Strangers Showed Up to Man’s Destroyed House to Put Up a Tarp Having Seen His Televised Plea

by Andy Corbley | Oct 7, 2026 | Inspiration-GNN

After a storm dumped a silver maple tree down through his roof, Kansas resident Gilbert Kirk told local news that he wasn’t looking for a miracle or an insurance handout. He just wanted a tarp. Two days later, last Friday, a stranger arrived at Kirk’s debris-laden...

Oldest Man in Oregon Credits Clean Diet and “Good Mind” for Reaching 108-years Young

by Andy Corbley | Oct 6, 2026 | Inspiration-GNN

  A man who’s believed to be the oldest individual in the state of Oregon recently rung in 108-years-young with a cake and some words of wisdom. “You don’t know what it’s like to be 100-plus. I’ve found out and I like it!” the Birthday Boy said beneath 3 large blue...

Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists

by Andy Corbley | Sep 25, 2026 | Inspiration-GNN

In a converted machine shop in southeastern San Diego, men who spent decades in prison are learning critical trade skills just weeks out of incarceration thanks to an inspirational nonprofit. Rise Up Industries has spent over a decade helping men metaphorically...

With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

by Andy Corbley | Sep 25, 2026 | Inspiration-GNN

Nike founder Phil Knight is no stranger to big philanthropic gifts, and the University of Oregon is no stranger to receiving them. Nonetheless, when Mr. Knight called up the school president earlier in September, it’s fair to say he left a few jaws needing to be...

Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program

by Andy Corbley | Sep 22, 2026 | Inspiration-GNN

Wisconsin prison inmates have been offered a unique way to give back to their community by raising monarch butterflies from the inside. Set up at Redgranite Correctional Institute (RGCI), the idea first came to the program organizer while looking for something that...

Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’

by Good News Network | Sep 20, 2026 | Inspiration-GNN

Meet the British couple who spent the last 15 years fostering 59 dogs—with no plans of stopping. While working from home and designing electronics, Nicole and Gary Wordsworth have been taking in pups from the Battersea Dogs Home in Buckinghamshire. Now retired, the...