Good News Notes: “Giving back is more than a phrase for alumni of Audubon Middle School and Gifted Magnet in L.A.’s Leimert Park neighborhood. In response to a request to help current students, several graduates united to donate nearly 600 backpacks filled with supplies, which was enough to provide a goody-packed satchel to each of…
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Non-profit gifts mortgage-free home to member of the Kentucky National Guard
Good News Notes: “Thanks to a local non-profit, a veteran who proudly served our country now has a new place to call home. Volunteers with “The Barracks Project” started their efforts in 2019. Over two years, they worked together to completely renovate a home in Silver Grove by replacing the roof, reconstructing walls and installing…
Hattiesburg company gives away free rugs to teachers for classrooms
Good News Notes: “Early Friday morning, teachers from across the Pine Belt lined up outside of Anderson Design Center in Hattiesburg as the company held it’s annual rug giveaway. The event allows teachers to pick out a rug for their classroom free of charge. Rachel Williams, Mary Miller and Sue Ellen Lutsch are teachers at…
Red Cross teams up with NFL to encourage donations, win trip to Super Bowl
Good News Notes: “Some lucky fan will score a trip to Miami and tickets to the Super Bowl with a simple blood donation. The American Red Cross has teamed up with the NFL in an effort to encourage people to donate blood, platelet or AB Elite plasma with a chance to win a trip to Super…
How to win a $400,000 Atlanta house in the new year
Good News Notes: “For a $25 donation, you could start the new year in a $400,000 home. “From now through Jan. 3, 2020, donations to help build a new women and children’s shelter will enter you in a sweepstakes to win a new home near downtown Atlanta.” “The Atlanta Mission has partnered with Brock Built Homes and Underpriced Furniture…