Good News Notes: “Mom’s Pantry executive director Pam Trudeau expressed her gratitude for Barkley’s donation in a statement. ‘Words can’t express how excited we are to receive a gift of this magnitude from Mr. Barkley,’ Trudeau said in the statement. ‘Mr. Barkley’s donation will help provide food for thousands of people including veterans, retired folks,…
Month: September 2020
La Bouche Rouge launches fully sustainable makeup collection
Good News Notes: “Three years ago, Nicolas Gerlier co-founded La Bouche Rouge with one mission: to bring sustainability to the world of luxury beauty. Free of micro-plastics and housed in customisable, refillable cases, his haute line of lipsticks quickly became a cult favorite. Covetable collaborations with fashion brands includingNanushka, The Attico, and The Webster would…
Daughter Moves Woman to Form Nonprofit Focused on Kindness
Good News Notes: “Just days before Down Syndrome Awareness Month begins in October, a Brevard County family is hoping to spread kindness during these tumultuous times. Amanda Scauzillo is about to celebrate the first-year anniversary of her nonprofit, Kindness Squad. The nonprofit spreads random acts of kindness, like giving out positivity cards, sometimes a little…
Amanda Seyfried Baby Born: Gives Birth To 2nd Kid With Thomas Sadoski – Hollywood Life
Good News Notes: “And baby makes four! Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski are now the parents of a little boy, the Life in Pieces actor revealed in a special Instagram post that included the first photo of their sweet son. Thomas, 44, and Amanda, 34, further confirmed the happy news via a statement through the child advocacy organizations INARA and War…
Human Shield Dad Gets Over $200k in Donations, Offer for Free Therapy
Good News Notes: “The father who shielded his kids in a shootout might be out of a job, but he’s not out of money or help — he’s up hundreds of thousands in donations, plus a lifeline for his children. A GoFundMe for Anthony Jefferson was started shortly after news spread about his heroic deed last week…
Zurich sponsors reforestation project in Brazil
Good News Notes: “ Zurich will sponsor an eight-year reforestation project in Brazil to convert barren farmland back into native forest. The project will plant a million trees in recognition of the importance of healthy ecosystems in the fight against climate change and the devastating effects of biodiversity loss. Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will be restored…
Maine company looks to tidal power as renewable energy’s next generation
Good News Notes: “With much of New England’s attention on offshore wind, a Maine company hopes to put itself on the map with tidal energy. Portland, Maine-based Ocean Renewable Power Company recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Eastport on a five-year plan to develop a $10 million microgrid primarily powered by…
In Rural Nebraska, Combating Hunger From The Pandemic Is A Community Effort
Good News Notes: “Lexington, Neb., is just one of the many rural communities that has long dealt with food insecurity, but the global pandemic both intensified need in the town of 11,000 residents and presented new challenges in getting people food. The nationwide hunger rate among small towns was 12.7% in 2018 compared to 10.8% in urban…
Another new orca baby born to J pod — the second this month
Good News Notes: “Another new orca baby has been born to J pod, the Center for Whale Research confirmed Friday morning. It’s the second calf born this month for the endangered southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound. “We confirm that there is a new calf in J pod and the mother is J41,” Ken…
In a Desert’s Burning Sands, Shrimp
Good News Notes: “In springtime, when the rain gathers into pools in Iran’s Dasht-e Lut Desert, the sand comes alive. Tiny, desiccated eggs, buried among the ginger-colored granules, drink in the water and begin to hatch. Some may have been laid in the dunes decades ago. But when rains come, the eggs unfurl into small,…