Inspiring Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/inspiring/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:58:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png Inspiring Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/inspiring/ 32 32 120051390 Mumbai Youth Form Volunteer to Hang Out with ‘Grandpals’ to Keep Seniors Present and Valued in Society https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mumbai-youth-form-volunteer-to-hang-out-with-grandpals-to-keep-seniors-present-and-valued-in-society/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mumbai-youth-form-volunteer-to-hang-out-with-grandpals-to-keep-seniors-present-and-valued-in-society/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:30:47 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200730 In India, a group of considerate young people calling themselves the “good fellows” are changing the lives of India’s senior citizens by pairing them with volunteer grandkids. Meant to combat loneliness and help bring these elders back into society, the organization allows members of the elder’s family to nominate them as a “grandpal” in search […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mumbai-youth-form-volunteer-to-hang-out-with-grandpals-to-keep-seniors-present-and-valued-in-society/feed/ 0 200730 Boy Who Started Food Bank in his Shed Now Opens Holiday ‘Gift Bank’ for Hundreds of Poor Kids https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-who-started-food-bank-in-his-shed-now-opens-holiday-gift-bank-for-hundreds-of-poor-kids/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-who-started-food-bank-in-his-shed-now-opens-holiday-gift-bank-for-hundreds-of-poor-kids/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200701 Last year, GNN reported on the kind heart of 11-year-old Isaac Winfield, who opened a food bank in his garden shed to help the poor during COVID-19 lockdowns. Now, Isaac is preparing to open a “gift bank” for moms and dads who can’t afford presents for their children, in addition to a fifth shed-born foodbank. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-who-started-food-bank-in-his-shed-now-opens-holiday-gift-bank-for-hundreds-of-poor-kids/feed/ 0 200701 This Grandad is All-Action at Aged 92: ‘I do martial arts daily’ (Watch) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-grandad-is-all-action-at-aged-92-i-do-martial-arts-daily-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-grandad-is-all-action-at-aged-92-i-do-martial-arts-daily-watch/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:00:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200673 A wise man once said that aging is the gradual acceleration of comfort-seeking, and Englishman Lew Burja, who’s 92 and still practices kung fu and tai chi, certainly seems to think so. A grandfather with three grandkids, decades of remaining spry has ensured he can keep up with the little ones, and keep up a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-grandad-is-all-action-at-aged-92-i-do-martial-arts-daily-watch/feed/ 0 200673 In World First, Horned Oryx Upgraded from Extinct in Wild to Endangered Owing to Decades of Zoo Work https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-world-first-scimitar-horned-oryx-upgraded-from-extinct-in-wild-to-endangered-owing-to-decades-of-zoo-work/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-world-first-scimitar-horned-oryx-upgraded-from-extinct-in-wild-to-endangered-owing-to-decades-of-zoo-work/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200671 In one of Africa’s last great wildernesses, a remarkable thing has happened—the scimitar-horned oryx, once declared extinct in the wild, is now classified only as endangered. It’s the first time the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation organization, has ever moved a species on its Red List from ‘Extinct […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/in-world-first-scimitar-horned-oryx-upgraded-from-extinct-in-wild-to-endangered-owing-to-decades-of-zoo-work/feed/ 0 200671 Pilot Announces in a Heartwarming Reveal That Young Passenger is Now Cancer Free (Watch) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pilot-announces-in-a-heartwarming-reveal-that-young-passenger-is-now-cancer-free-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pilot-announces-in-a-heartwarming-reveal-that-young-passenger-is-now-cancer-free-watch/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200605 Make-A-Wish Foundation is famous for giving kids moments they’ll never forget, even if their time is limited to remember them. But a sneaky trick, played with the help of a cooperative airline pilot and passengers gave a child named Jacob an experience in every way equal to meeting Michael Jordan or John Cena. A boy […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pilot-announces-in-a-heartwarming-reveal-that-young-passenger-is-now-cancer-free-watch/feed/ 0 200605 Student Nurse Had to Couch Surf–But She Just Won a $5M Home in London https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/student-nurse-had-to-couch-surf-for-housing-but-she-just-won-a-5m-home-in-london/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/student-nurse-had-to-couch-surf-for-housing-but-she-just-won-a-5m-home-in-london/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:00:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200589 A 49-year-old recently had to live with friends so she could afford to continue her studies when her rent rose. But she’s just won the keys to a stunning Chelsea townhouse worth a whopping 5 million in West London. She’s the latest winner of a charity draw organized by Omaze—after buying a ticket for