Kindness stories https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/kindness/ 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 Kindness stories https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tag/kindness/ 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 Boss Gifts Employees $240M in Bonuses After Selling Family Company https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boss-gifts-employees-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-family-company/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boss-gifts-employees-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-family-company/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227463 From Louisiana comes the story of a corporate dream fulfilled, as a man succeeded his father as CEO of the family business, invested in innovation which paid off, and guided the business through a big sale. But there was something else that Graham Walker had in his mind to achieve when he prepared to hand […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boss-gifts-employees-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-family-company/feed/ 0 227463 A Center for Homeless Residents Was Set to Close. Then Rick Steves Stepped in https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-center-for-homeless-residents-was-set-to-close-then-rick-steves-stepped-in/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-center-for-homeless-residents-was-set-to-close-then-rick-steves-stepped-in/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:30:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227434 Travel teaches many lessons, and for famous American travel writer Rick Steves, one of those is that “Love thy neighbor” need not depend on proximity. The biblical phrase has been on Steves’ mind of late, following his philanthropic rescue of a community hygiene center where those struggling to provide a basic living for themselves could […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-center-for-homeless-residents-was-set-to-close-then-rick-steves-stepped-in/feed/ 0 227434 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 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 Oklahoma Man’s Cat Returns Home After 5 Months Lost in Northern Canada Thanks to Kind Strangers https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-mans-cat-returns-home-after-5-months-lost-in-northern-canada-thanks-to-kind-strangers/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-mans-cat-returns-home-after-5-months-lost-in-northern-canada-thanks-to-kind-strangers/#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227208 Was it bad luck to name a black cat Shadow? The family cat, owned by Jeremy Barton, his wife, and their two sons, went missing while Barton was heading home from the far north of British Columbia, vanishing into the forest just like his namesake. In a provincial park called Liard River Hot Springs, Shadow […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/oklahoma-mans-cat-returns-home-after-5-months-lost-in-northern-canada-thanks-to-kind-strangers/feed/ 0 227208 Cloning the Original Spruce Safeguards Century-old Legacy of ‘Christmas Tree Lane’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/science-mixed-with-holiday-magic-safeguards-century-old-legacy-of-christmas-tree-lane/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/science-mixed-with-holiday-magic-safeguards-century-old-legacy-of-christmas-tree-lane/#respond Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:09:49 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227088 Modern science has mixed with Christmas magic to safeguard the legacy of a 100-year-old holiday tradition in Fresno, California. The story of Christmas Tree Lane began in 1920 as a way to transform a family tragedy into something much brighter. According to a historical marker, in June of 1919, 14-year-old William “Billy” Winning died on […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/science-mixed-with-holiday-magic-safeguards-century-old-legacy-of-christmas-tree-lane/feed/ 0 227088 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 He Carries Shelter Dogs Around the City in a Backpack to Help Get them Adopted (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-carries-shelter-dogs-around-the-city-in-a-backpack-to-help-get-them-adopted/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-carries-shelter-dogs-around-the-city-in-a-backpack-to-help-get-them-adopted/#respond Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:00:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226611 It all started with a Corgi in a backpack in a crowded subway car. Bryan Reisberg noticed that his dog Maxine had a way of cheering people up, bringing some light into their lives during their daily commutes underground. Serious faces became smiles. Stress faded. Heavy loads got lighter. It’s hard not to be happy […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/he-carries-shelter-dogs-around-the-city-in-a-backpack-to-help-get-them-adopted/feed/ 0 226611 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/retired-cop-now-drives-mobile-laundry-van-to-wash-clothes-for-the-homeless/feed/ 0 226017 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 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 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 Couple Converts Their Home into ‘Hedgehog Haven’ to Rehabilitate Over 500 Spiky Critters https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/couple-converts-their-home-into-hedgehog-haven-to-rehabilitate-over-500-spiky-critters/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/couple-converts-their-home-into-hedgehog-haven-to-rehabilitate-over-500-spiky-critters/#respond Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:30:34 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=226092 From Scotland comes the story of a couple who have dedicated their