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.
Unforgettable Commencement Speaker Surprises Graduates With $1,000 Cash–Asking Them to Give Away Half (WATCH)
The commencement speaker at a Massachusetts university turned the gray rainy weather into a bright sunshiny day when he announced a surprise gift for every graduating student. Robert Hale Jr., the founder and CEO of Granite Telecommunications, accepted the UMass...
Pennsylvania School Official Fulfills Dying Marine’s Last Wish
When a dying veteran’s last wish was to receive a high school diploma, a superintendent teamed up with an American Legion Outpost commander to make it happen. Thanks to their tireless effort on behalf of a man who had given his all and more for the country’s armed...
Astronaut Training Pays Off at 90: Ed Dwight Finally Reaches Space, Making History as Oldest to Ever Do it
60 years after passing Air Force selection as a candidate to be the first African-American astronaut, Edward Dwight fulfilled that dream by blasting off with Blue Origin on Sunday for a short trip into space. Riding aboard the New Shepherd rocket from Amazon founder...
A Manitoba Farmer Had Millions of Surplus Potatoes and Worked Overtime to Give Them All Away
From Canada’s province of Manitoba comes the story of how dozens of volunteers succeeded when presented with a mammoth logistical challenge: giving away 12 million pounds of potatoes. There are bumper crops, and then there’s whatever happened on Isaiah Hofer’s...
The First of 2,000 Privately Owned White Rhinos Get New Home – Rewilded by South African Conservancy
An ambitious plan to rewild 2,000 southern white rhino into secure protected areas in Africa over the next 10 years has officially begun, with 40 of these majestic beasts on their way to a new home at the Munywana Conservancy in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa....
91-Year-old Surprises Tiny Fire Department With $500,000 For Updating Their Archaic Equipment
A volunteer fire department that had been surviving on equipment from the 1980s just received a half-million dollar gift from a local resident. First reported by KMBC, the 28 volunteers that staff the Calhoun Fire Department have learned that the job requires a lot...
Virginia Teacher Retired After 67 Years And Just Left $1 Million to Her School ‘Family’
Even after her death, Lillian Orlich is still serving the students of the Virginia school system where she taught for 67 years before retiring at 89. In her will, she left them $1 million. Known as “Ms. O” by generations of students, Lillian passed away on March 7....
Young Man Helps the Elderly Stay Fit by Giving Them Boxing Lessons–And the Results Are Pure Gold (Watch)
A 21-year-old is helping the elderly in senior homes stay fit with his boxing lessons that elevate focus and fun. When he was just 17, Bailey-Greetham Clark was asked to speak at a day center for adults with educational needs. After this experience, Bailey realized...
11 Acres of Plant-infused Green Roofs Go ‘Blue’–Capturing Rainwater in Flood-Prone Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s roofs have just been converted into a giant sponge that will make the city more climate resilient. The Dutch have always been famous for their ability to control water, born out of the necessity of their homeland, much of which is below sea level. Now,...
