Inspiring Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/inspiring/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png Inspiring Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/inspiring/ 32 32 120051390 Hospital Technician Lends His X-Ray Machine to Help Woman Find Lost Heirloom Rings https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-technician-lends-his-x-ray-machine-to-help-woman-find-lost-heirloom-rings/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-technician-lends-his-x-ray-machine-to-help-woman-find-lost-heirloom-rings/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:00:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227758 The radiology department at an Iowa hospital recently teamed up with the waste management team to put the ‘care’ in healthcare, and left a patient in tears with gratitude. At Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Susan Sinnwell had arrived for a routine medical procedure. Preparing for a couple of X-rays, she took off a pair of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-technician-lends-his-x-ray-machine-to-help-woman-find-lost-heirloom-rings/feed/ 0 227758 80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227617 The obstacles and excuses kept blocking Betty Kellenberger’s path, but she never stopped moving forward. Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became interested in the Appalachian Trail in elementary school when she learned about it in a Weekly Reader: Betty immediately thought she wanted to hike it someday. But adult life and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/feed/ 0 227617 Tiny Baby Born With Hands Smaller Than a Fingertip is Now Home After a Year–And Developing Normally https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-baby-born-with-hands-smaller-than-a-fingertip-is-now-home-after-a-year-and-developing-normally/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-baby-born-with-hands-smaller-than-a-fingertip-is-now-home-after-a-year-and-developing-normally/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227567 A premature baby, born so tiny his hand was smaller than his dad’s fingertip, is finally home and healthy after a year in the hospital. Gabriel Golden was born weighing one pound in September 2024 after just 22 weeks gestation. He endured nearly a year in the Vanderbilt NICU in Nashville, Tennessee, battling chronic lung […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-baby-born-with-hands-smaller-than-a-fingertip-is-now-home-after-a-year-and-developing-normally/feed/ 0 227567 Thousands of Positive Messages Rained Down with Times Square Confetti to Ring in the New Year https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-positive-messages-rained-down-with-times-square-confetti-to-ring-in-the-new-year/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-positive-messages-rained-down-with-times-square-confetti-to-ring-in-the-new-year/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:30:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227494 As the famous New York City ball dropped downward to deliver 2026, a deluge of hopes, dreams, and wishes rained down in Times Square. I wish for more love and kindness in 2026… I wish for a good year with good people… Tons of messages from the Times Square Wishing Wall have been mixed in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-positive-messages-rained-down-with-times-square-confetti-to-ring-in-the-new-year/feed/ 0 227494 Missing for 200 Years, the Galapagos Rail Reappears Following Floreana Island Restoration https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227503 Centuries after they were made famous by Charles Darwin, and a century after they had become plagued by invasive rats and cats, the Galapagos Islands are well on their way to recovery. Few events could better capture that recovery than the recent reappearance of the beautiful blue Galapagos rail, a bird which hadn’t been seen […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/feed/ 0 227503 A High School Supported its Star Student When She Needed it Most, 20 Years Later She Pays it Back https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-high-school-supported-its-star-student-when-she-needed-it-most-20-years-later-she-pays-it-back/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-high-school-supported-its-star-student-when-she-needed-it-most-20-years-later-she-pays-it-back/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:30:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227429 When family medical troubles seemed to have struck down a top student’s hopes for university, the administrators took action to lift them back up again. Now the holder of a doctorate and a successful entrepreneur, she has given back to the school that did so much for her by covering the cost of the entire […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-high-school-supported-its-star-student-when-she-needed-it-most-20-years-later-she-pays-it-back/feed/ 0 227429 When a Family Welcomed a Man into Their Home at Christmas, They Never Thought He’d Stay for 45 Years https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-a-family-welcomed-a-man-into-their-home-at-christmas-they-never-thought-hed-stay-for-45-years/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-a-family-welcomed-a-man-into-their-home-at-christmas-they-never-thought-hed-stay-for-45-years/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227419 