Good News Notes: “The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award has become the highest honor the NFL can bestow upon a player. Named for the Chicago Bears legendary running back and famed humanitarian, it is presented each year at the Super Bowl to a great player who is also a great force for…
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Greenville: ‘God bless you all,’ Aussie thanks mystery giver for pay-it-forward meal
Good News Notes: “That fact became evident this week when a randomly placed sticky note at a restaurant on the other side of the world filled the belly of a man with disabilities and touched the heart of the city of Greenville. It all started in Melbourne, Australia, at a restaurant called The Soup Place. The restaurant…
$40K donation from Kiwanis Club boosts Jackson YMCA capital campaign
Good News Notes: “A new ‘healthy living campus’ for the Jackson YMCA is closer to reality with a donation from Jackson’s Kiwanis Club. The Kiwanis Club and Kiwanis Foundation of Jackson are contributing $40,000 to the Y’s donation drive to fund a new downtown facility. It’s one of the largest donations in the two organizations’…
NFL news: Colin Kaepernick contributes to coronavirus relief in communities
Good News Notes: “Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been given another chance in the NFL, but that isn’t stopping him from doing charitable work off of the gridiron. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kaepernick made a sizable donation to help the relief efforts in POC communities. In an attempt to help people of color that have been affected by…
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan name new charity after their son
Good News Notes: “Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s new charity is called Archewell. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who, earlier this year, announced they were going to step down as senior royals – are ‘looking forward’ to launching the foundation. The couple told the Telegraph: ‘Like you, our focus is on supporting efforts…
MiLB teams expand offerings, launch charitable efforts
Good News Notes: “With everything about the 2020 MiLB season up in the air, teams are finding ways to confront the coronavirus pandemic with expanded offerings and new charitable efforts in the absence of regular-season games in April. It seems like a lifetime ago since the Minor League Baseball was delayed, but remember that the season was not scheduled to open until…
Press release: D-backs to donate $550,000 to community for emergency relief efforts
Good News Notes: “The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation announced the donation of $550,000 to Arizona-based non-profit organizations that will immediately assist in helping those most vulnerable during the current national emergency. ‘Over the past 10 days, we have watched the heroic efforts of so many Arizonans who are helping those in need – from medical professionals…
Celebrities provide coronavirus pandemic relief with donations
Good News Notes: “Bunkered down at home or not, celebrities all over the world are stepping up to do what they can to combat the coronavirus pandemic by making charitable donations to those in need. As the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 rose to over 200,000 worldwide as of Wednesday morning, the world’s biggest…
Big leaguers keep drinks flowing for charity
Good News Notes: “Billy Hamilton walked into Wasted Grain in Scottsdale, went behind the bar and started to get a lesson from a bartender. However, this wasn’t Hamilton’s first Celebrity Bartender Night. ‘This year, they’re actually showing us how to bartend and giving us a little lesson, and when I went over there, I said, “I’m…