hearts and homes to an often helpless critter. Andy and Sharon Longhurst have helped heal and rehabilitate over 500 European hedgehogs over nearly 3 years, and though they aren’t veterinarians, they can’t help but help when someone brings them a hedgehog. Called the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/couple-converts-their-home-into-hedgehog-haven-to-rehabilitate-over-500-spiky-critters/feed/ 0 226092 Former Inmate Who Received Contraband Book While in Solitary Has Now Built Hundreds of Prison Libraries https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/former-inmate-who-received-contraband-book-while-in-solitary-has-now-built-hundreds-of-prison-libraries/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/former-inmate-who-received-contraband-book-while-in-solitary-has-now-built-hundreds-of-prison-libraries/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:53:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=225638 Reginald Betts was only 17 years and imprisoned in solitary confinement when the lifeline arrived that would change everything. Someone delivered a book. “Imagine yourself as a teenager, 17 years old, in solitary confinement, and you’re just calling out, ‘Yo, somebody send me a book,’” Betts, who’s now 45, told the Washington Post. “Somebody sent […]

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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 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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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heart-transplant-survivor-has-best-day-ever-as-traveling-fan-for-carolina-meeting-panthers-legend/feed/ 0 225626 Mom Buys Used Car for Son, When Engine Dies 4 Months Later Salesman Decides to ‘Take Care of the Customer’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mom-buys-used-car-for-son-when-engine-dies-4-months-later-salesman-decides-to-take-care-of-the-customer/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mom-buys-used-car-for-son-when-engine-dies-4-months-later-salesman-decides-to-take-care-of-the-customer/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:20:49 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224223 Don’t you wish all used car salesmen were like this one in Gladstone, Missouri? Back in June, a mom came in to buy a vehicle for her college student who needed it for regular commutes to school in Kansas. J.P. Knudsen, the owner of Northtowne Auto Group, sold her a 2017 Hyundai Tucson with 85,000 […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mom-buys-used-car-for-son-when-engine-dies-4-months-later-salesman-decides-to-take-care-of-the-customer/feed/ 0 224223 Woman Rescues Cat That Survived in Derelict Bathroom for Two Years: ‘Rescuing starts with noticing’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-rescues-cat-that-survived-in-derelict-bathroom-for-two-years-rescuing-starts-with-noticing/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-rescues-cat-that-survived-in-derelict-bathroom-for-two-years-rescuing-starts-with-noticing/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:30:09 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224463 A British woman recently rescued an abandoned housecat who had been living for 2 years in a derelict bathroom, and is arranging to fly the “gentle” animal back to the UK. Hobbyist animal rescuer Chiku Singh was sent a picture of the long-haired cat by a stranger and drove out to Abu Dhabi on August […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-rescues-cat-that-survived-in-derelict-bathroom-for-two-years-rescuing-starts-with-noticing/feed/ 0 224463 Girls Volleyball Team Buys Beloved Custodian a Car to Repay Him for All He’s Done–Watch the Texas-Sized Surprise https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girls-volleyball-team-buys-beloved-custodian-a-car-to-repay-him-for-all-hes-done-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girls-volleyball-team-buys-beloved-custodian-a-car-to-repay-him-for-all-hes-done-watch/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:39:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224168 After learning that their beloved high school custodian did not have a car of his own, a girls volleyball team started fundraising so they could provide one—and the surprise moment captured on video couldn’t have been more wholesome. For years, Abel Rodriguez has been a huge supporter of the athletic programs at Community High School […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/girls-volleyball-team-buys-beloved-custodian-a-car-to-repay-him-for-all-hes-done-watch/feed/ 0 224168 Wichita ‘Taco Hero’ Gets Year of Free Tacos for ‘Mind-Blowing’ Kindness After Card Reader Went Down https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wichita-taco-hero-gets-year-of-free-tacos-for-mind-blowing-kindness-after-card-reader-went-down/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wichita-taco-hero-gets-year-of-free-tacos-for-mind-blowing-kindness-after-card-reader-went-down/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=224033 When the sales and payment software went down at a Wichita taco restaurant, the staff were anxious, and the line for the register, long. Tensions were high, and when the Shear family finally got through the out-the-door-wrap-around line, they were told that Tacos TJ 664 was only accepting cash. They were craving the fresh shrimp […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wichita-taco-hero-gets-year-of-free-tacos-for-mind-blowing-kindness-after-card-reader-went-down/feed/ 0 224033 Gumbo Cook Worried About Regular Customer’s No-Shows Goes to His Home and Saves His Life https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gumbo-cook-worried-about-regular-customers-no-shows-goes-to-his-home-and-saves-his-life/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gumbo-cook-worried-about-regular-customers-no-shows-goes-to-his-home-and-saves-his-life/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:34:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223542 