It was the day before Christmas Eve, and recent homemakers Rob and Dianne Parsons were surprised with a knock on the door. Opening it, Rob looked upon a rather strange sight. A man stood there with a wheeled garbage bin containing his possessions, and a frozen chicken under his left arm. Rob didn’t know it […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-a-family-welcomed-a-man-into-their-home-at-christmas-they-never-thought-hed-stay-for-45-years/feed/ 0 227419 Best Friends Exchange the Same Birthday Card–Back and Forth–for 81 Years Straight https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-friends-exchange-the-same-birthday-card-back-and-forth-for-81-years-straight/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-friends-exchange-the-same-birthday-card-back-and-forth-for-81-years-straight/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:45:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227384 On her 95th birthday, Pat DeReamer received a greeting card that was already 81 years old. It all started in 1944, when the Kentucky resident first received the card for her 14th birthday, after her family moved to Indianapolis during World War II. The “new girl” didn’t have many friends. But one of them, Mary […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-friends-exchange-the-same-birthday-card-back-and-forth-for-81-years-straight/feed/ 0 227384 Town Devastated by Wildfires Wins Half-a-Billion Christmas Lottery: ‘Something that has fallen from the heavens’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-devastated-by-wildfires-wins-half-a-billion-christmas-lottery-something-that-has-fallen-from-the-heavens/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-devastated-by-wildfires-wins-half-a-billion-christmas-lottery-something-that-has-fallen-from-the-heavens/#respond Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:30:41 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227287 A Spanish town devastated by wildfires in spring has seen its luck turn with a hundred-million-dollar windfall from a national lottery program. Left with 120,000 acres of scorched woodland and 8,000 displaced residents, La Bañeza, in the region of Castilla y León, was engulfed in trauma and grief as much as smoke and fire. The […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-devastated-by-wildfires-wins-half-a-billion-christmas-lottery-something-that-has-fallen-from-the-heavens/feed/ 0 227287 Atlanta Restaurant Provided for 100 Families During the Shutdown, Now Throws Christmas Giveaway for Them https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/atlanta-restaurant-provided-for-100-families-during-the-shutdown-now-throws-christmas-giveaway-for-them/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/atlanta-restaurant-provided-for-100-families-during-the-shutdown-now-throws-christmas-giveaway-for-them/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:00:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227263 In Atlanta, what began as an emergency helping hand to the community has been extended to a Christmas giveaway, where 100 families received free meals, gifts, and more. The Santa’s Workshop event held on Monday surprised dozens of Midtown Atlanta families with new toys, bikes, and even electronics: to support outdoor play and school work. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/atlanta-restaurant-provided-for-100-families-during-the-shutdown-now-throws-christmas-giveaway-for-them/feed/ 2 227263 Single Mom Given 10 Months to Live Asks for Christmas Cards and Thousands Respond https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/single-mom-given-10-months-to-live-asks-for-christmas-cards-and-thousands-respond/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/single-mom-given-10-months-to-live-asks-for-christmas-cards-and-thousands-respond/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:01:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227172 A woman given something like a terminal prognosis has responded with a simple request for what might be her last Christmas: a Christmas card. Clare Jones from Swansea, Wales, was told her bowel cancer was no longer responding to chemotherapy. The mother of 3, who was diagnosed in 2022, described herself as a “simple person” […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/single-mom-given-10-months-to-live-asks-for-christmas-cards-and-thousands-respond/feed/ 0 227172 Firefighters Rappel Down the Windows of Children’s Cancer Hospital in Unforgettable Christmas Surprise https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-rappel-down-the-windows-of-childrens-cancer-hospital-in-unforgettable-christmas-surprise/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-rappel-down-the-windows-of-childrens-cancer-hospital-in-unforgettable-christmas-surprise/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:57:05 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227161 On Friday, a Georgia fire department undertook an unusual Christmas tradition. In place of decking the halls, the men and women of the Sandy Springs Fire Department (SSFD) link up with Santa, and rappel down the walls of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to surprise infirm kids who can’t leave their rooms. The event is now […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/firefighters-rappel-down-the-windows-of-childrens-cancer-hospital-in-unforgettable-christmas-surprise/feed/ 0 