Good News Notes: “Love is in the air! This Valentine’s weekend, more than 190 rescue animals from Puerto Rico will be flying their way into the hearts and homes of their new two-legged soul mates in the U.S. The Sato Project, a nonprofit that rescues abused and abandoned dogs from one of the poorest regions…
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Local community members make special hats for newborns
Good News Notes: “No matter what may be going on in the world, few things embody hope like welcoming a baby. Despite hospital volunteer groups not meeting in person like they used to because of the pandemic, one group is still helping parents celebrate one of life’s most precious gifts. Members of Alamance Presbyterian Church’s Knit,…
Lonely Otters in England Find Love Through Online Dating
Good News Notes: “In late September, following the untimely death of his life partner, an Asian short-clawed otter named Harris was ‘absolutely lost.’ Though he tried experimenting with a ‘bachelor lifestyle’ at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, his caretakers quickly noticed he was clearly missing companionship, prompting them to make him his own online-dating website. It…
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively Donate $500,000 to Homeless Youth
Good News Notes: “Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have opened their wallets to at-risk youths struggling with homelessness in Canada. The couple donated $250,000 to both Covenant House Vancouver and Covenant House Toronto, an organization which Reynolds, 44, has supported for a long time, according to a press release. The nonprofit provides homeless youth with basic needs like food…
Tipping North Country spreading love with random acts of kindness
Good News Notes; “The Facebook page, ‘Tipping North Country’ is spreading love and positivity in the region. Over the last month, community donations have been fueling their mission, and helping small businesses and people in need during the pandemic. Emily Morrissey, the co-creator of ‘Tipping North Country,’ explained how the group chooses their donation locations….
Hometown Mentor: Radford teacher shares lessons of kindness with students
Good News Notes: “In a time of division in the country, one local teacher is doing all she can to spread messages of love and compassion to her students. It’s one of many reasons WDBJ7 selected Jessica Johnson, a first grade teacher at McHarg Elementary School, as our October Hometown Mentor. For the past decade,…
Izzy she sweet? Moody therapy dog comforting kids in schools
Good News Notes: “There is something different strolling the halls of schools in Moody this year and she’s soft, gentle and loves kids. Her name is Izzy and she is a two-year-old Goldendoodle, turned therapy dog. Her owner, Sgt. Ron Richardson, with the Moody Police Department, saw a video of a therapy dog being used…
COVID’s real-life ‘Romeo and Juliet’ get engaged after falling in love from their balconies during lockdown
Good News Notes: “An Italian couple nicknamed ‘Romeo and Juliet’ who fell in love from their balconies during the coronavirus lockdown is engaged. In March, neighbors Michele D’Alpaos and Paola Agnelli, created social media buzz for crushing on each other during lockdown from their respective balconies in Verona, Italy — the setting of the 1597 William…
A puppy with a cleft lip is adopted by a boy with a cleft lip: ‘They instantly loved each other’
Good News Notes: “A rescued puppy with a cleft lip had been at an animal shelter in Jackson, Mich., for almost a week, and staff worried that the dog wouldn’t be adopted. Then a man walked into the shelter who has a 2-year-old son with a cleft lip. Brandon Boyers wasn’t planning on adopting a…
Dog lost on Lake Michigan finds way back to family
Good News Notes: “A pup almost lost to the waves had a happy reunion with her family after she fell off a boat in the churning waters of Lake Michigan in Benzie County. The family said they didn’t see Roxy go overboard and couldn’t even place where it might have happened as they headed north from…