the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/student-nurse-had-to-couch-surf-for-housing-but-she-just-won-a-5m-home-in-london/feed/ 0 200589 Dozens of ‘Flash Dads’ Cheer On Students Arriving at Schools in Kentucky–For 7 Years Giving High Fives and Support https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-flash-dads-cheer-on-students-arriving-at-schools-in-kentucky-for-7-years-giving-high-fives-and-support/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-flash-dads-cheer-on-students-arriving-at-schools-in-kentucky-for-7-years-giving-high-fives-and-support/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200407 If you’re a student at a Louisville elementary school, Wednesday might just be your favorite day of the week. Perhaps because of its reputation as the “hump day,” it’s also become the day of action for the “Flash Dads” a volunteer group of fathers from the school district of all different races, creeds, and professions […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dozens-of-flash-dads-cheer-on-students-arriving-at-schools-in-kentucky-for-7-years-giving-high-fives-and-support/feed/ 1 200407 School Principal Adopts Student Who Was Sent to His Office https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/principal-adopts-student-who-was-sent-to-his-office/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/principal-adopts-student-who-was-sent-to-his-office/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:00:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200374 A middle school principal in Kentucky adopted a girl who was acting out after she had spent her whole life in and out of foster homes. Sent to his office after being suspended, he realized that she just needed, perhaps one time, for “something to go in her favor.” Kentucky school principal Jason Smith walked […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/principal-adopts-student-who-was-sent-to-his-office/feed/ 0 200374 10-Year-old Girl’s Idea for a ‘Postbox to Heaven’ is Rolled Out Nationally Across Cemeteries in UK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10yo-girls-idea-for-postbox-to-heaven-is-rolled-out-across-uk/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10yo-girls-idea-for-postbox-to-heaven-is-rolled-out-across-uk/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 17:06:49 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200295 A young girl’s idea for a ‘postbox to heaven’ so she could write to her grandparents has been realized at cemeteries across the UK. 10-year-old Matilda Handy came up with the suggestion after both her grandparents died, five years apart. Her mother, Leanne, approached the Gedling Crematorium in Nottingham last year with the idea—and they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10yo-girls-idea-for-postbox-to-heaven-is-rolled-out-across-uk/feed/ 0 200295 Secret Donor Gives and Gives for 25 Years–$2.3 Million to Fund Education and Support for Poorer Families in China https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/secret-donor-gives-and-gives-for-25-years-to-fund-education-and-help-for-destitute-families-in-china/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/secret-donor-gives-and-gives-for-25-years-to-fund-education-and-help-for-destitute-families-in-china/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200238 The year was 1999, and on a late November day the volunteers at the Ningbo Charity Federation in Eastern China found a strange letter addressed to them from an individual referred to only as shun qi zi ran, translated roughly to “let nature take its course.” Inside was 50,000 Chinese RMB, or around $7,000 in remittances—payments […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/secret-donor-gives-and-gives-for-25-years-to-fund-education-and-help-for-destitute-families-in-china/feed/ 0 200238 Couple Plants 2 Million Trees in 20 Years to Turn Destroyed Forest Back Into a Wildlife Haven https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/couple-plants-2-million-trees-in-20-years-to-restore-a-destroyed-forest-and-even-the-animals-have-returned/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/couple-plants-2-million-trees-in-20-years-to-restore-a-destroyed-forest-and-even-the-animals-have-returned/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:00:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200232 In 2001, the legendary photojournalist Sebastião Salgado had a dream of restoring the forest near his home in the state of Minas Gerais. Now 20 years later, his family property is a biodiverse paradise. His work over long years saw him, his wife Lélia, and volunteers plant 20 million trees from 290 different species across […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/couple-plants-2-million-trees-in-20-years-to-restore-a-destroyed-forest-and-even-the-animals-have-returned/feed/ 0 200232 All 41 Workers Rescued From Collapsed Tunnel in India Himalayas After 17 Days Trapped https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-41-workers-rescued-from-collapsed-tunnel-in-india-himalayas-after-17-days-trapped/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-41-workers-rescued-from-collapsed-tunnel-in-india-himalayas-after-17-days-trapped/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:24:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200209 All 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel under construction in the Uttarakhand State of India have been rescued. Cameras, politicians, and flower garlands were awaiting them when they finally emerged to the cheers of an awaiting crowd. Like the Chilean miners, or the Thai cavers, there’s something about workmen trapped underground that captures the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-41-workers-rescued-from-collapsed-tunnel-in-india-himalayas-after-17-days-trapped/feed/ 