227161 Over 600 Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs Restored Across the Whole of India by Divinely-Inspired Nonprofit https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-600-lakes-ponds-reservoirs-restored-across-the-whole-of-india-by-divinely-inspired-nonprofit/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-600-lakes-ponds-reservoirs-restored-across-the-whole-of-india-by-divinely-inspired-nonprofit/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227136 Recently, an Indian environmentalist and editor was invited to share his incredible work restoring hundreds of natural and man-made water sources all across India with a unique style of landscape engineering. His nonprofit has cleaned and reshaped more than 600 bodies of water either to a state of nature or to a clean and functioning […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/over-600-lakes-ponds-reservoirs-restored-across-the-whole-of-india-by-divinely-inspired-nonprofit/feed/ 0 227136 Idaho Secret Santa is Giving a Million Dollars to Local Residents Dealing with Chaos https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/idaho-secret-santa-is-giving-a-million-dollars-to-local-residents-dealing-with-chaos/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/idaho-secret-santa-is-giving-a-million-dollars-to-local-residents-dealing-with-chaos/#respond Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:19:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226932 Santa has arrived early in Idaho—in the form of a mystery donor who is giving away a million dollars to families in crisis. The Secret Santa of The Gem State started making Christmas magic a couple of months ago and will continue spreading joy through the end of the year. One of the earliest gifts […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/idaho-secret-santa-is-giving-a-million-dollars-to-local-residents-dealing-with-chaos/feed/ 0 226932 Blind BBQ Master in Dallas Blows Away Guests with Brisket Cooked by Touch and Smell https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blind-bbq-master-in-dallas-blows-away-guests-with-brisket-cooked-by-touch-and-smell/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blind-bbq-master-in-dallas-blows-away-guests-with-brisket-cooked-by-touch-and-smell/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:30:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227005 When clients ask Christopher Jones how he cooks the delicious barbequed meat at his restaurant, he answers, “‘Just like you, except I have to concentrate a little harder.'” The extra concentration, for a blind man, is a necessity not an option. But as is so often the case, this became the mother of Jones’ invention. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blind-bbq-master-in-dallas-blows-away-guests-with-brisket-cooked-by-touch-and-smell/feed/ 0 227005 Lost Dog Found Chained to Pole 2,000 Miles Away Reunited with Family in Time for Christmas https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-dog-found-chained-to-pole-2000-miles-away-reunited-with-family-in-time-for-christmas/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-dog-found-chained-to-pole-2000-miles-away-reunited-with-family-in-time-for-christmas/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226998 A sweet little lost pooch has come home in time for Christmas—to a bigger family than the one he left. That’s because little Choco was gone for 5 years. But his hominid mama Patricia never gave up hope of finding him again. It was 2022 when Choco disappeared from his Antelope, California home, and though […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-dog-found-chained-to-pole-2000-miles-away-reunited-with-family-in-time-for-christmas/feed/ 0 226998 Colossal Statues of Ancient Pharoah Stand Again in Luxor After 30 Years of Work https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/colossal-statues-of-ancient-pharoah-stand-again-in-luxor-after-30-years-of-work/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/colossal-statues-of-ancient-pharoah-stand-again-in-luxor-after-30-years-of-work/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226953 On Sunday, Egyptian authorities unveiled the completed restoration works on two colossal alabaster statues of a notable Egyptian king. Located in Luxor, and standing over 30 feet tall, the two statues were destroyed in an earthquake 1,200 years ago, making their reconstitution an awfully long time coming. King Amenhotep III (spellings may vary) ruled between […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/colossal-statues-of-ancient-pharoah-stand-again-in-luxor-after-30-years-of-work/feed/ 0 226953 A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-volunteer-team-of-grandmas-dispense-street-side-wisdom-to-those-who-need-a-considerate-ear/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-volunteer-team-of-grandmas-dispense-street-side-wisdom-to-those-who-need-a-considerate-ear/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:30:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226927 From Canada’s “As it Happens” comes a story by way of Texas of a “Grandma Stand” where volunteer elders offer to lend an ear to anyone beset by troubles. Anyone can walk by the purple lemonade stand and sit down across from a real grandmother to chit-chat, ask advice, or just vent a little to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-volunteer-team-of-grandmas-dispense-street-side-wisdom-to-those-who-need-a-considerate-ear/feed/ 