Good News Notes: “Xbox has announced it’s matching charitable donations to OSD, an organization focused on helping active and non-active military veterans through community engagement. The console manufacturer will match every dollar up to $250K between now and the end of March. OSD was established in 2010 in an effort to aid those in the…
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A 5-year-old’s quick thinking saved his younger sister from a house fire
Good News Notes: “A 5-year-old Georgia boy awoke to flames in the bedroom. But he didn’t panic, and his actions helped save his entire family. Noah Woods is being named an honorary firefighter and will receive a rare lifesavers award for his heroics on Friday. Noah was one of eight family members asleep in their…
Injured Bald Eagle Rescued In Brooklyn Center
Good News Notes: “The Brooklyn Center Police Department says a runner was out for a morning jog in central Minnesota on Tuesday when she came upon an injured bald eagle. The bald eagle was laying on the ground without moving in a “well camouflaged area,” according to a post on social media.” View the whole…
Good Samaritan cancels lunchroom debts for nearly 1,000 students in NEISD | kens5.com
Good News Notes: “Nearly 1,000 elementary school students within the North East Independent School District had their lunchroom debt canceled thanks to an anonymous donation.” “During the summer, the district started to collect lunchroom donations by calling graduates who had positive account balances. Glosson said they called thousands of students and collected $3,000. So far this year,…
Two rescued from Jeep in high-water incident
Good News Notes: “With high-water and mudslide issues reported throughout our region Tuesday, Cabell County was no exception. Authorities say two people tried going four-wheeling in a Jeep, but high water curtailed their plans. Cabell County Emergency Medical Services and the Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department came in for a water rescue. It happened on Goose…
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…
A box full of blessings
Good News Notes: “You may have seen little free libraries, where one can pick up a book from a freestanding box that sits in front of one’s yard, while also leaving one behind. Now imagine if there’s a kind of box that had food and clothing inside. It’s now a reality at Holy Family Catholic…
Surveillance camera catches firefighters performing acts of kindness
Good News Notes: “A surveillance camera on an Idaho Falls home captured firefighters performing acts of kindness last Thursday. The video shows an Idaho Falls ambulance parked on the street with several firefighters shoveling snow off driveways and sidewalks. One resident was amazed at what he witnessed and sent the footage to EastIdahoNews.com.” View the…
Trisha Yearwood paying adoption fees for pets adopted from Maury County Animal Services
Good News Notes: “Country music superstar Trisha Yearwood is helping pets in Maury County find new homes. Yearwood tweeted that she planned to pay all adoption fees for pets adopted from Maury County Animal Services on Saturday. The singer said the kennels at the facility were full and urged fans to adopt the pets. Maury…
High school hockey player saved by defibrillator after collapsing
Good News Notes: “A young hockey player collapses on the ice and an athletic trainer springs into action. Now the parents of Northville teen Conor Place, can’t help but call an athletic trainer – an angel.” “Back in December just two days after Christmas, the 15-year-old who has played hockey since he was 4, was…