Good News Notes: “In 2019, reports estimated that over 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic wound up in landfills across India. However, to reduce the burden on the environment, Aditya Banger (17) a resident of Bhilwara, Rajasthan has started recycling plastic bottles, wrappers and covers to make fabric. “The process takes one or two days but the…
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Teenager in foster care urges families to open up their homes, hearts to other teens
Good News Notes: “A teenager who is gearing up for adulthood and hopes to one day become a mentor to kids in the foster care system is urging families to consider becoming foster parents to other teens. Gabriel Helton was just 15 years old when he and seven other adopted siblings were removed from their…
Going green: Teens take aim at cross-country bike trip
Good News Notes: “A half-dozen teenagers and one slightly-older teacher will bicycle out of San Francisco this summer, on their way across the Central Valley, over the Sierra Nevada mountains and then all the way to New York City. The lucky seven cyclists from San Francisco’s Ruth Asawa School of the Arts call their upcoming…
Mother who gave birth as teenager graduates holding daughter’s hand
Good News Notes: “A young mother, nominated for an inspirational individual award, who was forced to leave her school as a pregnant 15-year-old held her daughter’s hand as she graduated from university six years later.” “After struggling down a “very dark path” in her younger years, Rachael Campey’s dream came true on Wednesday when she donned…