0 200209 An IV Bag for Disasters That Doesn’t Need Gravity Scoops Up 2023 James Dyson Award for International Effort https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/an-iv-bag-for-disasters-that-doesnt-need-gravity-scoops-up-2023-james-dyson-award-for-international-effort/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/an-iv-bag-for-disasters-that-doesnt-need-gravity-scoops-up-2023-james-dyson-award-for-international-effort/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:30:43 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200181 A team of South Korean student inventors has been awarded the 2023 James Dyson Award for an air pressure-controlled IV bag that will allow rescuers in disaster situations much more flexibility when administering live-saving fluids and drugs. Their inspiration was the Turkish-Syrian earthquakes in February 2023, which resulted in over 55,000 casualties, with a further […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/an-iv-bag-for-disasters-that-doesnt-need-gravity-scoops-up-2023-james-dyson-award-for-international-effort/feed/ 0 200181 Jobs, Not Jail: A Judge Was Sick of Sending Kids to Prison, So He Found a Better Way https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jobs-not-jail-a-judge-was-sick-of-sending-kids-to-prison-so-he-found-a-better-way/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jobs-not-jail-a-judge-was-sick-of-sending-kids-to-prison-so-he-found-a-better-way/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:00:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200188 By the year 2000, Judge John Phillips had long since lost count of the number of minors he had sent through the California penitentiary system for crimes committed during a violent, unguided, and hopeless adolescence. “You send these young people to prison, and they learn to become harder criminals,” he said once. In 2003, he […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/jobs-not-jail-a-judge-was-sick-of-sending-kids-to-prison-so-he-found-a-better-way/feed/ 0 200188 Police Give Motorists a Thanksgiving Surprise–Handing Out Free Turkeys Instead of Tickets https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-give-motorists-thanksgiving-surprise-free-turkeys-instead-of-tickets/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-give-motorists-thanksgiving-surprise-free-turkeys-instead-of-tickets/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:20:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200061 Motorists in South Carolina who were pulled over for violations got a Thanksgiving surprise, as officers handed them a free turkey instead of tickets or fines. Every turkey day for the past five years the Summerville Police Department has spread seasonal cheer with the program. A video captures drivers being pulled over and bursting into […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-give-motorists-thanksgiving-surprise-free-turkeys-instead-of-tickets/feed/ 0 200061 Mom Channeled Her Terminal Cancer into Debt Relief Fundraiser–Wiping Out $65 Million in Medical Debt https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mother-and-wife-channeled-terminal-cancer-into-debt-relief-fundraiser-wiping-out-65-million-in-medical-debt/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mother-and-wife-channeled-terminal-cancer-into-debt-relief-fundraiser-wiping-out-65-million-in-medical-debt/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:00:37 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200026 A wife and mother turned her last month on Earth into a fundraiser to wipe out medical debt burdens of families and individuals in need. Passing away 12 days ago at the age of 38, Casey McIntyre’s death and the humble request at its onset has raised $650,000, which has the likely potential to pay […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mother-and-wife-channeled-terminal-cancer-into-debt-relief-fundraiser-wiping-out-65-million-in-medical-debt/feed/ 0 200026 New Hampshire Man Had No Car and No Furniture, But Died with a Big Secret, Leaving His Town Millions https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-hampshire-man-had-no-car-and-no-furniture-but-died-with-a-big-secret-leaving-his-town-millions/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-hampshire-man-had-no-car-and-no-furniture-but-died-with-a-big-secret-leaving-his-town-millions/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199985 In the small town of Hinsdale, Geoffery Holt lived a slightly eccentric, but mostly quiet life working contentedly as the groundskeeper of a mobile home park. Relying on either a bicycle or a lawnmower as his mode of transport, his friends remembered him as an articulate fellow, and his obituary page describes him as “fundamentally […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-hampshire-man-had-no-car-and-no-furniture-but-died-with-a-big-secret-leaving-his-town-millions/feed/ 0 199985 College Project Sparks Student to Start Orphanages for Homeless Kids in Philippines: ‘Why haven’t I started this?’