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.
Woman Raises $233,000 to Give 90-year-old Veteran Still Working in the Heat the Option to Retire
A former news reporter recently organized a fundraiser so that a 90-year-old Air Force veteran, who had to work to pay his bills, could retire. Coming upon him pushing carts in the parking lot of a Louisiana grocery store in humid 90°F weather, the reporter shot a...
Iberian Lynx Slinks Back From Brink of Extinction Within Just Two Decades of Conservation
The greatest feline conservation success story isn’t the doubling of the world tiger population, nor the rescues of the Amur tiger and Northern lion from falling into the abyss of biological history—it’s the comeback of a lynx species on the Iberian Peninsula. This...
Archaeologists Uncover 900 Ming Dynasty Artifacts From Shipwrecks in South China Sea
More than 900 artifacts have been retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea, the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China (NCHA) said Thursday. Consisting of piles and piles of porcelain, along with other pottery works, copper...
Austrian Heiress Appoints Fifty Citizens to Give Away Her €25 Million Fortune
Move over McKenzie Scott, there’s a new philanthropic heiress in town. This is Marlene Engelhorn, a Millennial member of one of the richest families in Austria, and the proud owner of several receipts demonstrating how she gave away her inheritance. The heiress, whose...
College Lab Crafts 3D Printed Arms to Help 12-Year-old Amputee Reach Her Drumming Goals
12-year-old Aubrey Sauvie never let her lack of hands interfere with the pursuit of her interests, whether that was Tae Kwon Do, art, or doing her own makeup. Born a triple congenital amputee and missing both arms from below the elbows and several toes on one of her...
Strangers Crowdfund $54,000 for 22-Year-old Mom with Terminal Cancer Who Needs More Time with Baby
A Northern Irishwoman was able to watch her beautiful healthy girl celebrate her first birthday just before receiving expected news: she had just 4 months, give or take, left on this Earth. After experiencing persistent dizziness and eye irritation, Rachel Burns was...
Widow on Her First Holiday Without Husband Makes A Lifelong Group of Friends
Trudy Veenstar never doubted the possibility of having a life beyond the end of a long marriage after her dearest partner passed away, she just never imagined it would come so soon. 81-year-old Veenstar spent the most memorable moments of her life traveling around the...
Mom Throws a FUN-eral for Late Husband with Bouncy Castle and Goodie Bags–Making Positive Memories for Their Kids
An Arizona woman held a ‘FUN-eral’ to celebrate her late husband’s life, complete with a bouncy castle, his favorite food, and ‘party bags’ for guests to take home, among the many good vibes. Katie Young suddenly lost her husband, Brandon, after he suffered a stroke...
What Millennial Parents Do to Make Their Days More Joyful
According to a new poll, small moments of joy can turn even the most routine and ordinary day into memorable family time. The survey of 2,000 American millennial parents found that moms and dads, on average, try to have fun with their kids outside the normal schedule,...
