Good News Notes: “Dr. Habteab Feseha, an Eritrean-American physician based in Arizona, said he’d never dreamed that he’d be organizing aid to a conflict zone. For years, he’d watched fellow Eritreans escaping military service, economic hardship, or persecution settle in other countries, including Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. (Feseha’s organization, the Eri Yiakl Foundation,…
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Nonprofit Connects Sick Children in Hospital with Their Favorite Celebrities
Good News Notes: “A nonprofit organization is bringing joy to children who are battling severe illnesses in hospitals — one storytime session at a time. Evelyn Iocolano tells PEOPLE (the TV Show!) that she helped co-found Lollipop Theater Network in 2001 alongside Janis Fischer, a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center volunteer. The nonprofit organization, based in Los Angeles, focuses…
Germany says it beat 2020 goal to cut greenhouse emissions
Good News Notes: “Germany’s economy minister says the country beat its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40% last year compared to 1990 levels. Peter Altmaier said figures show Germany’s emissions of planet-heating gases were 42% lower in 2020 than three decades ago, confounding warnings that the country couldn’t meet its goal. While the…
Family builds snowman outside Concord senior living facility to spread kindness
Good News Notes: “The fresh snow was an opportunity for a mother from Weare to teach her children a life lesson during the pandemic. Meagan Sbat got an idea from Facebook, to take her family and build a snowman outside a senior living facility where it can be appreciated. She got in touch with Presidential…
Calling all crafters: Hosparus Health asks for homemade blankets
Good News Notes: “Hosparus Health is calling out to all crafters who can stitch quilts and blankets for its hospice and palliative care patients. Hosparus Health provides care and support to critically-ill patients and their caregivers. Volunteer manager Sky Yeasayer told WAVE 3 News its care blanket program has been around for decades, but since…
Patriots team plane to carry 76 health care workers to Super Bowl in Tampa
Good News Notes: “The New England Patriots aren’t playing in the Super Bowl this year, but one of their team planes will be making the trip to Tampa, Florida. Approximately 7,500 health care workers from across the country will be in attendance as honorary guests of the NFL Sunday for the big game between the Tampa Bay…
Gabby Barrett Gives Birth to First Baby With Husband Cade Foehner
Good News Notes: “Good tidings continue into 2021 for 20-year old breakout country star Gabby Barrett, as she and her husband, 24-year old Cade Foehner, are the proud new parents of Baylah May Foehner, born January 18. Via social media, the ‘I Hope’ singer and her husband alerted fans to the birth, saying, ‘Gotten to…
As Stress Builds, North Allegheny School District Creates Wellness Wednesday
Good News Notes: “The back and forth of in-person to virtual learning is a stressor for parents, teachers and students. Nearly a year into the pandemic, one school district decided to ask its student body what it needed to be successful. ‘I have a choice of, do I need to focus on academics? Is my…
Foodpanda Hong Kong Partners With Baguio iRecycle To Recycle Food Delivery Plastic Packaging
Good News Notes: “Foodpanda Hong Kong has debuted a collaboration with waste management company Baguio iRecycle to arrange free of cost door-to-door recycling to Foodpanda’s customers. This initiative is in line with Foodpanda’s sustainability goals to tackle the plastic waste generated from increasing takeaway trends that use single-use plastics for delivery of food, especially during the…
DeliverZero is a food-delivery platform that uses reusable packaging.
Good News Notes: “If you order from DeliverZero, a third party delivery service in New York City, your food will look different than the usual pile of plastic containers: instead, it will come in reusable clamshells. Then, the next time you order takeout from the platform, you can hand over those containers to the delivery…