Something had to be wrong. For over a decade, his routine was as reliable as the sunrise: every day around 11 a.m, the door to the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida would swing open and one loyal customer would walk in. Donnell Stallworth, a cook at the Shrimp Basket, said the regular visitor is like […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gumbo-cook-worried-about-regular-customers-no-shows-goes-to-his-home-and-saves-his-life/feed/ 1 223542 Lost iPhone Survives 2 Months Submerged in River – And Still Works When it’s Returned to Owner https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-iphone-survives-2-months-submerged-in-river-and-still-works-when-returned-to-owner/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-iphone-survives-2-months-submerged-in-river-and-still-works-when-returned-to-owner/#respond Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223365 A lost iPhone survived for an incredible two-and-a-half months submerged in a river, and it still works. Faizan Choudhry lost his iPhone 14 Pro Max on July 4th while tubing on the Delaware River along the New Jersey–Pennsylvania border. What seemed like a lost cause took an unbelievable turn when, on September 19, the Edison, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tourists-surprise-driver-with-his-first-ever-safari-buying-a-ticket-so-he-could-go-instead-of-waiting-in-car-watch/feed/ 0 223361 Olympic Boxer Gives His Gold Medal to American Who Rightfully Beat Him Decades Ago (Watch the Tears) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/olympic-boxer-gives-his-gold-medal-to-american-who-rightfully-beat-him-decades-ago-watch-the-tears/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/olympic-boxer-gives-his-gold-medal-to-american-who-rightfully-beat-him-decades-ago-watch-the-tears/#respond Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:30:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=223069 It’s never too late to make amends. Nearly 35 years after his gold medal-winning boxing match, the guilt still weighed on South Korea’s Park Si-hun. He knew he lost in 1988, but was awarded the gold with a controversial 3-2 win over American Roy Jones Jr. at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, in front of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/olympic-boxer-gives-his-gold-medal-to-american-who-rightfully-beat-him-decades-ago-watch-the-tears/feed/ 0 223069 ‘DoorDash for Good’ Rescues 250 Million Pounds of Food from Becoming Waste https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doordash-for-good-rescues-250-million-pounds-of-food-from-becoming-waste/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doordash-for-good-rescues-250-million-pounds-of-food-from-becoming-waste/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:30:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222910 In the late 20-teens, a sort of DoorDash service for good began rescuing donated food in Pittsburgh that was nearing its expiration and diverting to other recipients who could use it. Connecting with hundreds of local businesses, and with the help of an app they designed, 412 Food Rescue had created the largest volunteer-led food […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doordash-for-good-rescues-250-million-pounds-of-food-from-becoming-waste/feed/ 0 222910 Watch Ohio Policeman Save Woman from Jumping off 5th Floor Ledge: ‘There’s an Angel for You’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-cincinnati-police-save-woman-from-garage-ledge-theres-an-angel-for-you/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-cincinnati-police-save-woman-from-garage-ledge-theres-an-angel-for-you/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222867 Ohio police officers recently saved a suicidal woman threatening to jump from the 5th floor of a parking garage. Captured on the officers’ body cameras, the harrowing, yet inspiring moments demonstrate the city’s finest in their finest hour. Multiple bystanders called 911 after seeing a silhouette on the roof of the garage, sending officers from […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-cincinnati-police-save-woman-from-garage-ledge-theres-an-angel-for-you/feed/ 0 222867 Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies and a Slice of Dignity https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pizzeria-owner-sees-people-eating-from-dumpster-offers-them-free-pies-and-a-slice-of-dignity/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pizzeria-owner-sees-people-eating-from-dumpster-offers-them-free-pies-and-a-slice-of-dignity/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222682 A Minnesota pizzeria owner is making headlines for the kindness he’s shown to dumpster divers behind his restaurant. “I can’t sit in a building full of food and watch somebody starve in my parking lot,” he told national news, determined to take action. Pretty much as soon as Chris Kolstad took ownership of Pizza Man […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pizzeria-owner-sees-people-eating-from-dumpster-offers-them-free-pies-and-a-slice-of-dignity/feed/ 0 222682 Police Find Lost Plushie While Teaching Boy a Valuable Lesson: ‘There are great people in this world’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/222598-2/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/222598-2/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:30:24 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222598 In a sweet story reminiscent of the Velveteen Rabbit, a young boy’s favorite stuffed animal is sleeping soundly again in the arms of his owner following a harrowing few days of separation. The Kay family was returning home from a ski holiday when they parked at a rest stop in Wyoming. A