Good News Notes: “The founder of local nonprofit organization tells 12 News that they’ve helped a record number of families put food on the table since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic last March. Project Hand Up, created several years ago by Coreen St. Jean, is a food supplement program that offers a variety of products in…
Tag: COVID-19
Bill Gates Wants Us to Eat 100% Synthetic Beef: What Is It?
Good News Notes: “Bill Gates has a big idea to fight climate change. The Microsoft cofounder and chair of the investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures recently suggested that ‘all rich countries should move to 100 [percent] synthetic beef’ in an interview with MIT Technology Review. Why is Gates, a direct and indirect investor in brands like…
Nonprofit stepping up for education during the COVID crisis
Good News Notes: “When COVID-19 forced Summit54 to cancel its signature program for elementary school students in the lower Roaring Fork Valley last summer, the local nonprofit could have gone on hiatus. Instead, it doubled down on its efforts. Summit54 created new, free programs to provide tutoring for elementary school students at a time when…
‘Made in Bangladesh’ may mean Target, H&M clothing is more sustainable
Good News Notes: “If you’re a fast fashion lover, there’s a good chance that many of the clothes in your closet are made in Bangladesh. For decades, the country has been a hub of low-wage garment manufacturing. But soon, it may be known for something else as well: recycling. Last week, fast-fashion brands that manufacture…
Confronting a Crisis in Ethiopia, A Brand-New Nonprofit Finds Its Feet
Good News Notes: “Dr. Habteab Feseha, an Eritrean-American physician based in Arizona, said he’d never dreamed that he’d be organizing aid to a conflict zone. For years, he’d watched fellow Eritreans escaping military service, economic hardship, or persecution settle in other countries, including Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. (Feseha’s organization, the Eri Yiakl Foundation,…
Stillwater man adopts Minneapolis homeless camps
Good News Notes: “For a man who claims to be terrible with names, Bryan Ring seemed to have no trouble last week at the homeless encampment near Sheridan Memorial Park in Minneapolis. ‘Hey, Robert,’ he said to a man headed to the camp’s portable toilet while wearing just one boot. ‘How are you doing? Get…
Nonprofit Connects Sick Children in Hospital with Their Favorite Celebrities
Good News Notes: “A nonprofit organization is bringing joy to children who are battling severe illnesses in hospitals — one storytime session at a time. Evelyn Iocolano tells PEOPLE (the TV Show!) that she helped co-found Lollipop Theater Network in 2001 alongside Janis Fischer, a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center volunteer. The nonprofit organization, based in Los Angeles, focuses…
NYC answers call to foster pets after Manhattan shelter shut by COVID
Good News Notes: “These furry friends are all good boys and girls — and big-hearted New Yorkers opened their arms and homes to help save their lives Wednesday. Animal Care Centers of NYC on E. 110th St., the only city-run animal shelter in Manhattan, shut down Wednesday after staffers tested positive for COVID-19 — forcing…
Patriots team plane to carry 76 health care workers to Super Bowl in Tampa
Good News Notes: “The New England Patriots aren’t playing in the Super Bowl this year, but one of their team planes will be making the trip to Tampa, Florida. Approximately 7,500 health care workers from across the country will be in attendance as honorary guests of the NFL Sunday for the big game between the Tampa Bay…
Woman who gave birth while in a coma and battling Covid-19 meets newborn for first time
Good News Notes: “Nearly three months after giving birth while in a coma with Covid-19, a Wisconsin woman met her newborn child for the first time last week. Kelsey Townsend, 32, was recently discharged from a hospital in Madison, Wisc., and reunited with her husband and four children, including her baby girl Lucy. She said…