Good News Notes: “Latter-day Saint Charities helped millions of people through more than 3,000 humanitarian aid projects with 2,000 partners in 142 countries last year, according to its 2019 Annual Report. The report reflected increases from 2018, when the charity completed 2,885 projects in 141 countries. Monday’s report did not say how much money was distributed during…
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Kirk Douglas gives entire £61m fortune to charity | National Entertainment & Celebrity News | ontownmedia.com
Good News Notes: “Kirk Douglas has given his entire £61 million fortune to charity. The Hollywood legend – who died on February 5 at the age of 103 – has given most of his money, $50million, to his Douglas Foundation, which aims to “help those who cannot otherwise help themselves”. The beneficiaries include the likes…
Dunedin’s ‘Cereal Girl’ helps feed hundreds of families in need with popular cereal donation drive
Good News Notes: “Iliana Gorshe is a budding celebrity in her Pinellas County town for a very good reason. ‘I’m the Cereal Girl!’ laughs the 7-year-old. As part of a school project last year, Iliana set out to collect 80 boxes of breakfast cereal to help local families in need. She decorated a donation bin…
Michael Buble Gives Concert to Zoo Gorillas
Good News Notes: “At the Werribee Open Range Zoo near Victoria, Australia it’s Christmas all year round — at least for the zoo’s gorillas. According to Zoos Victoria, which operates the safari-inspired zoo, Werribee’s gorilla residents — Ganyeka, Yakini, and Motaba — love listening to the Michael Bublé album Christmas, which is packed with the crooner singing…
Clothes shed during Mercedes Marathon donated to charity
Good News Notes: “If you took part in the Mercedes Marathon weekend, you probably saw a few clothes along the course. All that clothing doesn’t go in the trash but to a good cause. A handful of volunteers picked up clothing shed along the race route. This year, the non-profit Grace Klein Community filled up…
Community hopes to preserve historic Methodist church built in 1870
Good News Notes: “For Brett Merkley, entering the old Methodist Episcopal Church is like stepping into a frontier church of an old Western movie. The simple one-story brick chapel is lined with wooden pews and hymnals. Light shines through the stained-glass windows. A small pulpit and pump organ stand at the front of the chapel…
Hip-hop superstar Ludacris surprises local band students with major donation
Good News Notes: “There was an eruption of applause, as students had no idea they’d see hip-hop star Ludacris in their high school auditorium. Music artist and film actor Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges teamed up with StubHub’s ticket forward program to surprise band students at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High with a donation of more than $75,000…
Trisha Yearwood paying adoption fees for pets adopted from Maury County Animal Services
Good News Notes: “Country music superstar Trisha Yearwood is helping pets in Maury County find new homes. Yearwood tweeted that she planned to pay all adoption fees for pets adopted from Maury County Animal Services on Saturday. The singer said the kennels at the facility were full and urged fans to adopt the pets. Maury…
Family Provides $1.5 Million Donation For OU Med’s Neonatal Unit
Good News Notes: “The OU Children’s hospital is celebrating a new donation worth more than $1.5 million. The donation will go toward building a comprehensive nutritional center. The center will benefit all ages of children but will be especially important for infants in intensive care. Doctors say nutrition for babies inside of the Newborn Intensive…
Godsmack Singer’s Charity Donates $12,500 to Youth Boxing Program
Good News Notes: “Godsmack singer and guitarist Sully Erna brought Christmas early to three lucky youths this past weekend. The Scars Foundation, the musician’s mental health charity, donated $12,500 to the Inner-City Youth Boxing Program at Thrive Boxing and Fitness in Londonderry, New Hampshire, near the band’s Massachusetts origin point. That donation means that three young student-athletes will receive…