Dell foundation commits $38M to homeless housing nonprofits

Good News Notes: “The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is committing $38 million to three Austin-area nonprofit organizations dedicated to housing people experiencing homelessness. The donation comes on Giving Tuesday, a day that encourages people to donate to charities after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The Dell Foundation announced Tuesday that the $38 million would be divvied…

Charity Turkey Bowl helps children impacted by gun violence

Good News Notes: “About 100 young men in Toledo spent their Thanksgiving on the football field for the 4th Annual Charity Turkey Bowl. “We are doing this specifically for gun violence,” said Raymond Campos, 34, who founded the Turkey Bowl four years ago. Campos said he started the event as a way to bring people…

Animal rescue group finds home near Ross Bridge

Good News Notes: “The Two by Two Rescue group that helps find homes for unwanted, abused and abandoned animals soon will have a home for itself. The organization, founded in Helena in 2005, recently purchased about 2 acres and a house near Ross Bridge with money donated by new board member John Sellers. The rescue…

Okaloosa darter to be removed from the Endangered Species List

Good News Notes: “A major victory was declared Tuesday in the long upstream battle of the Okaloosa darter, as the little fish native only to Okaloosa and Walton counties was declared no longer threatened by extinction. With its population having grown from an estimated 1,500 when conservation efforts began in earnest in 1994 to a robust 600,000, the U.S. Fish and…

Hero Veterans Tackle Food Insecurity and Feed Fellow Vets

Good News Notes: “Former Marine Corps cook Dionisio Cucuta, Jr. has served 2.7 million meals since March 30, 2020. At the beginning of the pandemic, the retired chef and disabled combat veteran partnered with the food rescue organization Table to Table, feeding 3,000 families — including 250-300 veterans — through his Table to Table Tuesdays program…

Young woman takes prize money and gives it to charity

Good News Notes: “One young woman from Topeka High School is making a difference in the community after winning a Character Challenge in her school district. The “Character Challenge” took place via Tik Tok and was meant to promote kindness and inclusiveness amongst students in the district. Jada Fulton picked up her phone and made…

Kalispell man aims to collect 500 pairs of donated shoes

Good News Notes: “A Kalispell man set out on a journey to collect 500 pairs of shoes in 50 days. Ron Mallery grew up in Columbia Falls as a middle child, so the shoes he received were always hand-me-downs. He tells us he didn’t receive his first pair of new shoes until senior year of…