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/college-project-sparks-student-to-start-orphanages-for-homeless-kids-in-philippines-why-havent-i-started-this/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/college-project-sparks-student-to-start-orphanages-for-homeless-kids-in-philippines-why-havent-i-started-this/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:30:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199961 Inspired by two mission trips to the Phillippines, Joanna Maniti was standing in front of her Univ. of Southern California class explaining her idea for a hypothetical non-profit to help homeless children and orphans she had met when she had a ‘lightbulb moment’. Rather than hypothesize about a non-profit that would help the archipelago’s orphans, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/college-project-sparks-student-to-start-orphanages-for-homeless-kids-in-philippines-why-havent-i-started-this/feed/ 0 199961 NASA Sends Data Over 10 Million Miles for the First Time Using a Laser https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-sends-data-over-10-million-miles-for-the-first-time-using-a-laser/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-sends-data-over-10-million-miles-for-the-first-time-using-a-laser/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199958 NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment has succeeded in sending and receiving communications via laserbeam, and is now set to transform how spaceships communicate with each other and with Earth in the spacefaring future. The test data was beamed about 40 times farther than the Moon is from Earth, from the recently-launched Psyche spacecraft […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-sends-data-over-10-million-miles-for-the-first-time-using-a-laser/feed/ 0 199958 After Teen Dies, Friends Visit His Grandma for Breakfast Every Wednesday to Ease Their Loss https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-teen-dies-friends-visit-his-grandma-for-breakfast-every-wednesday-to-ease-their-loss/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-teen-dies-friends-visit-his-grandma-for-breakfast-every-wednesday-to-ease-their-loss/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:00:34 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199941 It’s Wednesday morning in St. Louis. Outside Peggy Winckowski’s house, it’s not just the Sun or the song of the birds that arrive at her front door, but a horde of hungry teenagers. They’re all students from Bishop DuBourg High School, ready to enjoy a hug with ‘grandma’ and a plate of hot food as […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/after-teen-dies-friends-visit-his-grandma-for-breakfast-every-wednesday-to-ease-their-loss/feed/ 0 199941 World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Gives Arkansas Man New Hope After Terrible Accident https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first-whole-eye-transplant-gives-arkansas-man-new-hope/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first-whole-eye-transplant-gives-arkansas-man-new-hope/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:00:18 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199906 In a 21-hour procedure, 140 surgeons and attendants completed the first whole eyeball transplant on a military veteran who had suffered a near-fatal electrocution. Replacing the better part of his entire face, and connecting a donor eyeball to the optic nerves, the surgery was declared a success, and though it isn’t clear whether the patient […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first-whole-eye-transplant-gives-arkansas-man-new-hope/feed/ 0 199906 Texas Grandmas are ‘The Knit Wits’ Who Craft Homemade Hats and Toys For Children in Hospitals and War Zones https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-grandmas-the-knit-wits-craft-homemade-hats-for-children-in-hospitals/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-grandmas-the-knit-wits-craft-homemade-hats-for-children-in-hospitals/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 16:01:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199799 For over twenty years, a colorful collective of ladies residing at a senior living community in Dallas have crafted thousands of hand-knit items, bringing warmth and support to children both in Texas and overseas. And, with sass and swing, they call themselves the Knit Wits. Every Friday, they gather around a long table with yarn […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-grandmas-the-knit-wits-craft-homemade-hats-for-children-in-hospitals/feed/ 0 199799 Iowa Teen Has Donated 7,000 Pounds of Produce from Her Own Garden to Food Banks: ‘A really good feeling’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/iowa-teen-has-donated-7000-pounds-of-produce-from-her-own-garden-to-foodbanks-in-quad-cities/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/iowa-teen-has-donated-7000-pounds-of-produce-from-her-own-garden-to-foodbanks-in-quad-cities/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199782 When Iowa teen Lauren Schroeder showed up to a community food drive during COVID, she didn’t see a lot that actually nourished people—just a lot of boxed and canned goods. She decided to become the change she wanted to see, and after receiving a half-acre of land from her parents, she grew 7,000 pounds of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/iowa-teen-has-donated-7000-pounds-of-produce-from-her-own-garden-to-foodbanks-in-quad-cities/feed/ 0 199782 Young Inventor Surprised With 2023 Dyson Award for ‘The Life Chariot’ Designed to Save Lives in Ukraine https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/james-dyson-surprises-young-inventor-inventor-with-the-2023-dyson-award-for-his-offload-medevac-trailer/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/james-dyson-surprises-young-inventor-inventor-with-the-2023-dyson-award-for-his-offload-medevac-trailer/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199749 As he watched the conflict unfold in Ukraine, young Polish inventor Piotr Tłuszcz observed the challenges of medical evacuations across the rough terrain of the frontline. This inspired him to design The Life Chariot, a MEDEVAC off-road ambulance that can attach to any vehicle with a towing hook or eye. The vehicle’s low weight and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/james-dyson-surprises-young-inventor-inventor-with-the-2023-dyson-award-for-his-offload-medevac-trailer/feed/ 0 199749 Archaeologists Find 24 Bronze Statues ‘Without Equal’ Preserved in Tuscany for 2,300 Years That ‘Rewrite History’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-find-24-bronze-statues-without-equal-preserved-in-tuscan-spa-for-2300-years-that-will-rewrite-history/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-find-24-bronze-statues-without-equal-preserved-in-tuscan-spa-for-2300-years-that-will-rewrite-history/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:30:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199712 Whilst excavating Roman-era baths in the Tuscan hills outside Siena, archaeologists have stumbled upon what is quite simply one of the most significant discoveries ever found in Italy. 