0 226927 Antarctic Research Station Receives its Mail in a Shiny New Box–a Christmas Gift from King Charles https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/antarctic-research-station-receives-its-mail-in-a-shiny-new-box-a-christmas-gift-from-king-charles/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/antarctic-research-station-receives-its-mail-in-a-shiny-new-box-a-christmas-gift-from-king-charles/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:30:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226883 Imagine the charm of sifting through bills and junk mail in your mailbox and seeing the quirky script and colors of a handwritten Christmas card—now imagine you’re pulling it out from a box at one of the farthest point on Earth from any human civilization. At the personal request of King Charles III, the Royal […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-2025-cnn-hero-of-the-year-transforms-vacant-lots-on-chicagos-south-side-into-flower-farms/feed/ 2 226855 Town on the Banks of the Nile Turns Flooding into Fortune https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-on-the-banks-of-the-nile-turns-flooding-into-fortune/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-on-the-banks-of-the-nile-turns-flooding-into-fortune/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226845 In South Sudan, on the banks of the Nile, a flood of rare destructive power swept an already water-stressed city into poverty before acting as the catalyst for a transformative humanitarian success. Development funding from the Netherlands and South Korea has made a big difference in the city of Bor, where tens of thousands of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/town-on-the-banks-of-the-nile-turns-flooding-into-fortune/feed/ 0 226845 The Moment a Girl Says ‘Daddy, I’m Getting a Heart’ After a Year on the Waiting List https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-moment-a-girl-says-daddy-im-getting-a-heart-after-a-year-on-the-waiting-list/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-moment-a-girl-says-daddy-im-getting-a-heart-after-a-year-on-the-waiting-list/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:06:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226779 The emotional moment an 11-year-old girl broke the news to her father that she’s getting a heart transplant was captured on video. “Daddy, I’m getting a heart!” Ava was born in 2014 with several heart defects, and was just six days old when she had her first open heart surgery. Last year when she was […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-moment-a-girl-says-daddy-im-getting-a-heart-after-a-year-on-the-waiting-list/feed/ 1 226779 Gift of Tiny Home Reunites Veteran With His 2-yo Daughter Thanks to a New Current Address https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gift-of-tiny-home-reunites-veteran-with-his-2-yo-daughter-thanks-to-a-new-current-address/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gift-of-tiny-home-reunites-veteran-with-his-2-yo-daughter-thanks-to-a-new-current-address/#respond Sat, 13 Dec 2025 18:07:02 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226754 When his 2-year-old daughter Majesty fell into the foster care system, a U.S. Navy veteran faced a significant barrier in his fight to assert custody: He didn’t have a permanent address. At that point, Tim had gotten his life back on track after a struggle with substance use. He’d built up nearly two years of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gift-of-tiny-home-reunites-veteran-with-his-2-yo-daughter-thanks-to-a-new-current-address/feed/ 0 226754 ‘Dancing Wheelchair’ Helps Paralyzed Teen Feel ‘Cool’ Being a Different Sort of Dancer (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dancing-wheelchair-helps-paralyzed-teen-feel-cool-being-a-different-sort-of-dancer-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dancing-wheelchair-helps-paralyzed-teen-feel-cool-being-a-different-sort-of-dancer-watch/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226669 With a little ingenuity, and some modifications to an old piece of tech, 11-year-old Desa Kaiser is back where she belongs: on the dance floor. Being paralyzed from the waist down is no impediment to the girl from Pennsylvania, who suffered the debilitating injury in a crash that saw her spend Thanksgiving of 2022 at […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dancing-wheelchair-helps-paralyzed-teen-feel-cool-being-a-different-sort-of-dancer-watch/feed/ 0 226669 Amputee Thrilled With Hand Transplant is Now Left-handed: ‘Feels so incredible, as if I’ve had it my whole life’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/amputee-thrilled-with-hand-transplant-is-now-left-handed-feels-so-incredible-as-if-ive-had-it-my-whole-life/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/amputee-thrilled-with-hand-transplant-is-now-left-handed-feels-so-incredible-as-if-ive-had-it-my-whole-life/#respond Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:00:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226520 A woman who lost all her limbs after contracting an infection and getting sepsis while on vacation in Spain eight years ago is now thrilled after receiving a new hand. Kim Smith and her doctors were trying for a double hand transplant during the 14-hour surgery, but the right hand had to be abandoned. Despite […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/amputee-thrilled-with-hand-transplant-is-now-left-handed-feels-so-incredible-as-if-ive-had-it-my-whole-life/feed/ 0 226520 Retired Cop Rehabs Bus into Mobile Laundry: He Now Washes Clothes for the Homeless https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-cop-now-drives-mobile-laundry-van-to-wash-clothes-for-the-homeless/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-cop-now-drives-mobile-laundry-van-to-wash-clothes-for-the-homeless/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 19:43:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226017 Wade Milyard heard the voice from “out of nowhere” and knew he needed to listen—he thought it was God, or some other higher power, calling him into action. It started a few years ago when the former canine officer for the Frederick Police Department in Maryland was responding to a domestic dispute at a homeless […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trucker-with-5mil-accident-free-miles-win-semi-and-50k-as-2025-road-warrior/feed/ 0 226452 TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226363 In time for the holidays comes the incredible story of a stranger using GoFundMe to change a live. Encountering 88-year-old Army Veteran Ed Bambas working at a local grocery store in Detroit, Australian content creator and TikToker Samuel Weidenhofer decided to try and raise some money to allow the man to retire. The veteran, who […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/feed/ 0 226363 Daddy-Daughter Dance in Notorious Prison Turns ‘Worst of the Worst’ into Loving Fathers Again https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daddy-daughter-dance-in-notorious-louisiana-prison-turned-the-worst-of-the-worst-into-loving-fathers-again/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daddy-daughter-dance-in-notorious-louisiana-prison-turned-the-worst-of-the-worst-into-loving-fathers-again/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226318 In a Louisiana state penitentiary, incarcerated men were able to dance with their daughters for one special night: many of whom had not seen each other for years. The tear-jerking occasion was organized by the brilliant God Behind Bars, a nonprofit that partners with churches and ministries on behalf of jailed men and women, in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/daddy-daughter-dance-in-notorious-louisiana-prison-turned-the-worst-of-the-worst-into-loving-fathers-again/feed/ 0 226318 Syrian Refugee Learning English Brings Food for His Class Every Week–Bringing the Nation’s Legendary Hospitality Home https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/syrian-refugee-learning-english-brings-food-for-his-class-every-week/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/syrian-refugee-learning-english-brings-food-for-his-class-every-week/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:30:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226290 This screenshot maybe be blurry, but what isn’t blurred is this immigrant’s instincts of the legendary hospitality of Syria. Attending an English-language and integration class run by volunteers in Ohio, Hazaa Alabdullah brings food to each class and feeds everyone there out of the goodness of his heart. He’s now the subject of a viral […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/syrian-refugee-learning-english-brings-food-for-his-class-every-week/feed/ 0 226290 Sanctuary Offers to Care for Pet Pig Adopted by Deceased Wife Until Man Recovers From Homelessness https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sanctuary-takes-in-homeless-mans-pet-pig-adopted-by-deceased-wife-until-he-recovers/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sanctuary-takes-in-homeless-mans-pet-pig-adopted-by-deceased-wife-until-he-recovers/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226123 A Portland man found himself homeless at 44 years of age, along with his dog and a 250-lbs. pet pig. But the fire department’s special homeless assistance team got the man and arranged for a trip home to his family in Chicago, and for the Roscoe the pig, a spot in the state’s largest farm […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sanctuary-takes-in-homeless-mans-pet-pig-adopted-by-deceased-wife-until-he-recovers/feed/ 0 226123 Kelly Clarkson Show Fills With Tears When Mom Meets Cake4Kids Baker Who Makes Birthdays Special for Needy Kids https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kelly-clarkson-show-fills-with-happy-tears-when-mom-meets-the-cake4kids-baker/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kelly-clarkson-show-fills-with-happy-tears-when-mom-meets-the-cake4kids-baker/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:01:49 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226214 Even the TV show’s host was crying. During the “Rad Humans” segment on her talk show, Kelly Clarkson introduced the nonprofit Cake4Kids—and before long, the emotional moment sent happy tears streaming down everyone’s face. For 15 years, the network of volunteer bakers have been providing custom birthday cakes for homeless kids, foster children, and others […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kelly-clarkson-show-fills-with-happy-tears-when-mom-meets-the-cake4kids-baker/feed/ 0 226214 He Transformed a Veteran’s ‘Jungle’ Backyard For Free, Then Hands Over $14,000 and a Car