Good News Notes: “For the last six years, Chris Santacroce and his team at Project Airtime have been bringing people to new heights with their adaptive paragliding program. The nonprofit, Project Airtime, is free for everyone – individuals with special needs, people with brain and spinal cord injuries or other illnesses, their caregivers, the elderly and…
Tag: Salt Lake City
The Utah artists and designers building a conscious fashion community through upcycling
Good News Notes: “Smack dab in the middle of the American West and surrounded by snow-capped mountains, Salt Lake City has a history of drawing people in. For many, the Utah city is known as a destination for skiing and winter sports, but in recent years, the arts scene has flourished. “The SLC creative scene is definitely getting bigger and stronger,”…
Playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda’s family surprises Utah nonprofit with donation
Good News Notes: “A Utah nonprofit that serves refugees received a surprise phone call from the father of popular playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wanted to help out. Late last week, Amy Dott Harmer, executive director of Utah Refugee Connection, got a heads-up that she would soon receive a phone call from someone who…
Utah teen’s viral letter about her dad’s alcoholism
Good News Notes: “Preslee Scott spent more than one afternoon in her early teen years picking up her dad’s empty beer cans and dumping them in the outside trash can after he’d fallen asleep on the couch. So in December, when the Utah teen was asked by her 10th-grade English teacher to write an essay…
This man has invited homeless people to live in his front yard
Good News Notes: “Less than five minutes’ drive from downtown Salt Lake City sits the quiet neighborhood of Fairpark. The area hosts an annual state fair, a regional campus of Utah State University and modest homes with small yards. On one of those yards sits a random group of tents where people experiencing homelessness have…
New solar farm in Tooele County will deliver big on renewable energy
Good News Notes: “Some of Utah’s big energy consumers will be getting a significant amount of power from a planned solar plant in Tooele County, helping them to reach their renewable energy goals much more quickly than planned. Thanks to approval from the Utah Public Service Commission of a renewable energy tariff for Rocky Mountain…
Teen trapped in snowy Utah mountains for 30 hours feels ‘very lucky’ to be alive
Good News Notes: “A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains said Wednesday he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a special beaded bracelet to keep his hopes up. Nicolas Stacy-Alcantara, 17, of Fresno, was visiting Utah to see an ex-girlfriend and…
UNICEF USA BrandVoice: Giving Machines Continue To Light The World
Good News Notes: “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is bringing charitable giving back to the streets through Giving Machines, and this time it will be bigger than ever.” “This holiday season, the Giving Machines will be located in 10 cities: New York City; Salt Lake City; Gilbert, AZ; San Jose, CA; Las…