Good News Notes: “On Sunday, December 15, 2019, Val’s Valiants braved the cold, grabbed some reinforced gloves, and picked up litter along South Avenue (State Route 28) for the approximately 1 mile stretch between South Martine Avenue and Jersey Avenue in Scotch Plains as part of New Jersey’s Adopt-A-Highway program. Val’s Valiants adopted this particular…
Month: December 2019
Nationwide Children’s receives record-breaking $2.3 million donation from golf tournament
Good News Notes: “Nationwide Children’s Hospital has received its largest single-season donation ever after a golf tournament. The conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals was followed by a giant check for $2,305,854 delivered by tournament officials to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The Korn Ferry Tour Finals, played at The Ohio State University Golf Club –…
Non-Profit Works to Clean Up Wilkes-Barre
Good News Notes: “Every day when Charles Pleasants walks near his home on Westminster Street in Wilkes-Barre he says he’s greeted with a mess. ‘Every day there’s more garbage being added out here. It’s horrible like the kids don’t feel safe playing outside because of the rodents and stuff, yeah it’s bad,’ said Charles Pleasants,…
Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Released Near Pueblo
Good News Notes: “In an effort to restore the state’s black-footed ferret population, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released 14 of the species near Pueblo in November. This latest release is one of several across the state, dating back to 2001. The ferrets were released on Walker Ranch near Pueblo West. Since 2013, CPW has…
College students lend hands; help Street MOMs clean up homeless camps
Good News Notes: “Students from Wheeling, home on holiday break from colleges all over the country, pitched in to help Street MOMs perform their ongoing mission. Carrying trash bags, gloves and picker-uppers, they went out in the rain and helped clean homeless camps. ‘We’re here to help!’ they call out as they approach each camp. ‘Here,…
Broome County Community Charities announces over $800K to be donated
Good News Notes: “Broome County Community Charities Inc. (BCCC) announced a total of over $800,000 that will be donated to multiple organizations Thursday. BCCC says Junior Golf Programs, the Upstate New York ALS Chapter, the American Heart Association, the Sports Matter program in conjunction with DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and PGA Tour, USH and Lourdes…
Local woman provides cats with outdoor shelters, helping them survive winter
Good News Notes: “Olivia Taylor is doing everything she can to help cats endure the winter weather conditions with her creative Do It Yourself (DIY) outdoor cat shelters. What were once vehicle tires are now three DIY cat shelters Taylor made in her garage. Stray cats are socialized to humans, while feral cats are wild…
Back from the abyss: These are the animal species that resurfaced in 2019 after they were feared lost
Good News Notes: “Humanity has grown accustomed to bidding farewell to species of animals as time goes on. Climate changes and conditions are no longer ideal for them to thrive. In the last decade alone, the world has said goodbye to the West African black rhinoceros, the Pinta Island tortoise and multiple species of reed-warbler…
Fishers firefighters surprised by random act of kindness at grocery store
Good News Notes: “Several Fishers firefighters were greeted with a random act of kindness Friday. The department says a crew from Station 392 was shopping for groceries when they were dispatched on an emergency call. When the crew returned to the store on Olio Road, Kroger employees had placed their groceries in the cooler and…
Local Chick-fil-A employee spreads kindness one order at a time
Good News Notes: “If you’ve gone through the drive thru at the Chick-fil-A on Oleander Drive in Wilmington, you probably already know Jeremiah Murrill. He may just be taking your meal order, but it’s the way he does it that has caught the attention of hundreds of thousands of people in a local viral video….