Good News Notes: “Earlier this month, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy, Mount Pleasant Police Department and the O’Quinn School came together to gather stuffed animals that had been collected by the students of the school. The animals will be used in Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy’s Kids Comfort Kits. Kids Comfort Kits are bags that are given to first…
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Leesburg High School Construction Students Celebrate Successes
Good News Notes: “Leesburg High construction students celebrated with their community Friday at a dry-in ceremony for the house they’ve been building with Habitat for Humanity Lake-Sumter since the start of the school year. Dozens of community members and partners attended the dry-in, held in the partially built home at 107 North 12th St. to mark the completion of…
Oskaloosa High School students spread random acts of kindness
Good News Notes: “Oskaloosa High School students visited nursing and assisted living homes last week to spend some quality time with residents during the holiday season during their Random Acts of Kindness Week. This is the second year that Oskaloosa High School Student Council has taken on the Random Acts of Kindness Week. The idea…
Students create comfort pillows for patients in hospice care
Good News Notes: “A third grade class from Marcy Elementary school helped give to terminally ill patients this holiday season. It all started back in 2005 when Miss Tucci lost her father in hospice care. During his time there, she noticed that there was a need for comfort pillows, so she decided to have her…
Time To Think: Students Find Meditation, Mindfulness Help Them Calm Stress
Good News Notes: “At George Washington High School in Denver, in the dance room, a couple of dozen students sit in chairs in a half-circle, silent, feet on the floor, eyes closed. Instructor Beverly Jacobson speaks softly.” “It’s Mindful Monday, a new part of the students’ physical education class where Jacobson uses the Inner Strength…
Students in Longview raise thousands of dollars for principal’s cancer treatment
Good News Notes: “Students at Longview Christian School made the most out of the Season of Giving by donating thousands of dollars they raised to their principal, as well as children overseas.” “The school partnered with We Help Two to sell socks to raise money to donate to Karen Williams, principal at Longview Christian School,…
PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE: Pizzeria eliminates school lunch debt at 3 Horry County schools
Good News Notes: “Every slice of pizza eaten by Main Slice customers in North Myrtle Beach helped to eliminate school lunch debt for children. The owners of Main Slice handed over donation checks on Tuesday to Riverside, Ocean Drive and Waterway elementary schools to pay off lunch debts at the schools.” “Handley’s Pub and Grub…
IU students raise money for cashier fighting breast cancer
Good News Notes: “A cashier battling breast cancer is getting support from the IU students she serves.” “Kathy Rogers has worked at the SPEA Cafe in Bloomington for around 12 years.” “She’s served thousands of students and gotten to know them and they’ve gotten to know her.” View the whole story here: https://www.wthr.com/article/iu-students-raise-money-cashier-fighting-breast-cancer
Cleaning up the coast
Good News Notes: “Destroyed ecosystems. Natural disasters. Warming oceans. Melting glaciers. Extinction of thousands of species in the Amazon and Galapagos.” “The drastic effects of climate change include sea level rise, natural disasters, and threats to health.” “According to Breakthrough National Center for Climate Restoration, by 2050, human civilization will face dire, irreversible consequences, which…
Veterinary students to host Community Dog Wash
Good News Notes: “Doctor of veterinary medicine students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine will hold their Community Dog Wash this Saturday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Virginia Tech campus.” “Officials say no appointments are necessary, dogs will be washed on a first-come, first-served basis while owners wait.” “Proceeds from…