Good News Notes: “Five nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $1 million each, split by $250,000 a year for four years, to support initiatives for economic inclusion among the nation’s LGBTQ+ youth, workforce and elder communities. Here’s where the money is going: 1. GLSEN, formerly the Gay and Lesbian Independent School Teachers Network, combats…
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10 Selfless Sports Stars That Are Giving Back To Their Communities In Very Powerful Ways
Good News Notes: “Whenever news breaks of an athlete being signed to a multimillion-dollar contract or endorsement deal, most of us have a tendency to roll our eyes. Of course, we sometimes think, they’re now going to spend it on luxury clothes and a fancy mansion — and all they do is throw a ball…
Students Accept Chain of Reaction Kindness Challenge
Good News Notes: “Students at Sage Elementary School cheered, danced and screamed as they pledged to start a chain reaction of kindness at their school. During a school assembly Wednesday morning, Sage students listened to Rachel’s Challenge representative Meichelle Gibson speak about Rachel Joy Scott and how the chain of kindness movement started. According to…
Quaden Bayles’ Family Turns Down Disneyland Trip, Will Donate $470,000 to Charity
Good News Notes: “The family of Quaden Bayles, an Australian boy with dwarfism seen crying and expressing a desire to kill himself in a social media video last week, has declined a trip to Disneyland following a GoFundMe campaign, saying it will donate the funds to charity instead. “What kid wouldn’t want to go to…
Grandview Heights students, staff have nice week celebrating kindness
Good News Notes: “Grandview Heights students who arrived at the schools cranky, crotchety or just plain grouchy last week were asked to check their bad attitudes at the door. The district participated for the fourth year in the Great Kindness Challenge, a national initiative presented by Kids for Peace, a California-based anti-bullying organization. Kindness Week…
Lady Gaga’s Mom Talks About Helping Singer with Depression: ‘We Tried Our Best as Parents’
Good News Notes: “Lady Gaga‘s mother is opening up about being a parent of someone who has struggled with mental illness. Cynthia Germanotta spoke out about how she dealt with her daughter’s depression in Sunday’s episode of the Today show‘s digital series “Through Mom’s Eyes,” telling morning show co-host Shenielle Jones that Gaga — born Stefani Germanotta…
‘Tour of Kindness’ visits Spink County schools
Good News Notes: “The Tour of Kindness visited Redfield, Doland and Mellette this month. Started by Justine Kougl, of Busby, Montana, the Tour of Kindness was birthed three years ago out of a desire to see a change in environments where teasing and bullying are commonplace. ‘We started it initially because Quinn, my youngest daughter,…
The Kindness Objective
Good News Notes: “Giving Grace is proud to introduce the Kindness Objective (TKO) a new nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting caring and thoughtfulness in the community. Melissa Marquais, president and founder of The Kindness Objective said the organization began as an anti-bullying group but soon took a little bit of a turn after realizing many…
‘We’re the same’: How the Jazz helped out a Pleasant Grove High student who was bullied
Good News Notes: “Sitting across from the Jazz bench, Luc Holdaway took it all in. It was more than an hour before the Jazz would tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but there he was chatting with Donovan Mitchell and getting handed his shoes, having a jersey signed by Rudy Gobert and just soaking it…
New business spreads kindness
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