Good News Notes: “For families impacted by disabilities, Molly’s House offers rest. A three-bedroom guest home within minutes of Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Tender Ones Therapy Services, the space was created by Ryan and Abigail Burle to offer respite to families who, like themselves, travel far and wide for specialized services. As parents of…
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Stars team up to give back to Memphis families for the holidays
Good News Notes: “Carrie Bernans and Candace Renee Rice love giving back. Each year for the last three years they’ve come back home to the 901 to help kids who might otherwise not have a Christmas season. “One little boy was getting Pampers for his little brother, things like that. That’s stuff, it will bring…
AmazonSmile shoppers donate $10 million to St. Jude
Good News Notes: “Amazon says it has awarded $10 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis through its AmazonSmile program. Amazon donates 0.5% of the item purchase price to shoppers’ charity of choice when they shop at smile.amazon.com. Millions of shoppers have choses St. Jude. St. Jude is the first charity to reach…
Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley donates $200,000 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Good News Notes: “Each stop in Mike Conley’s journey made an impact on the man he would become. Arkansas, where he was born and raised. Indianapolis, where he was schooled. Ohio, where he played his college ball. Memphis, where he became one of the NBA’s best. And Utah, where he has found a new home….
One man is giving back to the Memphis community during the coronavirus outbreak
Good News Notes: “The coronavirus pandemic has left many without jobs and wondering how they’ll take care of their families. Larry Hunter has a love for the city of Memphis and was motivated to deliver a truck full of food, water, and other items to help those in need. While driving around Memphis, Hunter said…
Celebrities provide coronavirus pandemic relief with donations
Good News Notes: “Bunkered down at home or not, celebrities all over the world are stepping up to do what they can to combat the coronavirus pandemic by making charitable donations to those in need. As the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 rose to over 200,000 worldwide as of Wednesday morning, the world’s biggest…
Justin Timberlake, Vanessa Hudgens and other celebs giving back during coronavirus pandemic
Good News Notes: “Several stars are stepping up to lend a helping hand in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to offering words of advice and support, some celebrities are opening their wallets to help those struggling with the effects of the outbreak.” View the whole story here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/entertainment/celeb-donations-coronavirus/index.html
Memphis Grizzlies foundation to donate more than $600,000 in grants to mentoring and youth development programs across Mid-South
Good News Notes: “The Memphis Grizzlies Foundation today announced the donation of more than $600,000 in grants to organizations across the Mid-South that are focused on mentoring and youth development. “ “This year’s distribution of grants brings the total giving by the Grizzlies Foundation to Mid-South non-profit organizations to $53.1 million since 2001.” “Through the Grizzlies Foundation, MENTOR…
Homeless Man Reunites With Dog
Good News Notes: A homeless artist in Memphis, Tennessee, woke one day to find his canine friend had disappeared. He received some help in posting signs to look for the dog. Someone from the Memphis Animal Services heard about it and helped to reunite the two friends. View the whole story here: https://www.wfla.com/news/viral-news/homeless-man-reunites-with-dog/
Memphis Zoo helps to release hundreds of endangered frogs into the wild
https://www.localmemphis.com/news/memphis-zoo-helps-to-release-hundreds-of-endangered-frogs-into-the-wild/