24 bronze statues in perfect condition emerged, sometimes first with a hand, or with a head, from the mud around an area famous for thermal hot springs, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-find-24-bronze-statues-without-equal-preserved-in-tuscan-spa-for-2300-years-that-will-rewrite-history/feed/ 0 199712 Long-Beaked Creature Is Proven Not Extinct in First Ever Photos: ‘Blows My Mind’ After 60 Years https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/long-beaked-creature-is-proven-not-extinct-in-first-ever-photos-blows-my-mind-after-60-years/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/long-beaked-creature-is-proven-not-extinct-in-first-ever-photos-blows-my-mind-after-60-years/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199716 An egg-laying mammal named in honor of Sir David Attenborough has been rediscovered after it was thought extinct for more than 60 years. This extremely strange animal is just one of two extant mammal species on Earth that lays eggs. According to the conservation org Re:wild, it’s one of just five surviving species of monotreme, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/long-beaked-creature-is-proven-not-extinct-in-first-ever-photos-blows-my-mind-after-60-years/feed/ 0 199716 Good Samaritan Surprising Strangers with Kindness Every Day for 3 Years Is Crowned UK Hero with a Statue https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-surprising-strangers-with-kindness-every-day-for-3-years-is-crowned-uk-hero-with-a-statue/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-surprising-strangers-with-kindness-every-day-for-3-years-is-crowned-uk-hero-with-a-statue/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199708 Sebbie Hall was just 17 when he decided to dedicate his life to helping others. And it took only 3 years for the nation to recognize him as a hero—as the UK’s kindest person. He works tirelessly to help others and has founded his own charity to encourage others to follow his lead, The Sebbie […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-surprising-strangers-with-kindness-every-day-for-3-years-is-crowned-uk-hero-with-a-statue/feed/ 1 199708 Send an Inspiring Message Every Day With These Positive Affirmation Socks–LOOK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kansas-woman-turns-your-feet-into-inspiring-billboard-for-positive-affirmations/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kansas-woman-turns-your-feet-into-inspiring-billboard-for-positive-affirmations/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:00:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199667 The words we tell ourselves matter. Now you can remind yourself—and others—that you are amazing, smart, courageous, or beautiful with Notes To Self socks, because words make all the difference. In a world where mental health is an increasing concern, a Kansas mom from the heartland of America began weaving inspiring messages—to put on your […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kansas-woman-turns-your-feet-into-inspiring-billboard-for-positive-affirmations/feed/ 0 199667 Man Transforms an Old Farmhouse into a Barbie Dreamhouse Fulfilling a Childhood Dream-LOOK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-transforms-old-farmhouse-into-a-barbie-dreamhouse-a-childhood-dream/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-transforms-old-farmhouse-into-a-barbie-dreamhouse-a-childhood-dream/#respond Sat, 11 Nov 2023 15:45:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199565 A man has transformed his old Connecticut farmhouse into a ‘Barbie Dreamhouse’, fueled by his childhood love of the Mattel brand’s style. Jonny Carmack bought the three-bedroom fixer-upper in 2020, escaping New York City during the pandemic. It was his first home, and the 31-year-old had a lot of work ahead of him, dealing with […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-transforms-old-farmhouse-into-a-barbie-dreamhouse-a-childhood-dream/feed/ 0 199565 School Teaches Students on Opposite Ends of Violent Conflicts – Reconciliation Over Revenge https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/school-hosts-students-on-opposite-ends-of-violent-conflict-teaching-reconciliation-over-revenge/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/school-hosts-students-on-opposite-ends-of-violent-conflict-teaching-reconciliation-over-revenge/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199478 In Italy, a one-of-a-kind school sees Palestinians graduating alongside Israelis, Americans with Tribal origins alongside those with European origins, and Bosnian Muslims next to Orthodox Serbs—all in the name of creating a generation of interfaith peacebuilders. The Swallow Citadel of Peace, located in a medieval campus in the hills of Tuscany near the city of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/school-hosts-students-on-opposite-ends-of-violent-conflict-teaching-reconciliation-over-revenge/feed/ 