Charity

US Marines Collect for Toys for Tots

I tend to write about Christmas items on our sister site Joy of Christmas, but as this is one of those events that for politically correct reasons is labeled “Winterfest”, I rather post about it here at Good News Blog. »

Magic Bus Raises $350 Thousand for Poor Children

Magic Bus’ gala dinner at the Dorchester Hotel in London has, together with the fund raising auction, raised 200 thousand pound (USD $350 thousand). »

Kids & Teens

Persistent 5 Year Old Girl Rescues Family From Fire

As part of the fire prevention program the Stratford fire department spent a day at a school teaching “stop drop and roll”, the importance of testing smoke detectors, and how to escape a fire. »

UK Students Go Extra Mile for Charity

In the UK too it’s not too hard to find the good kids, the good people. »

Rescues

London Cellphone Call Gets Sailors in Spain Found & Rescued

Technology is everything these days… »

Workers trapped 250ft above roadway rescued

In Pittsburgh two workers were rescued. They had been trapped in an air shaft above the Liberty tunnels. »

Boaters missing for 4 days rescued

The coast guard has rescued two boaters missing since Saturday. »

Mother Rescues Her Children From Fire

A Chicago mother rescued her 2 children early Monday. »

Neighbors Rescue Elderly Couple From Flames

The sad part is that the house in which the couple lived for over 40 years is a total loss. It’s burned down to the ground. »

Reunited

Adoptee Reunited with Mother Via Webcam Reality Show

Huston’s life story doesn’t begin in Buffalo, Minnesota. »

World War II Buddies, One Presumed Dead, Reunited After 70 Years

In 1941 in a fierce firefight in Libya, Harry’s tank was destroyed by a direct hit. »

Science & Technology

World’s First Functional Computer Made Out Of Wood

Computers were once thought to be a clean technology. Everything virtual! No more paper! »

Sister donates ovary to sister – baby born!

A mother in British Columbia, Canada, has donated an ovary to her twin sister. »

Mammoth could be resurrected!

In what can only be described as a miracle mammoths could soon be roaming the earth again. »

3-year-old’s rare liver disorder cured

Doctors from the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi have cured a three year old girl from a rare disease which prevented her from leading a normal life. »

Animals

IVF Pregnancy for Elephant Might Save Species

Hopes are mounting that a species fighting against extinction might be saved. »

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Parrot Saves Girl’s Life With Warning

Meagan was babysitting 2 year old Hannah this Friday and at one point had to use the bathroom. »

Lost Parrot Helping Patients to Speak Returned

Jo-Jo was lost from her home in White Castle after Gustav damaged his cage. »

Sudden Wealth

Man wins half million, goes to work

Caleb Steele needed to ask permission from his boss to leave his work for about half an hour on Thursday morning. »

Perfectly Timed Lottery Win

Samantha and Matthew Hunt are about to have their third child. So when Matthew bought a lottery ticket yesterday and scratched it for to win $10,000, they couldn’t be happier. »

Christmas

Livingston police ready for “Shop with a Cop”

The Sheriff Department of Livingston County is preparing for the sixth annual shop with a cop program.
In the shop with a cop program children from less affluent families are teamed up with a police officer. Together they will shop for Christmas gifts. »

Values

World Kindness Day

November searching his world kindness they. Every day we as citizens celebrate what we should be doing every day of the year. »

Angel Food Ministries

Angel Food Ministry provides affordable food in Lehigh Valley

With the cost of groceries continuing to rise Angel Food Ministry is an organization which tries to help families to get solid, nutritious food for roughly half of the cost of buying it in the supermarket. »

Locks of Love

Russell Crowe’s Ponytail for Charity

The Australian actor Russell Crowe, co-starring with Leonardo Dicaprio in “Body of Lies
“, will give his hair to Locks of Love. »

Firefighters

More Than 20 Rescued From Blaze

Indianapolis firefighters rescued no less than 20 people from an apartment building blaze yesterday. »

98 Year Old Woman Saved by Firefighters

It’s the weekend in which senior citizens escape fire. »

Family

Miracle Mum Has Baby

Tracey was 17 when she got involved in a car accident. »

Heroes

Heroic Mine Rescue by Navy Divers

This September 16 miners became trapped in a mine shaft in the Philippines. Hope was given up until 23 navy divers let standard operating procedure be standard operation procedure and instead did what needed to be done. »

5 Letter Carriers Awarded For Rescue of 100

The 2008 “Hero of the Year” Award of the National Association of Letter Carriers was shared by 5 Oakland, California, letter carriers. »

Premature Babies

Campaign Honors Infants’ Heroes

A nation-wide campaign in the United Kingdom, aims to honor the heroes of premature babies: doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, helpers, and others who toil to save the lives of these feather light special care babies. »

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