wild rangebound wind […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/222598-2/feed/ 1 222598 TikToker Reveals Restaurant’s Viral Compassion After He Ordered His Dog’s Last Meal https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-reveals-restaurants-viral-compassion-after-he-ordered-his-dogs-last-meal/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-reveals-restaurants-viral-compassion-after-he-ordered-his-dogs-last-meal/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222592 A TikToker recently went viral after sharing astory of the unforgettable treatment showed to him by a local steakhouse when his heart was breaking. Multi-instrumentalist and singer who goes by the username CousinHomer called the Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen location in Saint Joseph, Missouri with a special request: the biggest, most perfectly cooked steak the kitchen […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-reveals-restaurants-viral-compassion-after-he-ordered-his-dogs-last-meal/feed/ 0 222592 Boy With Cerebral Palsy Lights Up as Stranger Takes Him for Spin on the Ice (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-with-cerebral-palsy-lights-up-as-stranger-takes-him-for-spin-on-the-ice/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-with-cerebral-palsy-lights-up-as-stranger-takes-him-for-spin-on-the-ice/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:57:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222545 A video captured the moment a boy with cerebral palsy lit up when a stranger took him for a spin on the ice in his wheelchair. Bleu Greenwood has a severe form of cerebral palsy—stage five quadriplegic—and relies on ventilation to keep his airways open. After spending six months on such life support this year, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-with-cerebral-palsy-lights-up-as-stranger-takes-him-for-spin-on-the-ice/feed/ 3 222545 Man Reunited with Class Ring 56 Years After Losing it in the Long Island Sound: ‘It’s a Miracle’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-reunited-with-class-ring-56-years-after-losing-it-in-the-long-island-sound-its-a-miracle/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-reunited-with-class-ring-56-years-after-losing-it-in-the-long-island-sound-its-a-miracle/#respond Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222435 A man recently received word through social media that a Long Islander and his metal detector found his missing class ring, lost on a day at the beach 56 years ago. Then just Alfred DiStefano remembers vaguely standing on a dock or a pier on Cedar Beach, Long Island Sound, when the ring slipped off […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-reunited-with-class-ring-56-years-after-losing-it-in-the-long-island-sound-its-a-miracle/feed/ 0 222435 ‘We’re supposed to be good men’: Officer Buys Stranded Deaf Man Train Ticket to Get Home https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/were-supposed-to-be-good-men-officer-buys-stranded-deaf-man-train-ticket-to-get-home/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/were-supposed-to-be-good-men-officer-buys-stranded-deaf-man-train-ticket-to-get-home/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222400 “We’re supposed to be good men,” said Officer Steven Harris. Harris was responding to a question from local news in Pittsburgh about why he would spend $113 of his own money to solve a stranger’s problem. It’s a suggestion that all of us, from cops to kids, should hear every now and then. The story […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/australian-woman-shocked-when-ohio-social-media-helps-reunite-her-with-ipad-lost-2-years-ago/feed/ 1 222123 Postman’s Unusual Act of Kindness Makes Him a Rainy Day ‘Laundry Hero’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/postmans-unusual-act-of-kindness-makes-him-a-rainy-day-laundry-hero/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/postmans-unusual-act-of-kindness-makes-him-a-rainy-day-laundry-hero/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=222081 From Australia comes the story of a Sikh’s kindness caught on camera when he thought no one was looking. With the heavens having opened, the man, a postal worker who had arrived at a house to deliver a package, took “one minute” to pull down the client’s laundry and put it next to the door […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-policing-act-of-kindness-in-detroit-after-little-boy-calls-911-to-chat-about-soccer/feed/ 0 222058 Retired ‘Tech Fairy’ Rebuilds Old Computers and Gives Them to Folks Who Can’t Afford One–700 Gifted So Far https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-tech-fairy-rebuilds-old-computers-and-gives-them-to-folks-who-cant-afford-one-700-given-away-so-far/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/retired-tech-fairy-rebuilds-old-computers-and-gives-them-to-folks-who-cant-afford-one-700-given-away-so-far/#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:39:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=221263 Craig Clark may call himself ‘the oldest computer technician in America’, but everyone else calls him the Tech Fairy because of all the wishes he has granted to strangers. In his field, as a technician, people sometimes give Craig their old computers after he sets up their new ones. Then about 8 years ago he […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ducks-decide-town-center-is-best-sleeping-spot-so-humans-escort-them-safely/feed/ 4 221148 Beached Whale Faced 6 Hours of Lethal Sun and Dryness, Locals Form Bucket Brigade to Save it https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beached-whale-faced-6-hours-of-lethal-sun-and-dryness-locals-form-bucket-brigade-to-save-it/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beached-whale-faced-6-hours-of-lethal-sun-and-dryness-locals-form-bucket-brigade-to-save-it/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:00:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220932 