Good News Notes: “Columbus City Council voted to award $500,000 to a local nonprofit that has big plans for an empty lot on the city’s northside. Zora’s House, currently located on Summit Street in the University District, plans to break ground at its new location at 1394 North Fourth Street in the fall. It would give…
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Check out Boston’s first — and only — one-stop-shop for zero-waste products
Good News Notes: “In Boston’s North End, you can get cannolis, fresh pasta, and now, a wide selection of zero-waste products. Though Maria Camila Vasco, 23, originally founded Uvida as an online store while she was a senior at UMass Boston, Uvida now occupies a quaint, colorful storefront on Atlantic Avenue. Vasco is an immigrant and first-generation…
Ursinus College Receives $11 Million Dollar Donation For Scholarships
Good News Notes: “Ursinus College has received the largest single gift in its 150-year history — $11 million to support a scholarship program aimed at students from lower- and middle-income families, the school announced Friday. The gift comes from Philadelphia philanthropists Joan and Will Abele, a 1961 Ursinus graduate, and their family foundation. Selected students…
Oprah Winfrey makes surprise $13 million donation to Morehouse College
Good News Notes: “I was really surprised to learn that it’s been 30 years since I made that $12 million donation to Morehouse,” “today I would like to add $13 million to that,” Winfrey announced to the young men.” “Over the past three decades, Winfrey’s endowment has funded the education of almost 600 scholars, giving…
Art auction to start a wave of kindness
https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/art-auction-to-start-a-wave-of-kindness/article_c5d6cccc-0778-551e-80bf-927aabf57a19.html
10 children of Las Vegas police officers awarded scholarships in memory of fallen officers
https://www.ktnv.com/news/ten-children-of-las-vegas-police-officers-awarded-scholarships-in-memory-of-fallen-officers