Good News Notes: “A local nonprofit is pivoting their programming to keep up with the needs of the community they serve, as they continue to face tough times during the pandemic. Before March, the main focus of El Sol The Jupiter Neighborhood Resource Center was to operate a labor center. Workers registered with the Labor Center would show up…
Month: November 2020
‘Sustainability is part of our fabric’: how an entrepreneur overcame adversities to build a successful business
Good News Notes: “What do you think when you see a luxury wristwatch? They’ve long been masculine symbols of affluence; at the most lucrative end of the market they are appreciating assets that communicate to the world how much money you can afford to invest in a small, precious item. But when entrepreneur William Adoasi…
Detroit nonprofit introduces underrepresented children to STEM careers
Good News Notes: “The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) has spent more that 40 years introducing children to STEM careers. While the fall session just wrapped up, it’s not too late to enroll you child in the virtual spring program. Nonprofit DAPCEP helps about 11,000 underrepresented students across southeast Michigan each year discover careers…
GM to hire 3,000 for tech jobs as part of EV push
Good News Notes: “General Motors Co. plans to hire 3,000 employees in engineering, design and IT to help push forward as a leading electric vehicle maker and to develop more in-car connected technologies, the automaker said Monday. GM is battling its Silicon Valley competition for talent to be able to achieve its mantra of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero…
Dayton-area nonprofit to provide around 6K free Thanksgiving meals
Good News Notes: “Around 6,000 free Thanksgiving meals will be given away to people in need by Miami Valley Meals, a new nonprofit started during the pandemic. The organization was started in March by chefs and culinary professionals who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. They make and distribute frozen meals for area…
A Giant turkey donation in Delaware
Good News Notes: “Giant Food stores of Landover, Maryland, donated 6-thousand turkeys to food banks in the Mid-Atlantic region, including one-thousand to the Food Bank of Delaware, on Monday, November 9, 2020. ‘Honestly no one should ever go hungry. We just want to make as big a difference as we can because that’s what is…
Meet Autumn, the baby born on a Kelligrews porch
Good News Notes: “The newest member of the Coffin family in Kelligrews recently made a memorable entrance into the world, arriving in a whirlwind before the family could even consider trying to make it out their front door. Jason Coffin was asleep around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday when his wife, Sarina, woke him up, saying her water had just broken. ‘She said,…
Woman says blood donation center employee is her ‘hero’ for saving her life
Good News Notes: “‘We have a connection that’s never gonna go away,’ veteran Patti Bond said about Latonia Rudolph. ‘She saved my life. That’s my hero.’ After Rudolph discovered Bond’s high blood pressure, she told her to go to the ER. During the visit, Bond discovered she had had a heart attack unbeknownst to her…
Oktoberfest gives back to the community
Good News Notes: “Although there wasn’t an Oktoberfest in La Crosse this year, the festival was still able to make their presence felt in the community. La Crosse Festivals, better known as Oktoberfest USA, announced they’ve made donations totalling $20,425 to a number of local organizations. The groups would receive funds for their volunteer work…
Healing by helping: Nonprofit founder shares why helping domestic violence victims is her mission
Good News Notes: “All is quiet in Ashley Wheeler’s house at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. With her 5-year-old son, Zethan, at school and her husband out of the country, she has the family’s dog, Combo, and the remnants of the morning news to keep her company. The Wheelers moved to Chelsea about three…