Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions medal for infant’s surgery

Good News Notes: “Not even two weeks since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk put it up for auction to help save an infant’s life.  On Monday, she announced that she exceeded her fundraising goal. And she’s keeping her silver medal thanks to the donor who put her…

Bozeman community helps fire evacuees, animals

Good News Notes: “When the Bridger Foothills Fire started Friday, evacuation orders forced many residents out of their homes, with some people having nowhere to turn for themselves or their animals. The Bozeman community was ready to step up and help anyone who needed it. Chelsea Gable, owner of Park Your Paws in Livingston, knew…

Amazon to launch $2B venture capital fund to invest in clean energy

Good News Notes: “Amazon.com Inc. is launching a $2 billion internal venture-capital fund focused on technology investments to reduce the impact of climate change, the latest sustainability initiative from the technology giant after criticism of its environmental record. The new fund, which will be called The Climate Pledge Fund, will invest in companies across a number…

Going green: Teens take aim at cross-country bike trip

Good News Notes: “A half-dozen teenagers and one slightly-older teacher will bicycle out of San Francisco this summer, on their way across the Central Valley, over the Sierra Nevada mountains and then all the way to New York City. The lucky seven cyclists from San Francisco’s Ruth Asawa School of the Arts call their upcoming…