Good News Notes: “An elementary school student in Escondido, California, is using buckets filled with small, simple treats to carry a message of kindness across her community during these difficult days of the coronavirus pandemic. About three weeks ago Sylvia, a 10-year-old student at Richmond Elementary School, started a project she calls ‘A Bucket Full…
Month: May 2020
Roger Williams Park Zoo welcomes baby sloth after difficult delivery
Good News Notes: “Roger Williams Park Zoo has introduced a new animal that was recently born at the zoo. The zoo welcomed a baby Linne’s two-toed sloth to its family on Wednesday, May 13, and is the child of Fiona and Welsey. Fiona had a difficult delivery, according to the zoo, and both the mother…
Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley donates $200,000 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Good News Notes: “Each stop in Mike Conley’s journey made an impact on the man he would become. Arkansas, where he was born and raised. Indianapolis, where he was schooled. Ohio, where he played his college ball. Memphis, where he became one of the NBA’s best. And Utah, where he has found a new home….
76ers’ Joel Embiid Discusses His Generous Donations During the Pandemic
Good News Notes: “When the NBA suspended the 2019-2020 season back in March, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid couldn’t believe it. On March 11th, the Sixers’ big man returned to the court for the first time in weeks after recovering from a shoulder injury. In a game against the Detroit Pistons, Embiid was looking to uplift the Sixers’ spirit…
Hey all you Cool Critters: Cincinnati exotic animal rescue organization goes virtual during pandemic
Good News Notes: “While many people are quarantined with their families during the coronavirus pandemic, Brian Gill is spending his time with a family of a different kind. ‘We’ve got snakes, we’ve got lizards and geckos and birds and cats and dogs and frogs,’ Gill said. He runs Cool Critters Outreach, an organization that takes exotic…
Chinese county brings rare birds back to the wild, farmers out of poverty
Good News Notes: “Efforts to bring a rare bird back from the verge of extinction in northwest China has unintentionally given a rural community a new lease for life. No hunting, no logging, no quarrying and no pesticide using – these might seem like stifling requirements for farmers trying to claw their way out of…
Drew Barrymore’s 1m charity donation
Good News Notes: “Drew Barrymore is donating $1 million to No Kid Hungry. The 45-year-old actress has joined forces with the company McCormick Spices to donate the large sum of money to the US non-profit and the donation will help to fund Covid-19 pandemic relief efforts for those who are facing food shortages. Drew said…
How U.S. Cities Can Learn From Amsterdam in Becoming More Sustainable
Good News Notes: “As the climate crisis comes into sharper focus with ever new urgency, architects have been redefining just what ‘sustainable architecture’ can mean, treating the question as a design challenge itself. For a long while, the building industry got a pass for defining sustainability as a less wasteful alternative than conventional approaches. Now,…
Questlove launching virtual celebrity cooking show
Good News Notes: “Questlove is hosting an hourlong Food Network special in which he’ll virtually visit the homes of his celebrity friends to cook up some of their favorite recipes. Among those sharing on “Questlove’s Potluck” will be Zooey Deschanel, Tiffany Haddish, Patti LaBelle, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Kenan Thompson, Gabrielle Union and Olivia Wilde. It…
An endangered pygmy hippo was born at the San Diego Zoo, the first in over 30 years
Good News Notes: “Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, but in April, one was born at the San Diego Zoo. It was the zoo’s first successful pygmy hippo birth in more than 30 years. Mabel, a 4-year-old pygmy hippopotamus at the San Diego Zoo, gave birth to her first calf last month, the zoo announced…