A beached minke whale survived 6 hours on shore to make it back to the water thanks to a helping hand from the locals, according to a report from Alaska. In the town of Seldovia, on Kachemak Bay, a 15-foot minke whale was beached on the rocks at low tide, believed to be an incidence […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beached-whale-faced-6-hours-of-lethal-sun-and-dryness-locals-form-bucket-brigade-to-save-it/feed/ 0 220932 Woman Finds Abandoned Pup in Woods And Finds Perfect New Owners – Grieving a Dog Loss of Their Own https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-abandoned-pup-in-woods-and-finds-perfect-new-owners/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-abandoned-pup-in-woods-and-finds-perfect-new-owners/#respond Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:23:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220915 (Submitted by Florida woman who wished to remain anonymous.) Just before last Christmas, I found an abandoned puppy, a pitbull-mix named Lola. On my way home to turn off a crock pot at noon (the only time in 4 years that I went home at lunch), I saw Lola at the edge of the woods […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-abandoned-pup-in-woods-and-finds-perfect-new-owners/feed/ 0 220915 ‘Doing God’s Work’: This Korean Restaurant Hits 15,000 Free Meals https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doing-gods-work-austin-korean-restaurant-hits-15000-free-meals/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doing-gods-work-austin-korean-restaurant-hits-15000-free-meals/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220849 In the July heat, it may have seemed strange to see a line out of the door of Korea House Restaurant on a Wednesday afternoon. The Austin Asian eatery was preparing to do “God’s work” feeding their community for free. On the first Wednesday of every month, the first authentic Korean BBQ restaurant in Austin […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/doing-gods-work-austin-korean-restaurant-hits-15000-free-meals/feed/ 0 220849 Man Wracks Up 250,000 EV Miles Driving Neighbors in Need–and the Battery Still Has a Capacity of 92% https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-wracks-up-250000-ev-miles-driving-neighbors-in-need-and-the-battery-still-has-a-capacity-of-92/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-wracks-up-250000-ev-miles-driving-neighbors-in-need-and-the-battery-still-has-a-capacity-of-92/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:30:08 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220731 In the course of being a wonderful, kind-hearted neighbor, a California man inadvertently demonstrated the incredible reliability and longevity of his electric vehicle. And being that it’s a Ford Mustang Mach-E, which many derided as an abomination of the badge, it’s a head-turning, heart-tugging piece of publicity. David Blenkle has spent the last few years […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-wracks-up-250000-ev-miles-driving-neighbors-in-need-and-the-battery-still-has-a-capacity-of-92/feed/ 0 220731 Woman Finds Message on Toilet Paper Roll Written 35 Years Ago by Little Girl https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-message-on-toilet-paper-roll-written-35-years-ago-by-little-girl/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-message-on-toilet-paper-roll-written-35-years-ago-by-little-girl/#respond Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:00:07 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220213 A couple renovating their new home discovered hidden inside their loft a heartwarming message written by a little girl 35 years ago—on the side of an empty toilet paper roll. Charlotte England-Black found the touching note, which was concealed in the attic of their property in Nottingham, England, in 1989 when the little girl was […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-message-on-toilet-paper-roll-written-35-years-ago-by-little-girl/feed/ 0 220213 Years After She Saved a Magpie it Returns the Favor Saving Her Life After She Fell from Window https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/years-after-she-saved-a-magpie-it-returns-the-favor-saving-her-life-after-she-fell-from-window/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/years-after-she-saved-a-magpie-it-returns-the-favor-saving-her-life-after-she-fell-from-window/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:30:31 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=220061 When Sandie Gillard fell from a two-story window, the impact knocked the senior citizen unconscious, a state that may have become permanent if not for the intervention of a very small, very unlikely hero. Lightly tapping on her head, a bird named Jellybean roused its former caregiver enough that she could call her husband, who […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/viral-video-sparks-20000-in-donations-for-ice-cream-vendor-who-walks-miles-in-the-florida-heat/feed/ 0 219750 Quick-Thinking Zoo Elephant Rescued a Drowning Gazelle with its Trunk (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/quick-thinking-zoo-elephant-rescued-a-drowning-gazelle-with-its-trunk/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/quick-thinking-zoo-elephant-rescued-a-drowning-gazelle-with-its-trunk/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=219149 At a zoo in Guatemala, an elephant intervened to save its fellow enclosure-mate in a startling interspecies display of kindness that delighted zoogoers. At the Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City, a gazelle fell into the watering hole inside its enclosure and couldn’t climb over the steep rocky edge. An elephant who shared the enclosure with […]

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