Good News Notes: “Najee Harris wanted to give back to celebrate a momentous moment in his life. While appearing virtually on Friday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the 23-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers rookie opened up about his decision to skip the NFL Draft event earlier this year in favor of throwing a party at a homeless shelter in Richmond, California, where he used…
Month: May 2021
Extinct Fish Species That Predates Dinosaurs Found in Indian Ocean
Good News Notes: “A rare fish species believed to have gone extinct with dinosaurs millions of years ago has recently been rediscovered alive in the Indian Ocean. According to a report from Mongabay, a US-based non-profit conservation and environmental science news platform, a group of South African shark hunters recently found the rare coelacanth species (Latimeria chalumnae)…
Tallahassee author surprises disabled veteran with $1,000
Good News Notes: “An act of kindness was handed over on Wednesday afternoon when a local author, J. Andy, invoked the spirit of a character from his latest book and gave a disabled veteran the surprise of his life during a visit to Waffle House. A waitress at the shop handed John Pickett an envelope….
For L.A.’s Homeless, A Free Mobile Laundry Service Strives To Be ‘Part Of The Solution’
Good News Notes: “It was late 2019, and Monica Quezada had a problem on her hands. Quezada was working for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and had just found out there was an outbreak of scabies at one of the winter shelters she oversaw. Frantically, Quezada and her colleagues worked to solve the problem….
Positively Jax: Purple Heart veteran gifted mortgage free home
Good News Notes: “For neighbors in the Del Webb neighborhood in St. Johns County’s Nocatee community, Wednesday morning brought a welcome wagon like no other. A parade of golf carts led the way through Country Brook Avenue. In the last golf cart, sat a humble hero and his family. For Purple Heart veteran, Jerry Majetich,…
‘Shepherd’s Men’ to Honor Post-9/11 Veterans |
Good News Notes : “The Shepherd’s Men, a 10-member team of active duty, medically retired and honorably discharged servicemen and civilian patriots dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Atlanta-based Shepherd Center’s SHARE Military Initiative, will kick off their seventh annual Shepherd’s Men Run in Arlington, Va. at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial…
Design Label ADIFF Reimagines Fashion With Upcycling In New ‘Fashion Cookbook’
Good News Notes: “Design label ADIFF is cooking up innovative solutions to fashion’s waste problem. The woman-founded label’s new book, “The Open Source Fashion Cookbook,” offers recipes and tips for DIY sustainable designs. The recipes provide directions for creating everything from a shirt dress comprised of button-downs to a hat made from an umbrella. The amount of…
Brisbane’s GMG says new aluminium battery can charge 20 to 60 times faster
Good News Notes: “Brisbane-based clean technology company Graphene Manufacturing Group says its graphene aluminium-ion batteries can charge as much as 60-times faster than the best lithium-ion batteries, and are also longer-lasting and much safer, with a lower environmental impact than traditional batteries. GMG was founded to develop energy storage products using its own in-house proprietary…
Family Fun: Jennifer Longo offers readers glimpse of life for teen in foster care
Good News Notes: “One of the things that Jennifer Longo wants you to know about kids in foster care is it’s not their fault. They’re not bad kids; it’s the adults around them who’ve failed. Another thing: You should listen to them. Longo is the author of “What I Carry,” a Y.A. novel about Muiriel,…
Teenager in foster care urges families to open up their homes, hearts to other teens
Good News Notes: “A teenager who is gearing up for adulthood and hopes to one day become a mentor to kids in the foster care system is urging families to consider becoming foster parents to other teens. Gabriel Helton was just 15 years old when he and seven other adopted siblings were removed from their…