Good News Notes: “Though the Hokies wished it could have been in person, they had to adjust to the times due to Covid-19 protocols and change their annual event with the Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley that takes place around the holiday season. After hosting the event inside the Hahn Hurst Basketball…
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Healing by helping: Nonprofit founder shares why helping domestic violence victims is her mission
Good News Notes: “All is quiet in Ashley Wheeler’s house at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. With her 5-year-old son, Zethan, at school and her husband out of the country, she has the family’s dog, Combo, and the remnants of the morning news to keep her company. The Wheelers moved to Chelsea about three…
Drive-thru waffles fight domestic violence
Good News Notes: “Waffles, waffles, get your fresh waffles! In order to raise funds for a very important cause, Family Peace Project had its annual waffle breakfast Friday at the First United Methodist Church. The group will also have a booth from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Athens Farmers Market. Gluten-free and…
Rihanna partners with Twitter CEO for $4.2M donation to domestic violence victims amid coronavirus pandemic
Good News Notes: “Rihanna has teamed up with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to provide relief to domestic violence victims amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ‘Work’ singer’s Clara Lionel Foundation announced the partnership with the social media executive on Twitter. ‘We’re joining forces with Twitter/Square CEO @Jack today by co-funding $4.2 million grant to the @MayorsFundLA to…
How America’s least sustainable city learned to love recycling
Good News Notes: “From Arlo Guthrie, who wrote a seven-minute song about taking out the garbage, to Shel Silverstein’s Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout, who drowned in her own garbage, our society has long struggled with the excesses of its own existence. Today, Americans hold the title of biggest trash producers in the world, at 6.5…
Atlantic plunge raise more then $20K for Caring Unlimited
Good News Notes: “Disregarding 44-degree ocean waves, more than 60 swimmers dashed into the surf to boost a deserving local charity during the 19th Annual Atlantic Plunge at Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk on Jan. 4. Paying $25 to join the group of plungers, participants ranged in age from 5 to 80 and as in years…