Category: Positive Uplifting News Stories

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August 3, 2022

Historic Buildings Brought Back to Life by Minority Entrepreneurs

North Omaha is far enough away from I-80 that most cross-country travelers never head up to see this suburb in the Greater Omaha Metro Area. For Theardis Young and CharDale Barnes, this community is where they were born and raised.
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August 1, 2022

Garage of Blessings Offers Free Household Items to Their Community

When you visit the Garage of Blessings, it looks like almost any other thrift store at first. What you won’t find is a price tag on most of the items. Everything at the back of the thrift store is offered to the community for free.
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July 29, 2022

Summer Picnics Are Helping to Restore This Community

Empower Youth is looking to reclaim what it lost during the pandemic. This non-profit organization hosts community picnics each week during the summer in Bethel, Ohio, to support local youth.
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July 25, 2022

College Football’s Best Tradition Just Got Better This Year

If you’ve ever attended or seen a University of Wisconsin football game on TV, the entire stadium jumps between the third and fourth quarters to the song “Jump Around” by House of Pain. But, he tradition that is considered the best in the country is the Hawkeye Wave.
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July 22, 2022

400-Year-Old Company Donates 100 Mattress Toppers to Homeless Youth

Piana Technology has been serving people for nearly 450 years. This textile company has been at the forefront of fiber and textile innovation throughout that time, including the production of nonwoven projects.
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July 19, 2022

Why Being Compassionate Is Important

Compassion is as essential to living as oxygen is to breathing. How many kind, altruistic, and heroic acts would have occurred throughout history if compassion did not exist?
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July 19, 2022

An Inspirational Life Driven One Mile at a Time

When a doctor says that it might be necessary to lose both legs to save your life, everything would likely come to a screeching halt. For Kelvin Hall, it was the first step toward a life that started to speed up.
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July 13, 2022

Hand-Painted Guitars Raise $11,000 for Kids Diagnosed with Cancer

Pelican Bay State Prison is located in the northwest corner of California. This year, the prison’s mural crew donated hand-painted guitars to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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July 13, 2022

Pet Photo Contest Raises $48,000 for Local Animal Shelters

Resurgence Brewing Company teamed up with local animal shelters in the Buffalo metro area to raise some money to support their needs.
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July 11, 2022

Washington State Students Can Take Mental Health Days in 2022-23 School Year

A new law passed in Washington State takes effect for the 2022-23 school year. It allows students to have an absence excused because they need to take a mental health day.
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July 8, 2022

Soccer Player Rises from Poverty to Become Top Target in English Football

Although player transfers are rarely big news outside of the football (soccer) world beyond the fan base, Darwin Nunez’s story is one that continues to inspire.
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July 5, 2022

AbbVie Celebrates 10 Years of Being a Public Company with New Environmental Initiatives

The Pharma industry is seeing a big push to include sustainability initiatives across multiple sectors. While working to increase sales, meet pricing goals, and develop innovative products, AbbVie has also been a leader in being an eco-friendly company.
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July 5, 2022

Monarch Butterfly Populations Are Thriving

Contrary to popular belief scientists are now discovering that these pretty winged creatures, known as Monarch Butterflies, are back on the rise! Check out the story here.
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July 1, 2022

This Summer Basketball League Is Run Entirely by Teens

In Barrington, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, you’ll find a group of teens who got together to organize a summer basketball league.
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June 29, 2022

Portland Officially Sees the World’s Largest Commercial Living Building Open for Business

The PAE Living Building offers 58,000 square feet of mixed-use space across five stories in Portland, OR. It is the largest structure in the world that meets the certification requirements of the Living Building Challenge (LBC).
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