Good News Notes: “Vying for the title of ‘Houston’s Official Benefactors,’ local billionaires Rich and Nancy Kinder have gifted yet another area nonprofit with a massive holiday donation. The dynamic power couple has granted $1 million to United Way of Greater Houston, the organization announced. The funds will go towards those in need of food, utility…
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The ‘Glee’ Cast Is Honoring Naya Rivera With A Holiday Charity Drive
Good News Notes: “Following their co-star’s tragic July death, the Glee cast is honoring Naya Rivera‘s memory this holiday season with a charitable fundraiser. Matthew Morrison, who played Will Schuester in the Fox series, shared in a recent Entertainment Tonight Zoom interview that it was ‘a really challenging year’ with the loss of another cast member but that…
The Born to Run Foundation makes its 10th prosthesis donation
Good News Notes: “The Born to Run Foundation made its 10th prosthesis donation, a running blade, to amputee David Hiler of Brattleboro, Vermont, at the outdoor waterfront Bier Garten at Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery in Brattleboro on Thursday, November 5. At the event, Hiler also announced the creation of a special-label craft brew, RUN, that…
Green Goo Launches $100,000 Pay It Forward Campaign as Part of its Season of Goodness
Good News Notes: “Green Goo, the plant-based body care and first aid brand, is proud to announce the launch of its $100,000 Pay It Forward campaign, marking the kickoff of its Season of Goodness. One part contest, one part giveaway, the $100,000 Pay It Forward campaign not only offers participants the chance to win Green Goo prize packages,…
Hillsborough County schools plan to help feed students during coronavirus break
Good News Notes: “The decision from the Florida Department of Education to close public schools for two weeks to help contain coronavirus created a new concern for families not just in Tampa Bay but statewide. “I literally within the last 24 hours have gotten calls and emails from teachers I haven’t even talked to,” said the…
Fans Are Applauding Taylor Swift’s $1 Million Donation To Nashville Tornado Survivors
Good News Notes: “Many big-time artists that we know and love call Nashville home, even if they don’t live there full-time. The recent tornado devastations have brought the entire Middle Tennessee community together, including famous artists from this great state. Nashville native Taylor Swift donated $1 million to Middle Tennessee tornado relief and fans are applauding…
‘More waste, better taste’: This Garbage Café offers food in exchange for plastic
Good News Notes: “The café, which opened in October 2019 in the small city of Ambikapur, India, comes at a time when India still generates 57,320,188 pounds of plastic waste every day, according to government data. The waste is often dumped in streets, drains and landfills.” “Zeeshan Khan, an environmentalist and founder of the Garbage…
Triple-Word Score & More! Co-Stars Play Scrabble® GO for Charity
Good News Notes: “The competitors are all current or past co-stars like “Queer Eye’s” Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski, “The Office” castmates Rainn Wilson and Angela Kinsey, and “Black-ish” actresses Tracee Ellis Ros and Yara Shahidi. The star players will play Battle of the Boards on the mobile app over the next month, and…
Quaden Bayles’ Family Turns Down Disneyland Trip, Will Donate $470,000 to Charity
Good News Notes: “The family of Quaden Bayles, an Australian boy with dwarfism seen crying and expressing a desire to kill himself in a social media video last week, has declined a trip to Disneyland following a GoFundMe campaign, saying it will donate the funds to charity instead. “What kid wouldn’t want to go to…
Inglewood 1st graders get surprise donation of 50 new bikes | KTLA
Good News Notes: “First graders at in Inglewood cheered as they received a surprise gift of 50 brand new bicycles and helmets Friday morning. School staff said the bikes, which were a donation from Can’d Aid and built by volunteers, are the first that some of the children have ever owned.” View the whole story here:…