Good News Notes: “Former NFL player Warrick Dunn has been helping families with housing needs for years but Wednesday he decided to take his mission one step further. ‘We want to supply families with tools, so they can create some stability in their lives,’ Dunn said. ‘For me, this is just the next transition of…
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JJ Watt and Kealia Ohai got married over the weekend, but grandma stole the show
Good News Notes: “NFL star JJ Watt married soccer star Kealia Ohai Saturday in the Bahamas. But the wedding dance between Watt and his grandmother has taken social media by storm. In a post on Watt’s Twitter feed, he wrote, ‘Grandma cutting it up on the dance floor!!’ The couple got engaged in May.” View…
Ron Rivera held a yard sale to say goodbye to Panthers fans
Good News Notes: “Yard sales are held to get rid of things that are no longer needed or to make money on items that just aren’t being used anymore. Usually, it’s junk from the basement or childhood toys that have been outgrown. But sometimes it’s even more meaningful. Perhaps nothing better epitomizes that than the…
Utah Food Bank gets 40K-pound pork donation after BYU, USU football seasons
Good News Notes: “Football season has come and gone, but Utah State and BYU players were still throwing around the pigskin last week. Players from both teams unloaded nearly 40,000 pounds of pork product Friday donated to the Utah Food Bank by Smithfield Foods Inc. The world’s largest pork processing company, Smithfield Foods donated 25…
Adidas used 1.8 million plastic bottles to make a football field – CNN
Good News Notes: “Adidas has taken approximately 1.8 million plastic bottles and turned them into a sustainable football field. A typical turf field uses a large amount of virgin plastics and re-ground rubber. James Carnes, vice president of global brand strategy for Adidas, told CNN that the sustainable field that the company built was made…
‘A very good boy’: Cancer survivor dog will promote animal health in $6 million Super Bowl ad
Good News Notes: “David MacNeil, the CEO who spent millions on a Super Bowl ad with his dog Scout, says he hopes the pricey spot will save lives instead of just sell products. After Scout collapsed from an uncommon heart tumor last summer, MacNeil was given heartbreaking news. The golden retriever was diagnosed with cancer,…
A man randomly threw a Super Bowl party for the homeless. 3 years later, he’s hosting 20 across the US – CNN
Good News Notes: “A chance encounter with a homeless man prompted social media personality Meir Kalmanson to throw a Super Bowl watch party three years ago for the homeless. This weekend, the vlogger known as Meir Kay is hosting at least 20 such parties across the country with the help of volunteers and donors, he…
Area residents step up to help buy rings for small town champions
Good News Notes: “Residents of the northern Hill County town of Blum, population 399, have been celebrating for a month after their six-man football team won the state championship. ‘These boys have given this community everything that they possibly can on the football field (including) the championship that everybody’s dreamed of, including me,’ Blum High…
Buyer offers to donate to charity after Kyle Rudolph’s playoff game gloves turn up on eBay
Good News Notes: “Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph and a big fan have turned a bad situation into a chance to help a local hospital. It all started Wednesday afternoon when Nate Baustad tweeted at Kyle Rudolph alerting him to the fact that his game used gloves from last Sunday’s playoff game were sold…
Red Cross teams up with NFL to encourage donations, win trip to Super Bowl
Good News Notes: “Some lucky fan will score a trip to Miami and tickets to the Super Bowl with a simple blood donation. The American Red Cross has teamed up with the NFL in an effort to encourage people to donate blood, platelet or AB Elite plasma with a chance to win a trip to Super…