Good News Notes: “More than 100 animals at Oklahoma City Animal Welfare found homes Saturday during the shelter’s free adoption event. Animal Welfare officials said that the 114 animals who were available for adoption Saturday now have homes.” View the whole story here: https://www.koco.com/article/114-animals-find-homes-during-adoption-event-at-oklahoma-city-animal-welfare/30739188
Tag: Oklahoma
Group Starts New Initiative To Reduce Tulsa Animal Euthanasia
Good News Notes: “A new statewide initiative is hoping to reduce the number of cats and dogs euthanized in Oklahoma shelters. A group called Common Bonds announced their statewide goals in Tulsa on Tuesday afternoon. Common Bonds said the latest data shows about 13,000 animals were euthanized in shelters across Oklahoma last year, and they…
Rare birth in OKC making new calls for blood donations
Good News Notes: “Baby Zoey Murray was born prematurely in October but had it not been for blood donors, she would not have been born at all.” “Before she was born, Zoey had a condition called Isoimmunization, meaning her mother’s anti bodies were attacking Zoey’s red blood cells. Doctors perform an extremely rare in-utero blood…
Oklahoma woman says stranger’s kindness inspired children to buy gifts for kids in hospital
Good News Notes: “An Oklahoma woman’s story about how a stranger’s act of kindness inspired her children to give back is capturing hearts across the state.” “According to a post Thursday morning on the Moore, Oklahoma, community page on Facebook, the woman, who did not want to be identified, said she and her son were…
A WWII Marine got his high school diploma
Good News Notes: “A 95-year-old World War II veteran got his high school diploma more than 70 years after he left school and joined the Marines.” “Cpl. Lewie Shaw was awarded the diploma on Thursday during a Veterans Day ceremony at Claremore High School in Oklahoma.” “Shaw was orphaned at 12, dropped out of high school…
Deer Creek Middle School surrounded by “human chain of kindness”
Good News Notes: “In an age where violence in schools is becoming all too common, students at Deer Creek Middle School are hoping to influence change.” “For the human chain of kindness, more than 1,000 students, parents, and community members came together.” “Embracing their school with kindness is an act inspired by tragedy.” View the…
Airman seen on video stopping on busy road to help elderly woman in need
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/08/10/video-captures-oklahoma-airmans-kind-act-after-seeing-woman-in-need/
It's a boy and a girl! OKC Zoo announces birth of red panda cubs
https://www.koco.com/article/its-a-boy-and-a-girl-okc-zoo-announces-births-of-red-panda-cubs/28136884
EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic water rescue of woman clinging to tree in Deer Creek
https://kfor.com/2019/05/21/exclusive-dramatic-water-rescue-of-woman-clinging-to-tree-in-deer-creek/
Window cleaners rescued from swinging lift
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48288943/oklahoma-window-cleaners-rescued-from-swinging-lift