Good News Notes: “Australian scientists say they have developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. For diabetics, managing their blood sugar levels typically means pricking their fingers multiple times a day with a lancet and then placing a drop of blood on a testing strip. Understandably,…
Month: July 2021
Local nonprofit hosts car show fundraiser to help children in New River Valley gain beds
Good News Notes: “Cars in Christiansburg hit the brake to raise funds to build beds for children in need. On Sunday, nearly 50 cars popped open their hoods outside of the Blue Ridge Church in Christiansburg in the name of charity. Gearheads for a Cause partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to help provide children a warm bed…
Plastic Paradise looks to make difference with plastic consumption
Good News Notes: “After four years of contemplating, Abe Kowitz finally started his company Plastic Paradise, LLC in hopes of making a difference with Kaua‘i’s plastic consumption issues and provide jobs for the community in the future. “There is an organization called ‘Precious Plastic,’ an open-source, grassroots recycling organization,” Kowitz said. “I learned about them…
The Ditty Bag hopes to bring focus to sustainable sales, environmental education
Good News Notes: “For Mystic resident Jason Hine, opening his own business wasn’t about getting rich or making a name for himself. Hine, who described himself as a concerned citizen and environmental activist, said he and his staff at The Ditty Bag Market and Cafe are committed to developing a sustainable business model that will…
Inspired by the outdoors, 3 Maine girls launch nonprofit to send kids to camp
Good News Notes: “When summer camp options were limited last summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, middle-schoolers Elle Foley, Sophia Turker and Emma Bowden, all of Falmouth, attended a six-week photography camp hosted by a friend’s parent. There, they learned the basics of photography, meeting a couple of times a week and taking excursions to…
Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda’s family surprises Utah nonprofit with donation
Good News Notes: “A Utah nonprofit that serves refugees received a surprise phone call from the father of popular playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wanted to help out. Late last week, Amy Dott Harmer, executive director of Utah Refugee Connection, got a heads-up that she would soon receive a phone call from someone who…
Ted Turner to give land to nonprofit but keep paying taxes
Good News Notes: “Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own nonprofit agriculture ecosystem research institute and says he might do the same with four other ranches in Nebraska’s Sand Hills. But he’ll continue to pay taxes on the land, much to…
Food waste app Too Good To Go saves leftovers from San Francisco restaurants
Good News Notes: “As I walk out of San Francisco grocery chain Luke’s Local on a recent Tuesday evening, I feel an unexpected wave of guilt wash over me. In my hand is a heavy brown paper bag packed full of eight pieces of produce, a ham and goat cheese sandwich, a loaf of seeded…
Blue Apron Sets New Sustainable Packaging Goals
Good News Notes: “Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) today announced a new sustainable packaging goal for its meal kit boxes of 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by the end of 2025. The company also strives to use 75% post-consumer recycled content, by weight, in its meal kit boxes by the end of 2025. By establishing these…
Xbox donates to animal shelter to honour River, ‘Fallout 4’s’ Dogmeat
Good News Notes: “Xbox and Bethesda have donated money to the Montgomery County Humane Society in honour of River, the dog responsible for inspiring the design of Fallout 4’s Dogmeat. $10,000 USD was donated to the charity, which aims to prevent cruelty to animals and provide homes for them as well. Xbox said in a tweet: “In honor of River,…