Good News Notes: “An Ohio Dunkin’ Donuts employee and her three children received the ultimate Christmas gift – a fully furnished home – thanks to the kindness of a loyal customer. Suzanne Burke is a Dunkin’ Donuts regular. When she met employee Ebony Johnson three years ago, the two became fast friends, talking every day…
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‘Everyday Counts Campaign’ aims to get 349 kids in foster care adopted by November
Good News Notes: “The Division of Children and Family Services and Project Zero are in the midst of their three month long “Everyday Counts Campaign” and they have a lofty goal they hope to achieve. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of kids in foster care has only gone up in the past 18-months, and for the next…
Christian veteran’s nonprofit helps save 8 lives from Taliban terror
Good News Notes: “As NGOs and U.S. forces continue to race to get Americans and Afghan allies to safety ahead of the Biden administration’s Aug. 31 deadline in Afghanistan, one faith-based nonprofit helped evacuate an at-risk family of eight Christians from the chaos in Kabul. “I’m thankful for everyone involved,” All Things Possible founder Victor Marx told Fox News Friday. “We may be running…
Tallahassee author surprises disabled veteran with $1,000
Good News Notes: “An act of kindness was handed over on Wednesday afternoon when a local author, J. Andy, invoked the spirit of a character from his latest book and gave a disabled veteran the surprise of his life during a visit to Waffle House. A waitress at the shop handed John Pickett an envelope….
Las Vegas teen’s nonprofit has donated 2,000 duffel bags filled with clothes to foster youth
Good News Notes: “Since learning that many foster kids don’t have clothes or shoes that fit them, Nijel Murray has made it his mission to solve this problem. Four years ago, Murray’s family welcomed a foster son, and when he arrived at their Las Vegas home, he carried his ill-fitting clothes and shoes in a…
Maritime women encourage gratitude journaling to help cope with pandemic stress
Good News Notes: “Two Maritime women are encouraging people who may be feeling stressed amid the pandemic to consider starting a gratitude journal. Every morning without fail, Shelley Butler of Riverview, N.B., said that she wakes up reminding herself what she is grateful for and then jots it down in her journal, “People say to…
Popular yoga teacher survives 17 days lost in Maui forest
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