0 199478 He Found His Dad’s 1930s Car at An Auction–and Got it Working Again (LOOK) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-found-his-dads-1930s-car-at-an-auction-and-got-it-working-again/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-found-his-dads-1930s-car-at-an-auction-and-got-it-working-again/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:30:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199446 A man found his father’s beloved old car from the 1930s ready to be sold in an auction, and with his son’s help bought and restored it over the course of the pandemic, reuniting his relatives with a rare and treasured heirloom. Every family has its stories—the ones heard around the dinner table a hundred […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-found-his-dads-1930s-car-at-an-auction-and-got-it-working-again/feed/ 0 199446 Barcelona Church Under Construction for 141 Years Finally Gets its 4 Towers–Named Matthew, Mark, Luke, John https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/barcelona-church-under-construction-for-141-years-finally-gets-its-4-towers-named-matthew-mark-luke-john/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/barcelona-church-under-construction-for-141-years-finally-gets-its-4-towers-named-matthew-mark-luke-john/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199416 It’s one of the most famous buildings in Europe: partly because it isn’t finished yet more than 100 years since it was started. Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona is just a few years away from completion, however, as the towers of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have been fully erected. When the ultimate tower is […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/barcelona-church-under-construction-for-141-years-finally-gets-its-4-towers-named-matthew-mark-luke-john/feed/ 0 199416 St. Louis Looks to Resettle Chicago Migrants From Venezuela to Reverse Declining Population, Boost Workforce https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/st-louis-looks-to-resettle-chicago-migrants-from-venezuela-to-reverse-long-declining-population-and-boost-work-force/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/st-louis-looks-to-resettle-chicago-migrants-from-venezuela-to-reverse-long-declining-population-and-boost-work-force/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:30:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199390 Last Wednesday, WBEZ (91.5 FM) reported that a civic leader of St. Louis visited the Chicago Mayor’s Office to discuss a program whereby migrants from Venezuela could be brought to the Gateway to the West in order to ease the migrant crisis gripping the Windy City just as winter temperatures arrive. It’s estimated that 20,000 […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/st-louis-looks-to-resettle-chicago-migrants-from-venezuela-to-reverse-long-declining-population-and-boost-work-force/feed/ 0 199390 3 Friends All Over 100 Reveal Secrets to Long Life, ‘Happiness, Staying Active and Keep a Boy Toy Nearby’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-friends-all-over-100-reveal-secrets-to-long-life-including-boy-toy-nearby/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-friends-all-over-100-reveal-secrets-to-long-life-including-boy-toy-nearby/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 15:06:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199294 Three friends over 100-years-old in Britain have revealed their secret to a long life, which includes keeping a ‘toy boy nearby’. Daisy, 103, Irene, 101, and Phyllis, 103, say they still laugh and “enjoy life to the fullest” every day. Each woman has lived through their own fair share of triumph and torture, including World […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-friends-all-over-100-reveal-secrets-to-long-life-including-boy-toy-nearby/feed/ 0 199294 ​​Good Samaritan Dodges Cars to Clear Large Debris From Highway in Dubai, Video Goes Viral https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-dodges-cars-to-clear-large-debris-from-highway-in-dubai-video-goes-viral/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-dodges-cars-to-clear-large-debris-from-highway-in-dubai-video-goes-viral/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:30:57 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199249 From Dubai comes the story of an ordinary man being singled out for honors by the police department after a selfless display of civic-mindedness. An unnamed Dubai resident was driving when he saw some debris on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. It’s a situation we’ve all been in before, and almost always simply passed by, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-dodges-cars-to-clear-large-debris-from-highway-in-dubai-video-goes-viral/feed/ 0 199249 Selfless Quad Amputee Summits a Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/selfless-quad-amputee-hopes-to-summit-peak-to-raise-money-for-other-disabled-kids/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/selfless-quad-amputee-hopes-to-summit-peak-to-raise-money-for-other-disabled-kids/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199215 A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities. The climber, Luke Mortimer, is “determined” to summit Embsay Crag, in North Yorkshire. The kind-hearted youngster has dubbed the peak his ‘Everest,’ and is undertaking the challenge as an attempt to “return the favor” […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/selfless-quad-amputee-hopes-to-summit-peak-to-raise-money-for-other-disabled-kids/feed/ 1 199215 11th c. Monastery Gets Back Statues from Two US Museums–And Discovers Hundreds of Treasures in the Process