Good News Notes: “One Charlottesville City school had a special guest Friday morning. Former NFL player Chris Long read to students and made a big donation at Burnley-Moran Elementary School. Chris Long is opening the next chapter of his nonprofit EdZone. He’s trying to solve equity gaps in schools. “It’s really gratifying to see the…
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‘I did what I did because I love my kids:’ Florida school bus driver saves 40 students from fire
Good News Notes: “A West Melbourne principal said if not for the quick actions of a school bus driver, 40 students might have never come home. Imagine Schools at West Melbourne, a pre-K-12 charter school, said Janet O’Connell saw smoke coming from the hood of her bus just ten minutes into her route after dismissal Tuesday afternoon….
‘They need humans’: Here’s why a RI woman operates an animal sanctuary for farm animals
Good News Notes: “On 8 acres of farmland north of the Pardon Gray Preserve, alpacas roam with donkeys and miniature horses, chickens mingle with turkeys, and a pig called Jack accompanies visitors on their tour of the property. Call it a Peaceable Kingdom. Wendy Taylor calls it theWest Place Animal Sanctuary, home to roughly 100 farm animals…
Warren County students host hunger drive for people in need
Good News Notes: “A Warren County school is helping to feed people in need, and students are having fun along the way. Kids at Harmony Township school collected unopened cereal boxes for donation. To up the excitement, they turned the collection into an Instagram-inspired domino chain. While they didn’t reach their goal of wrapping the…
Santa Rosa youth grow career and life skills in neglected garden
Good News Notes: “When Curtis Short and his wife Patricia Seddon first saw the space where they were asked to help young adults with special needs and disabilities create a garden, they were dismayed. The small fenced area was a tangle of weeds, with only a rose bush and several small fruit trees — plum,…
Boston University to Divest from Fossil Fuel Industry
Good News Notes: “Boston University will divest from fossil fuels, starting immediately, President Robert A. Brown announced on Thursday, a decision reached amid increasing proof that burning fossil fuels is accelerating the harmful effects of climate change—and after nearly a decade of campus activism and protests. “This has been a long journey within the BU…
Los Gatos Teen, Struggling With Anxiety, Produces Movie During Pandemic to Inspire Others
Good News Notes: “As students return to Los Gatos High School this week, there are sure to be many stories about what friends did over the pandemic – about TikTok dances learned and sourdough bread baked. Emerson Morley, though, has a very different story to share, in more ways than one. Emerson made a movie…
Alumni Donate Backpacks and School Supplies to Audubon’s Entire Student Body
Good News Notes: “Giving back is more than a phrase for alumni of Audubon Middle School and Gifted Magnet in L.A.’s Leimert Park neighborhood. In response to a request to help current students, several graduates united to donate nearly 600 backpacks filled with supplies, which was enough to provide a goody-packed satchel to each of…
Hattiesburg company gives away free rugs to teachers for classrooms
Good News Notes: “Early Friday morning, teachers from across the Pine Belt lined up outside of Anderson Design Center in Hattiesburg as the company held it’s annual rug giveaway. The event allows teachers to pick out a rug for their classroom free of charge. Rachel Williams, Mary Miller and Sue Ellen Lutsch are teachers at…
Fond du Lac groups aim to end “sleep poverty” for kids
Good News Notes: “Where are the children sleeping? Most parents don’t give it a thought when they tuck their children into their beds at night, snuggled into pillows and soft blankets. But, there are children in the community — more than you might think — who sleep on piles of clothing on the floor, on couches or huddled together in beds meant…