Good News Notes: “Two Atlanta police officers bravely saved a man from a burning car that plowed through two homes and crashed into a tree, intense bodycam footage shows. The video shows the hero cops — identified as Officers W. Adams and M. Todd — frantically responding to a car fire early Sunday in the…
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Family escapes burning West Des Moines home thanks to a passerby who saw the flames
Good News Notes: “A West Des Moines family escaped their burning home early Wednesday morning after fire officials say a passerby pounded on their door to wake them. The 911 call about a fire at 2121 Prospect Avenue came in to dispatchers at 6:06 a.m., according to West Des Moines Fire Marshal Mike Whitsell. Someone…
‘It could be a big tree in 1,000 years’: tiny seedlings of giant sequoias rise from ashes of wildfire
Good News Notes: “Ashtyn Perry was barely as tall as the shovel she stomped into barren ground where a wildfire last year ravaged the California mountain community of Sequoia Crest and destroyed dozens of its signature behemoth trees. The 13-year-old with a broad smile and a braid running to her waist had a higher purpose that, if…
A purrfect match! Animal shelter puts lonely pets on Tinder
Good News Notes: “A German animal shelter is trying a new approach to find homes for abandoned pets: it is posting their profiles on dating app Tinder in the hope that lonely humans looking for love might also settle for the company of a cat or a dog. The Munich Animal Welfare Association got an…
Clowns Without Borders takes laughter to conflict zones
Good News Notes: “Born in 1993 from the belief that laughter can ease pain, Clowns Without Borders International sends jokesters, mimes and circus specialists to refugee camps, conflict zones and sites of historical tragedies around the world. Performances have taken place at schools, town squares, ferry terminals, bus stops, beaches and underground shelters, said Naomi Shafer,…
8 rescued after boat sinks on York River
Good News Notes: “Eight people aboard a sinking boat were rescued Tuesday afternoon on the York River. Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue was notified just after 3 p.m. and responded with two rescue boats. A Virginia Marine Police boat was able to reach the sinking boat first and rescue the passengers with no injuries. AFVR’s…
When disaster strikes, this Alabama nonprofit is ready
Good News Notes: “Hurricane Ida was on Judy Holland’s radar as soon as it was on James Spann’s. As the managing director of High Socks for Hope, she knows that whenever a hurricane, tornado or other natural disaster happens in the Southeast, the nonprofit organization will soon spring into action. And they’ll still be in the…
Christian veteran’s nonprofit helps save 8 lives from Taliban terror
Good News Notes: “As NGOs and U.S. forces continue to race to get Americans and Afghan allies to safety ahead of the Biden administration’s Aug. 31 deadline in Afghanistan, one faith-based nonprofit helped evacuate an at-risk family of eight Christians from the chaos in Kabul. “I’m thankful for everyone involved,” All Things Possible founder Victor Marx told Fox News Friday. “We may be running…
Clean Air Filtration Program expanded to low-income residents in all Bay Area counties
Good News Notes: “The Clean Air Filtration Program is expanding to all Bay Area counties. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced on Thursday that portable air filtration units will be provided to unhoused and low-income residents, in addition to Bay Area emergency and cooling centers. Larger units will be provided to shelters and…
Astoria’s Ovelia restaurant hosts event for reforestation in Greece with 9 HUGS nonprofit
Good News Notes: “Ovelia Psistaria Bar held a special fundraiser along with Astoria-based nonprofit 9 HUGS on Aug. 15 to raise funds for reforestation efforts in Greece, as wildfires continue to ravage parts of the country this summer. Ovelia’s owner, Chris Giannakas, and 9 HUGS founders Lu Argyris and Christine Koufalis Karanikas all have Greek…