https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-transformed-veterans-jungle-backyard-for-free-then-hands-over-14000-and-car/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-transformed-veterans-jungle-backyard-for-free-then-hands-over-14000-and-car/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:12:54 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226188 A 63-year-old veteran could barely access his backyard which overgrown with 6-8-foot weeds, until a kind-hearted cleaning company owner transformed the overgrown jungle for free—then he went above-and-beyond to transform the soldier’s life. Ben Saunders stepped in after meeting Nick Joyce and hearing the Army veteran had been waiting for the local council to clear […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-transformed-veterans-jungle-backyard-for-free-then-hands-over-14000-and-car/feed/ 0 226188 46,000 Knitted Mice Donated to Rescue Cats Setting Guinness World Record for Crafting Community https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/46000-knitted-mice-donated-to-rescue-cats-sets-guinness-record/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/46000-knitted-mice-donated-to-rescue-cats-sets-guinness-record/#respond Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:39:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226148 The readers of Woman’s Weekly magazine have a long tradition of coming together through knitting and crocheting—always to provide comfort and joy for others. This year’s crafty compassion project was their biggest ever, officially breaking a Guinness World Record. Earlier this year, the magazine invited readers to create woolen mice for rescue cats living in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/46000-knitted-mice-donated-to-rescue-cats-sets-guinness-record/feed/ 0 226148 19-Year-old Defeats His Former High School Civics Teacher in Local Election: ‘I’m so proud of him’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/19-year-old-defeats-his-former-hs-civics-teacher-in-local-election-im-so-proud-of-him/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/19-year-old-defeats-his-former-hs-civics-teacher-in-local-election-im-so-proud-of-him/#respond Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:06:18 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225893 A recent local election in Virginia was surprising not only because of its outcome but because of its unusual civility. In Surrey County, Virginia, a 19-year-old had the courage and audacity to run against the incumbent Conservative for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors. But there was a catch: He would need […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/19-year-old-defeats-his-former-hs-civics-teacher-in-local-election-im-so-proud-of-him/feed/ 0 225893 Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-people-from-minnesota-who-met-in-the-hospital-after-waking-up-from-comas-are-getting-married/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-people-from-minnesota-who-met-in-the-hospital-after-waking-up-from-comas-are-getting-married/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226044 Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of Zach and Isabelle. Partners in life and partners in podcasting, it was 7 years ago that the two Minnesotans were partners of a distinctly less pleasant kind. At 18, Zach Zarembinski was rushed to Regions Hospital in St. Paul […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/two-people-from-minnesota-who-met-in-the-hospital-after-waking-up-from-comas-are-getting-married/feed/ 0 226044 John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/john-oliver-sells-his-bob-ross-painting-raises-record-1-5-million-for-public-television/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/john-oliver-sells-his-bob-ross-painting-raises-record-1-5-million-for-public-television/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:00:59 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226040 GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio. Inspired by the effort, HBO’s comedy news host John Oliver announced that he too had an original Ross that […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-news-media-over-reports-homicides-by-4300-in-us-shows-new-study/feed/ 1 226011 Egypt Becomes 26th Country to Eliminate Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness with Triumph Over Trachoma https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/egypt-becomes-26th-country-to-eliminate-leading-cause-of-infectious-blindness-with-triumph-over-trachoma/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/egypt-becomes-26th-country-to-eliminate-leading-cause-of-infectious-blindness-with-triumph-over-trachoma/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:18:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225962 Egypt has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern, building on a steady string of triumphs over tropical diseases. Having eliminated lymphatic filariasis, malaria, and now trachoma in the last 30 years, Egypt has emerged as a continental leader in the control and eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Trachoma, caused […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/egypt-becomes-26th-country-to-eliminate-leading-cause-of-infectious-blindness-with-triumph-over-trachoma/feed/ 0 225962 ‘Special Needs’ Can’t Stop These Kids from Being a Cowboy at Rodeo Day Camp https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/special-needs-cant-stop-these-kids-from-being-a-cowboy-for-a-day-at-rodeo-day-camp/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/special-needs-cant-stop-these-kids-from-being-a-cowboy-for-a-day-at-rodeo-day-camp/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:00:36 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225955 In the Bay Area, California, a day at the rodeo for children with developmental challenges leaves everyone in tears at some point, either from joy or compassion. Hosted by a cowboy whose son was born with Down Syndrome, Little ‘Pardners’ Rodeo treats 40 children aged 4 to 17 to an all-day event of cowboy/cowgirl activities. