Good News Notes: “Niles and Frasier are looking for their forever home — together! The two adorable shelter dogs have formed a strong bond during their time at the City Dogs Cleveland animal shelter, so the facility is working to get the canine friends adopted together by a loving family. To attract potential adopters for the pair…
Month: December 2020
EU leaders agree to cut carbon emissions at least 55% by 2030
Good News Notes: “European Union leaders have agreed to cut net carbon emissions at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel announced on Friday. The big picture: The agreement eased concerns among Eastern European countries, including Poland, that rely heavily on coal, while putting the EU on a path toward its goal to…
Dairy Queen Customers Spark 900-Person Chain of Kindness
Good News Notes: “Nearly 1,000 customers at a Dairy Queen drive-thru in Minnesota took part in a kindness chain last weekend that lasted for two whole days. Tina Jensen, general manager of the Dairy Queen in Brainerd, told ABC affiliate KTRK it’s not unheard of for customers to pay for what the person behind them ordered as…
Pope Francis commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Good News Notes: “Pope Francis urged countries on Saturday to work towards net zero carbon emissions and committed Vatican City — the world’s smallest state — to reaching the target by 2050. Francis, who has championed environmental causes since his election in 2013, told a U.N. climate summit the 108-acre (44-hectare) city-state surrounded by Rome…
‘Be Kind’: Young Kentucky Sisters Inspire With Kindness Campaign
Good News Notes: “Even though it’s been a difficult year with the coronavirus pandemic, a politically-divided country and social unrest, there is a bright spot in one Kentucky town. Two young girls are encouraging people to come together — using two words ‘Be kind.’ Twelve-year-old Raegan and 9-year-old Rylyn Richins are sisters. They’ve been making…
Random acts of kindness through Christmas Jars –
Good News Notes: “A Charlottesville native is spreading joy during the holiday season with random acts of kindness. ‘Fifteen years, my family and I experimented with a little jar on the counter that we fill up with spare change. During the holidays, we picked a family to give it away to anonymously. We had no…
Local man’s random acts of kindness help dozens of people
Good News Notes: “At a time when most of us are facing a lot of challenges, it’s nice to share the stories of random acts of kindness in this community. And we’re lucky to live in a place where that are plenty of examples of that right now. 85-year-old Father Tony Gallagher is a retired…
Jingle Belles bring random acts of kindness to strangers
Good News Notes: “Just in time for the holidays, a group of women went around Warrick County to spread a little holiday cheer. ‘I think this is sort of a Jingle Belle philosophy too is, even if you don’t need to be blessed, you need to be blessed,’ Shawn Sterne, a member of the Jingle…
Suisun City Firefighter Rescues Guinea Pig That Got Head Stuck In Cage
Good News Notes: “Firefighters often respond to a multitude of rescue calls, but this one in Suisun City came right to their station. The stuck guinea pig. (Credit: Suisun City Fire Department) Suisun City Fire says a family came by Station 47 on Tuesday afternoon for help. The problem? Their guinea pig had gotten its…
Off-duty firefighter rescues man from burning car in Ronkonkoma
Good News Notes: “An off-duty firefighter sprang into action to save a driver trapped inside a burning car on Long Island. Ronkonkoma Fire Department Lt. Michael White spotted the fiery scene shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of School House Road and Cedar Grove Avenue.” View the whole story here: https://abc7ny.com/ronkonkoma-rescue-car-long-island-fire-lt-michael-white/8650674