Good News Notes: “Eleven-year-old Allan Baltz of Jonesboro, Arkansas, is familiar with the foster care system. When he and his twin sister Alice were only four, they came to live with Derek and Lesli Baltz. Lesli said she and her husband became foster parents with the intention of helping kids reunite with their families, but their plans…
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Rescue Labrador Retriever Adopts Orphaned Kittens
Good News Notes: “A rescue dog is paid it forward by looking after a litter of orphaned kittens. According to a release from the U.K. animal rescue charity Battersea, Bertie, a one-year-old Labrador retriever, is helped the Battersea shelter that found him a forever home raise a group of kittens. Bertie started looking after the seven kittens…
Greenville: ‘God bless you all,’ Aussie thanks mystery giver for pay-it-forward meal
Good News Notes: “That fact became evident this week when a randomly placed sticky note at a restaurant on the other side of the world filled the belly of a man with disabilities and touched the heart of the city of Greenville. It all started in Melbourne, Australia, at a restaurant called The Soup Place. The restaurant…
RI nonprofit helps 27K+ families put food on the table throughout pandemic
Good News Notes: “The founder of local nonprofit organization tells 12 News that they’ve helped a record number of families put food on the table since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic last March. Project Hand Up, created several years ago by Coreen St. Jean, is a food supplement program that offers a variety of products in…
Inspiring Indiana: Restaurant owner looks to inspire kindness
Good News Notes: “It’s been an incredibly tough 10 months for so many people and so many businesses struggling to stay open. How do you stay positive? Chelsea Wetzel, who co-owns Union Jack Pub in Broad Ripple, said she’s found herself pondering that a lot, especially over the last week. ‘I was just watching the…
Donation will provide more school lunches
Good News Notes: “A generous donation will ensure that kids in the area will be able to eat lunch in school. Bell Bank presented the Fargo Public Schools Foundation with a check for $12,350 for the Emergency Lunch Fund. The Emergency Lunch fund helps ensure that every child has access to a nutritious school lunch…
Green Goo Launches $100,000 Pay It Forward Campaign as Part of its Season of Goodness
Good News Notes: “Green Goo, the plant-based body care and first aid brand, is proud to announce the launch of its $100,000 Pay It Forward campaign, marking the kickoff of its Season of Goodness. One part contest, one part giveaway, the $100,000 Pay It Forward campaign not only offers participants the chance to win Green Goo prize packages,…
Act of kindness inspires others to pay it forward at Taco Sombrero
Good News Notes: “One customer’s act of kindness at Taco Sombrero in Gulfport inspired 78 other drivers to pay it forward. Taco Sombrero Drive-Thru Cashier Makenna Morgan said, ‘At first, we were kind of shocked. We thought it would just be five cars maybe, then it just kept going and we were like ‘whoa.’ Then…
Creativity, kindness, and the butterfly effect
Good News Notes: “Random, mysterious acts of kindness have begun appearing on doorsteps. Tucked into gift bags of wine, notes, and food, there’s always a telltale clue: butterflies. One woman’s gift from a friend gave flight to the movement known as The ROC Butterfly Effect.” View the whole story here: http://13wham.com/news/local/creativity-kindness-and-the-butterfly-effect
Dual transplant patient makes donation to Ronald McDonald House
Good News Notes: “After receiving a dual organ transplant at Mayo Clinic, a man from the Washington, D.C. area and his wife are showing their gratitude. The couple, Ronald and Joanna High, made a donation to the Ronald McDonald House Friday morning. They have been staying in Rochester since early October, 2019. Ronald had been…