Good News Notes: “As part of Big Green Week, which ran from September 18 to 26, Maidstone Innovation Centre has planted a ‘living wall’ that includes more than 10,000 plants. It incorporates a range of species indigenous to the local area, which will bloom all year round, attracting bees and butterflies. The wall covers 90.5 square metres…
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Emballator launches ‘100% plastic free’ monotube
Good News Notes: “Emballator has announced the pre-launch of its monotube prototype, which it says is made of 100% aluminium, as it looks for collaborators on the pilot project. The company claims that the monotube is entirely plastic-free, with the cap also being made from aluminium. As aluminium can be fully recycled, it says there is…
Anonymous donor leaves $2.2 million inheritance to CNY charity
Good News Notes: “An anonymous donor recently left her $2.2 million inheritance to the Central New York Community Foundation upon her passing, according to a recent announcement from the charity. The gift established an endowed fund to support local nonprofits that provide healthcare and animal care, two causes that were important to the anonymous woman, the charity…
Gov. Pritzker recognizes Rochelle distillery for helping out healthcare workers
Good News Notes: “During Saturday’s press briefing, Governor Pritzker gave credit to many businesses he called an example to the rest of the state. Governor Pritzker called efforts displayed at Kennay Farms “a sign of hope” in these trying times. Kennay Farms in Rochelle has been making hand sanitizer for weeks. They began selling it…
NFL news: Colin Kaepernick contributes to coronavirus relief in communities
Good News Notes: “Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been given another chance in the NFL, but that isn’t stopping him from doing charitable work off of the gridiron. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kaepernick made a sizable donation to help the relief efforts in POC communities. In an attempt to help people of color that have been affected by…
Celebrities participate in virtual dance-a-thon, raise over $3 million for health care workers
Good News Notes: “Around the world, non-profits and charity groups are working hard to feed the hungry and provide essential supplies to healthcare workers during the global health crisis. In harmony with those efforts, a handful of musically-inclined (and some not so musically-inclined) celebrities are finding a fun way of raising money for healthcare workers….
Meet Chimbu, the blue-eyed, bear-eared tree kangaroo. Your cuppa can help save his species
Good News Notes: “Tree kangaroos are so unusual that when Europeans first encountered them in Australia in 1872, they were sceptical. Who would believe a kangaroo could climb a tree? But the recent birth of Chimbu – a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Healesville Sanctuary – gives us the chance to watch one of these unique, and very…
Rihanna Donates Protective Equipment to New York Medics as Celebrities Respond to COVID-19 with Charity Donations
Good News Notes: “Rihanna has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to medics in New York as the state faces a shortage due to the outbreak of COVID-19. New York state has been overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 23,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the cities most severely impacted by the virus….
St. Amant woman stitching together acts of kindness
Good News Notes: “One teacher and mother of two is using her labor of love to serve the community. Tara Whiteside’s passion for sewing has come in handy during the COVID-19 outbreak now that healthcare professionals are in need of facemasks. ‘I just want kids to be protected, people working, doctors, nurses. This can cover their masks…