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/special-needs-cant-stop-these-kids-from-being-a-cowboy-for-a-day-at-rodeo-day-camp/feed/ 0 225955 Play These Mobile Games Designed to Help Save Dying Aboriginal Language and Culture https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/play-these-mobile-games-designed-to-help-save-dying-aboriginal-language-and-culture/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/play-these-mobile-games-designed-to-help-save-dying-aboriginal-language-and-culture/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:00:54 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225921 An Australian Aboriginal community with only 8 fluent speakers left has launched a mobile phone game to help reconnect their youth with the tongue of their ancestors. The game allows you to help preserve a wetland nature reserve where the community lives, with almost 100 words and phrases in the Nyiyaparli language. Numbering around 400 […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/play-these-mobile-games-designed-to-help-save-dying-aboriginal-language-and-culture/feed/ 1 225921 Husband’s Bouquet Arrived After His Death, Now His Wife has Lined an Entire Street with Daffodils as a Memorial https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/husbands-bouquet-arrived-after-his-death-now-his-wife-has-lined-a-street-with-daffodil-memorial/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/husbands-bouquet-arrived-after-his-death-now-his-wife-has-lined-a-street-with-daffodil-memorial/#respond Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225389 The bouquet arrived unexpectedly, six months after her husband passed away. Before he died, Stephen Cudmore had arranged a delivery of daffodils for his wife Marilyn’s next birthday, knowing full well he probably wouldn’t be there. “Hello beautiful! Happy birthday, Steve” The surprise gift gave Marilyn an idea. She thought back to her final day […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/former-inmate-who-received-contraband-book-while-in-solitary-has-now-built-hundreds-of-prison-libraries/feed/ 1 225638 Good Samaritans Stop Theft of a Purse from A Woman Who Wasn’t Even There https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritans-stop-theft-of-a-purse-from-a-woman-who-wasnt-even-there/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritans-stop-theft-of-a-purse-from-a-woman-who-wasnt-even-there/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:30:36 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225772 From NPR’s Unsung Heroes column comes the story of a woman whose purse was saved from a thief by two women she didn’t know—and she wasn’t even there. She had left her purse by accident on a bench, and it was the mere optics of the situation that drove two Samaritans to become Good Samaritans. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/community-rallies-to-protect-local-cobbler-until-supermarket-cancels-plans-to-expand/feed/ 0 225730 Timbuktu’s Medieval Manuscripts Return Home After a Decade Away Safe from Insurgents https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/timbuktus-medieval-manuscripts-return-home-after-a-decade-away-safe-from-insurgents/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/timbuktus-medieval-manuscripts-return-home-after-a-decade-away-safe-from-insurgents/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225714 Thousands of ancient Arabic texts have returned to their rightful place in the legendary Saharan trade city of Timbuktu after years of safe-keeping further south. Having undergone extensive digitization, fear that the content of the manuscripts may not survive the centuries due to security concerns or funding have abated somewhat. Mali was once the center […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/timbuktus-medieval-manuscripts-return-home-after-a-decade-away-safe-from-insurgents/feed/ 0 225714 Heart Transplant Survivor Has Best Day Ever as Traveling Fan for Carolina, Meeting Panthers Legend https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heart-transplant-survivor-has-best-day-ever-as-traveling-fan-for-carolina-meeting-panthers-legend/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heart-transplant-survivor-has-best-day-ever-as-traveling-fan-for-carolina-meeting-panthers-legend/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225626 From a chilly Green Bay comes a heart-melting story via Charlotte, where a heart transplant survivor had the day of his life as a traveling fan for his beloved Carolina Panthers. Bryson Shupe was born with a congenital heart defect, and 8 years ago, required open-heart surgery to survive. At Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, […]

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