https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/buddhist-temple-receives-statues-stolen-decades-ago-uses-them-to-create-unique-museum-with-hunderds-of-hidden-artifacts-newly-discovered/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/buddhist-temple-receives-statues-stolen-decades-ago-uses-them-to-create-unique-museum-with-hunderds-of-hidden-artifacts-newly-discovered/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:00:29 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199182 A Buddhist monastery in Nepal is experiencing a true renaissance following a series of museum repatriations that brought about an increased interest in the monastery’s 900-year history. The revival in interest led to a hidden trove of Buddhist artifacts being discovered “buried in layers of dust and dirt and mud and sand,” the earliest of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ocean-lover-saves-1000-seals-off-britain-and-even-built-them-a-hospital/feed/ 0 199177 Millionaire Builds 99 Tiny Homes to Cut Homelessness in His Community–He Even Provides Jobs On Site for Them https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millionaire-builds-99-tiny-homes-to-cut-homelessness-in-his-community-he-even-provides-jobs-on-site-for-them/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millionaire-builds-99-tiny-homes-to-cut-homelessness-in-his-community-he-even-provides-jobs-on-site-for-them/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:00:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199110 After selling his company for eight figures to a competitor, one Canadian entrepreneur is using his profit to build a community of tiny homes for those who need it most. In the New Brunswick city of Fredericton, his factory is now churning out 1 tiny home every 4 business days in a bid to create […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millionaire-builds-99-tiny-homes-to-cut-homelessness-in-his-community-he-even-provides-jobs-on-site-for-them/feed/ 0 199110 Red Maple Trees Line English Road to Honor 418 Canadian Soldiers Who Died Defending Freedom Overseas https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/red-maple-trees-line-english-road-to-honor-418-canadian-soldiers-who-died-defending-freedom-overseas/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/red-maple-trees-line-english-road-to-honor-418-canadian-soldiers-who-died-defending-freedom-overseas/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 13:34:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199055 Stunning photos of autumnal red maple trees lining a highway are a moving commemoration to Canadian soldiers who gave their lives overseas during the two World Wars. Many motorists are unaware that they are passing through a sacred war memorial on the A3 in Hampshire, England. The 418 maples, Canada’s national tree, were planted near […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/red-maple-trees-line-english-road-to-honor-418-canadian-soldiers-who-died-defending-freedom-overseas/feed/ 0 199055 Man’s Wedding Ring Lost in Ocean is Found So He Drives 1,600 Miles to Thank Humble Metal Detectorist in Person https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mans-wedding-ring-lost-in-ocean-is-found-so-he-drives-1600-mi-to-thank-metal-detectorist/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mans-wedding-ring-lost-in-ocean-is-found-so-he-drives-1600-mi-to-thank-metal-detectorist/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2023 15:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199010 A metal detectorist has reunited a man with his diamond wedding ring after uncovering it on a sandy beach. Stephane Seguin lost the ring while swimming on a trip to St Augustine, Florida. The 40-year-old saw detectorist Joseph Cook out searching the sands and asked him to keep an eye-out for his ring. “When I […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mans-wedding-ring-lost-in-ocean-is-found-so-he-drives-1600-mi-to-thank-metal-detectorist/feed/ 1 199010 Debt Activists Cancel $10 Million in Student Loan Debt After Buying it All for a Penny on the Dollar https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/debt-activists-cancel-10-million-in-student-loan-debt-after-buying-it-all-for-a-penny-on-the-dollar/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/debt-activists-cancel-10-million-in-student-loan-debt-after-buying-it-all-for-a-penny-on-the-dollar/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:30:45 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198980 From Atlanta comes an uplifting story of nearly 3,000 students getting a brighter future after a debtor organization bought $10 million in student loans for the purpose of canceling it. The total cost of the purchase was one-and-a-quarter pennies for every dollar of debt—with the low value reflecting the likelihood of the university in question—Morehouse […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/debt-activists-cancel-10-million-in-student-loan-debt-after-buying-it-all-for-a-penny-on-the-dollar/feed/ 0 198980 A Zoo Is Fighting to Bring Lioness and Her 3 Cubs Abandoned in War-Torn Ukraine to Britain https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-zoo-is-fighting-to-bring-lioness-and-her-3-cubs-abandoned-in-war-torn-ukraine-to-britain/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-zoo-is-fighting-to-bring-lioness-and-her-3-cubs-abandoned-in-war-torn-ukraine-to-britain/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198972 Zoo animals are always in great danger during wartime, but the Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been working to get a lioness mother and her three cubs from Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv to the safety of their zoo’s sprawling enclosure for