Good News Notes: “When we opened a free grocery store at the rapper Gunna’s old middle school in September 2021, we already had the goal of opening more. So we began thinking about who else could benefit and what other population has the greatest need. We knew from my work with seniors that a lot…
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‘It has been a true blessing’: Nonprofit dishes up healthy meals with food bank on wheels
Good News Notes: “It has been a month since MUST Ministries unveiled its “mobile pantry,” a 30-foot bus stocked with meats, produce and non-perishables. MUST plans to use the bus to reach and feed thousands of families in food desert neighborhoods. “So many of our clients are transportation challenged,” MUST Ministries President and CEO Dwight…
How Northern Broome Cares program is giving back
Good News Notes: “A program that’s part of the Rural Health Network spent the summer repairing houses. Northern Broome Cares is a 5 year grant program that focuses on the 60 plus community in the towns of Lisle, Triangle, Barker, Nanticoke and the Village of Whitney Point. These areas are considered a NORC, a Naturally…
‘Blessed to be a blessing’
Good News Notes: “On Tuesday, many ‘Feed Fayette’ volunteers worked throughout the day to hand out and personally deliver food boxes to seniors, the homebound, and veterans. ‘Feed Fayette’ is provided by a relief program entitled ‘Farmers To Families.’ The Farmers to Families Food Box program is part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP),…
St. Mary’s Food Bank makes food boxes for seniors during pandemic
Good News Notes: “‘We want to make sure that seniors are taken care of during this time,’ said Jerry Brown, spokesperson for the Phoenix-based nonprofit. ‘People have dietary restrictions… the cereals are different, we have more juices in there for folks that need it — so we try to gear the box more towards seniors.’…
Students donate funds from cancelled events to boy with leukemia
Good News Notes: “Prom and end-of-the year celebrations are looked forward to for months. But coronavirus had other plans this year. The pandemic canceled those events for seniors across the country, including at East Rochester Junior/Senior High School. More than $4,000 was raised for celebrations at that school. When COVID canceled them, the funds were…
Two locals feed seniors and the homeless in Atlantic City
Good News Notes: “The Rev. James Pressley and Erica Marshall, along with several volunteers, spent Saturday evening handing out meals to seniors and the homeless in Atlantic City who they felt are at particular risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘We wanted to do something for the seniors,’ Pressley said. ‘We’re all struggling, but seniors and…
Mush! Dog Team Delivers Supplies To Elderly Residents Shut In By Virus
Good News Notes: “A musher is delivering food to homebound seniors in a rural part of Maine to help protect them from the spread of the coronavirus. Hannah Lucas works as a clerk at the Circle K in Caribou. ‘I just noticed that there were a lot of people, specifically the elderly, coming in just…
N.J. newspaper delivery guy becomes coronavirus ‘godsend’ with extraordinary act of kindness
Good News Notes: “This all started with a newspaper that landed a few feet shy of its intended target. Greg Dailey has delivered several newspapers in Mercer County for almost a quarter century, and while he does his best to get them where his customers want, his right arm is shot from years of heaving them…
Devin Booker Tips Off Twitch Fundraising Campaign with $100,000 Donation in Support Of COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Good News Notes: “Given the unprecedented and constantly-evolving situation surrounding the effects of COVID-19 on our community and beyond, Devin Booker, in partnership with Phoenix Suns Charities, will raise money through livestreaming on Twitch to support non-profits that best serve the needs of the most vulnerable in the community. An avid gamer and NBA All-Star,…