Good News Notes: “The passage of Hurricane Maria has been difficult to describe by those who were witnesses and victims on the island of Puerto Rico. As is often the case in the worst of catastrophes, the sense of desolation and post-apocalyptic devastation can only be measured if it was experienced firsthand. In addition to the destruction…
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Orlando Police Department donates cruisers to Puerto Rican city
Good News Notes: “Fifteen Orlando police cruisers that had been keeping city streets safe for the past seven years will soon be continuing their mission 650 miles away, in Puerto Rico. “A lot of agencies out there are struggling and we don’t realize that here in this community, because it is the norm for us…
Joy amid destruction: La Jolla church raises money for Puerto Ricans in need
Good News Notes: “A La Jolla parish has raised $110,000 for a Puerto Rican group of nuns who have been showing grit during adversity, their building decimated by recent earthquakes. Deacon Jim Vargas and the Rev. Patrick Mulcahy of Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Girard Avenue were compelled to help after a…
10 Selfless Sports Stars That Are Giving Back To Their Communities In Very Powerful Ways
Good News Notes: “Whenever news breaks of an athlete being signed to a multimillion-dollar contract or endorsement deal, most of us have a tendency to roll our eyes. Of course, we sometimes think, they’re now going to spend it on luxury clothes and a fancy mansion — and all they do is throw a ball…
Volunteers Experience the Power of Service and Healing in the Rainforest
Good News Notes: “In September 2017, Hurricane Maria, a deadly category 5 hurricane devastated Dominica, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Amidst the devastation was the El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest among the USDA Forest Service’s 193 million acres. Reliably lush and green, the forest was left denuded and nearly unrecognizable….