Good News Notes: “A bright pink firetruck put smiles on cancer survivor and students’ faces Tuesday.” “Patti Wingate is a retired teacher and volunteer at the school. She is one of several cancer survivors who signed the Pink Heels Fire Truck on Tuesday.” “Volunteers said they run on donations and bring comfort and support to…
Month: October 2019
Albion College gifted largest donation in school history
Good News Notes: “Benefactors have gifted $8 million to Albion College — the largest contribution in school history, officials said.” “Alexander “Sandy” Cutler and his wife Sarah made the donation to establish the Cutler Center for Student Success and Academic Achievement, per a school news release. The building will help “underrepresented, first-generation and other students in…
John Cena Donating $500k to Help Battle California Fires
Good News Notes: “John Cena‘s putting LOTS of money where his mouth is … donating $500,000 to first responders helping to battle the California wildfires.” “And, as fate would have it, Cena also happens to be promoting his new movie, “Playing With Fire” — a comedy about firefighters which opens next month.” “Cena says shooting…
Chicago Restaurants Continue Donations for Domestic Violence Victims
Good News Notes: “A campaign started by workers in Chicago’s food and beverage sector to raise money and items like clothing, toiletries, and other personal goods for domestic violence shelters continues through Thursday.” “The organizers, the same folks behind May’s domestic violence fundraiser (which generated more than $18,000), now want to increase the number of beds for domestic…
Philanthropist Announces $10 Million Donation to Jefferson Memorial Renovation
Good News Notes: “Businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein announced a multimillion dollar donation for repairs to the Jefferson Memorial on Tuesday.” “Hopefully what we’ll be able to do is make the experience of visiting the Jefferson Memorial even better than it has been,” Rubenstein said during his announcement. “Because what we’ll ultimately have is some…
Elon Musk donates $1 million to plant trees after testifying that he’s cash-poor
Good News Notes: “Elon Musk has donated $1 million worth of trees ($1 per tree) to YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, who’s currently campaigning to raise $20 million from fellow YouTube celebrities for a climate change fundraising effort.” “The fundraising program has been successful even without a Musk donation; MrBeast has raised more than $6 million. The…
Missing woman saved after spelling SOS in rocks in Sequoia National Park
Good News Notes: “Gomez, a traveling nurse based in San Francisco, had last spoken with her daughter Thursday when she text messaged photos taken in different areas of Kings Canyon, according to park officials.” “The SOS was nearly four miles from where rangers found Mary Joanna Gomez’s car in the Little Baldy region of the…
Elephant Struggles in Swamp, but Village Bands Together to Rescue It
Good News Notes: “A community sprang into action to rescue a female elephant that was stranded in a swamp.” “People in Sundergarh, India, knew they had to help when they found the elephant struggling to get out of deep water on Thursday, Reuters reported.” “Forest, police and fire officials gave the villagers the tools they needed…
Columbus, GA food bank receives massive food donation
Good News Notes: “Straight from the headquarters of Latter-day Saint Charities in Salt Lake City, Utah, an 18-wheeler filled with 40,000-plus pounds of shelf-stable foods for low-income families rolled into the warehouse of Feeding the Valley Food Bank last week, according to a release from Feeding the Valley.” “One in four children in Georgia, or…
Mark Cuban donates additional $1 million to Dallas schools for tornado recovery
Good News Notes: “After initially donating $100,000 to the Dallas Education Foundation to help schools in the recovery process after Sunday’s tornado, Mark Cuban will donate an additional $1 million.” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson tweeted Saturday afternoon about the donation, thanking Cuban for the “extremely generous gift for @dallasschools students! It will be a major…