Good News Notes: “A six-year-old Michigan girl has spread more than 1,000 acts of kindness. Liliana Hake loves making others smile. One of her biggest acts of kindness so far was designing a coloring book, called “The Lily Pad,” for kids who are sick and hospitalized.” View the whole story here: https://www.wthr.com/article/girl-completes-1000-acts-kindness-says-everyone-should-want
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High school hockey player saved by defibrillator after collapsing
Good News Notes: “A young hockey player collapses on the ice and an athletic trainer springs into action. Now the parents of Northville teen Conor Place, can’t help but call an athletic trainer – an angel.” “Back in December just two days after Christmas, the 15-year-old who has played hockey since he was 4, was…
Oxford teachers camp on school roof after students reach charity fundraising goal
Good News Notes: “Two Oxford Middle School teachers are camping on the school roof Thursday night after students hit a fundraising goal. Josh Smokovitz and Jason Cady told students they would spend the night on the roof if their classes raised the most money for the American Cancer Society. Of the $7,510.14 raised, their students…
Michigan man finds more than $43G in couch he bought from store
Good News Notes: “Howard Kirby got the surprise of his life last month when he found over $43,000 in cash inside a couch he’d purchased at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Owosso, Michigan. ‘It still boggles my mind every so often,’ he told CBS 5 on Thursday. Kirby purchased the couch to outfit his man cave…
Baby rhino fever! Here’s how the Potter Park Zoo is caring for the calf
Good News Notes: “The zoo welcomed a critically endangered baby black rhino at 5:40 a.m. on Dec. 24, marking the first in its 100-year history. The zoo says they’re excited, just like mom. ‘It’s very, very satisfying. It’s a culmination of a lot of hard work over many, many years,’ Animal Care Supervisor Pat Fountain…
Kindness Acts 20:35 hosts carnival for homeless kids in Kalamazoo County
Good News Notes: “On Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, kids got to enjoy themselves at a carnival designed just for them. The Kindness Acts 20:35 hosted the event at The Dome in Schoolcraft.” According to a study by the University of Michigan, 7% of children in Kalamazoo County are homeless.” “Founder of Kindness Acts 20:35 Shannon…
Paw Paw Man Wins $300,000 On Michigan Lottery Show
Good News Notes: “Lottery officials say he walked away with a $300,000 win in a recent episode.” “You’ve got $300,000, congratulations. What does this mean to you and your family,” Salley asked. “It means we’re going to get us a house!” proclaimed Lowrey. “The Big Spin show airs on Michigan TV stations after the evening…
After 50-year conservation effort, songbird flies off U.S. endangered species list
Good News Notes: “The Kirtland’s warbler has required protections for as long as there has been an Endangered Species Act (ESA), but that’s about to change.” “In 1971, two years before enactment of the ESA, the Kirtland’s warbler population declined to approximately 201 singing males and was restricted to six counties in the northern part…
Police officer helps homeless man struggling to shave
Good News Notes: Homeless man in Detroit given a razor, shaving cream and a bottle of water from a benevolent citizen. He was struggling to shave himself with the use of a rain puddle. A police officer spotted him and his difficulty and stepped in to help him finish the job. View the whole story…
Mom’s chalk art spreads kindness, encouragement through Ann Arbor neighborhood
Good News Notes: Ann Arbor mom noticed all the kids walking past her house to elementary school She wanted to encourage them and their actions so she began leaving chalk messages every morning for everyone to see and enjoy. She and the community are both addicted to this great idea as she searches out other…