfect Attendance from Kindergarten Through High School Graduation
A young man in West Virginia made it into the local paper when news came out that he had graduated from high school with a perfect K-12 attendance record. Wyatt Chesnut graduated from Riverside High School this year with an attendance that read 100% and a GPA that...
Woman Welcomes Baby After Strangers Donate $13,000 for Her to Undergo IVF: ‘It just went mental’
A woman who was facing only a 15 percent chance of conceiving a baby naturally was finally able to give birth to a child–after strangers donated $13,000 for her to undergo IVF. Gem Baker had always dreamed of being a mom, but she never met the right man with which to...
Watch the Moment a Dad From Public Housing Wins Stunning Home Worth 2.5 Million in Charity Drawing
A dad who grew up in public housing has won a stunning home worth 2.5 million in a prize drawing that raised over three million for charity. Chris Milnes scooped up the magnificent 5,000-sq-ft home after entering the latest Omaze charity drawing without telling his...
Missing for 12 Years, ‘Beloved’ Cat Named Artie Finally Reunited with His Family
An Englishman has been reunited with a family cat who had been lost for 12 years. Theo-Will McKenna, then just 17 years old, was attending university near the family’s home in Connah’s Quay, Wales when their cat Artie got out and never came home. McKenna remembers...
Melinda Gates is Giving $1 Billion to Support Women’s Rights–and Families with Young Men, Too
Melinda French Gates has recently announced that she will begin a new chapter of philanthropy by committing $1 billion of her personal fortune to assist in welfare programs that support women around the country, and the world. Ms. French Gates, now divorced, who...
How One Man Stumbled Upon Complete Stegosaurus Skeleton Now Set to Earn Millions at Auction
Jason Cooper is a fossil hunter, so when his 45th birthday rolled around and a friend asked him what he wanted, the answer was a simple one—another extra special dinosaur fossil. The keyword is “another” because with a 100-acre home atop Colorado’s Morrison Formation,...
Canada’s 1st Full-Scale Free Grocery Store to Open in Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan, Canada’s first free grocery store is set to open as a flourishing food bank continues to look for ways to support the community. Located at 1881 Broad St. in Regina, the Food Hub will be stocked like any old grocery store, and unlike similar projects...
Lunar Probe Is First to Land on Far Side of the Moon to Collect Samples
The indefatigable Chinese space program continues to enjoy success as its most recent lunar probe touched down on the far side of the Moon in advance of a sample recovery mission. The Chang’e-6 probe touched down on the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin where it will...
How Two Filipinos Helped Thousands of Migrant Teachers Settle in New Zealand
New Zealand enjoys the company of 72,000 Filipino migrants, many of whom are women arriving to fill the nation’s teacher shortage. This pipeline of talented educators seeking better lives to the south has led a pair of women to start a flourishing support group to...
