Good News Notes: There are 23 species of vultures in the world. However, as adaptable as the birds are, 14 of those species are considered threatened or endangered. Vultures help prevent the spread of disease from rotting animals since they are able to feed on carcasses so rotted that other animals would become sick from…
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Bills fans to get married on the 50-yard line at halftime of Sunday’s game after first date and proposal at New Era Field
Good News Notes: “The Buffalo Bills helda contest for one lucky couple to be married during halftime of their game against the Patriots this Sunday.” For the winning couple, the idea was an obvious choice. After all, the two fans had met at a Bills game and become engaged at another Bills game. “Officiating the wedding…
Winfrey shocks fundraisers with $1M donation for students
Good News Notes: Oprah Winfrey was speaking at Charlotte’s 17th annual Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Luncheon. She heard the fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund had already raised $1.15 million and then said she would match it. Oprah Winfrey is an accomplished actress and talk show host as well as the network chief of OWN…
Young cancer survivor obsessed with Bumblebee gets special birthday surprise
Good News Notes: A 4-year-old boy has “been through multiple surgeries, many rounds of chemo, two bone marrow transplants, radiation, and antibody therapy.” He loves Bumblebee, the yellow transformer from the movie franchise. The whole community came together to line the streets along his entire route to school with yellow vehicles for his birthday. View…
Granite Education Foundation Shop-A-Thon providing back-to-school clothes for hundreds of kids in need
Good News Notes: In West Valley City, Utah, “400 low-income children will each be given $200 dollars to go on their own school shopping spree for back-to-school clothes.” For many children affected by poverty, back-to-school shopping is just not done. This event will give them not only new clothes but a boost in self-esteem. View…
First Baby Born From MOMS Program Is Happy And Home With Mom
Good News Notes: The MOMS (Maternal Opioid Medical Stabilization) helps expectant mothers that are addicted to opioids to have happy, healthy, babies free from addiction or withdrawal symptoms. Babies born addicted to opioids spend longer in the hospital being treated for their inherited addiction and face higher mortality rates. The people running MOMS hope this…
With Fangs Like A Vampire And A Face Like A Kangaroo…
Good News Notes: The Siberian Musk Deer “is deemed “vulnerable” by wildlife experts: It’s estimated that 320,000 are left in the wild due to poaching for the animals’ musk glands.” This is the second Siberian Musk Deer born at the Akron Zoo. Many who approach the species for the first time think they are seeing…
Big Fish Games Pledges $250K Toward Breast Cancer Awareness in Partnership with National Breast Cancer Foundation
Good News Notes: Big Fish Games boasts more than 7 million players, more than 82 percent of whom are women. Those players can show their support for the cause by playing in one or both “play for a cause” events. “NBCF uses 84 percent of its donations for programs that provide free mammograms for women…
Baby Born On Way To Hospital
Good News Notes: The mom-to-be was home alone, confident that this was not the day. She had sent her older son to school as normal and insisted her husband keep his scheduled dentist appointment. When her husband arrived home to find her in an ambulance, ready to head to the hospital, she was still sure…
Runner With Broken Leg Waited For 2 Days for Someone To Find Her
Good News Notes: A woman was out running on a trail when she slipped and fell into a ravine with a broken leg. She spent 2 days there, waiting for help and trying to fashion a makeshift splint so she could get herself in easier sight. A man who decided to go for a run…