months. Safe but not sound, they were transferred from Kyiv to a holding facility in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-zoo-is-fighting-to-bring-lioness-and-her-3-cubs-abandoned-in-war-torn-ukraine-to-britain/feed/ 0 198972 Top 30 Most Delightful Things That Happen Unexpectedly–Like Finding Cash in Jeans or Compliments from Strangers https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/top-30-most-delightful-things-that-happen-unexpectedly/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/top-30-most-delightful-things-that-happen-unexpectedly/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:16:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198927 A new poll compiled the top 30 most unexpectedly delightful things to happen, including pulling cash from the pocket of an old pair of jeans, getting a surprise refund, and receiving a compliment from a stranger. The survey of 2,000 adults, found 36 percent love it when someone lets them jump the line in a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tenn-car-community-form-parade-of-83-drivers-for-childs-bday/feed/ 0 198905 Explorers Become First Ever to Row 2,000 Miles of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage–Led by a Texan https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-explorer-leads-team-to-become-the-first-ever-to-row-the-arctics-northwest-passage/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-explorer-leads-team-to-become-the-first-ever-to-row-the-arctics-northwest-passage/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:11:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198880 Described as “one of the last great ‘firsts'” the passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Canadian Arctic was, for the first time ever, rowed by an expedition of 3 men and 1 woman. West Hansen, Eileen Visser, Mark Agnew, and Jeff Wueste, who together styled themselves the “Arctic Cowboys,” set off in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-explorer-leads-team-to-become-the-first-ever-to-row-the-arctics-northwest-passage/feed/ 0 198880 When Builders in Maui Constructed Tiny Homes for Man’s Family, it Grew into Crowdfunded Rehousing Project https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-builders-in-maui-came-together-to-help-build-tiny-homes-for-mans-family-it-grew-into-growdfunded-rehousing-project/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-builders-in-maui-came-together-to-help-build-tiny-homes-for-mans-family-it-grew-into-growdfunded-rehousing-project/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:44:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198853 Buried under the 24-hour news cycles of the last few months, recovery in Lahaina is progressing, one tiny house at a time. William Fincher, an owner of two restaurants in the historic Maui town which tragically burned down this August, is receiving help from neighbors and friends to build a pair of tiny homes for […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-builders-in-maui-came-together-to-help-build-tiny-homes-for-mans-family-it-grew-into-growdfunded-rehousing-project/feed/ 0 198853 Hero Bus Driver Saves Boy From Choking on Coin, Rushing Him to Safety–WATCH https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-bus-driver-saves-boy-from-choking-on-coin-rushing-him-to-safety-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-bus-driver-saves-boy-from-choking-on-coin-rushing-him-to-safety-watch/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198819 Not all heroes wear capes, some like Raquel Radford Baker, drive school buses. Baker, a veteran driver for Dallas Independent School District, was on a routine route for the kids at Seagoville North Elementary School when one of them, a boy just 7 years old began to choke. First-grader Preston motioned to Baker that he […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hero-bus-driver-saves-boy-from-choking-on-coin-rushing-him-to-safety-watch/feed/ 0 198819 Chicago Marathon Runner Rescues Stray Kitten During the Race–Bystander Gives it a Home https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-marathoner-gave-up-record-finish-to-save-kitten-which-goes-on-to-find-new-home-with-spectator/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-marathoner-gave-up-record-finish-to-save-kitten-which-goes-on-to-find-new-home-with-spectator/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:00:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198723 A Chicago Marathon runner gave up a record finish in order to save a stray kitten she found on the course. The story got sweeter when amid the spectators on the side of the road, she found Andrea Maldonado who called out that she would give the kitten a new home. Marathoner Sarah Bohan was […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-marathoner-gave-up-record-finish-to-save-kitten-which-goes-on-to-find-new-home-with-spectator/feed/ 0 198723 72-Year-old Graduates from College with His 99-yo Mom Cheering Him On https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/72-year-old-graduates-from-college-with-his-99-year-old-mom-cheering-him-on/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/72-year-old-graduates-from-college-with-his-99-year-old-mom-cheering-him-on/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:00:14 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198592 Sam Kaplan of Lawrenceville, Georgia has added many items to his resume over the years. But on May 11th, in his 72nd year of life, he added a particularly late line item—a college degree. Alongside classmates 50 years his junior, Kaplan crossed the stage in cap and gown to receive an undergraduate degree in Cinema […]

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