Good News & Inspiring Stories - Page 153

March 3, 2021

Goodwill donor in Texas accidentally leaves $5,000 in jacket, gets it back weeks later

A Goodwill donor in Texas has been reunited with an envelope containing $5,000 after Maqayla DeLaPena, a Goodwill employee in Hurst, Texas, found the money in an old jacket his wife had donated to the store.

March 2, 2021

8-year-old Wisconsin girl creates charity to help homeless children

After learning about the issue from a very young age, Peyton, fueled with a desire to help those less fortunate, did a bit of research on the subject. 

March 1, 2021

Texas mail carrier sends get-well package to single mother battling COVID-19

A single mom in Texas was astounded by the generosity of a local mail carrier after they left a get-well package on her front porch while the entire family was battling COVID-19.

February 28, 2021

Man wins $500G Powerball prize with numbers from his fortune cookie

Ernesto Sorzano’s Chinese-takeout dinner paid off big-time when he played the set of lucky numbers in his fortune cookie on a North Carolina Powerball ticket

February 26, 2021

NJ plumber, family drive 22 hours to help Texas storm victims

Andrew Mitchell, whose dream to become a licensed plumber became a reality in the latter half of 2020, knew "it was his calling" to go and help.

February 25, 2021

Florida teacher praises good Samaritan who returned missing wallet

Debra Glover-Crosby was shopping in the checkout line at the Jacksonville store last weekend when she noticed her wallet wasn't there. 

February 25, 2021

McDonald's franchisees surprise 3-year-old cancer survivor with private party

Two McDonald’s franchisees in Maryland went the extra mile to put a smile on a 3-year-old’s face.

February 25, 2021

Bucs' Antoine Winfield Jr. turns taunting fine into donation to Tampa middle school

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. turned a taunting fine in the Super Bowl into a charitable donation on Wednesday.

February 25, 2021

Mother in Istanbul throws 4 children out apartment window to save them from fire, video shows

A Turkish mother saved her four children from an apartment fire in Istanbul by throwing them out of a third-story window, heart-pounding video shows.

February 24, 2021

New Jersey woman beats COVID-19 at 105, attributes health to prayer and gin-soaked raisins

A 105-year-old New Jersey woman who beat COVID-19 shared her secrets for a long life, and at least one of them may be unexpected.