Quite often in your Good News Story of the Day we focus on what the kids can accomplish when they are allowed to put their big hearts into action to help the world around them. This might seem like it…
Tag: 2018
Selfless Christmas Wish Comes True – GNSOTD Monday Dec 31
Michael Bell is a regular visitor to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia because of a genetic disorder that can cause tumors to form. During his many routine screenings he has met several kids affected by cancer. But his mom never…
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Seniors Find Solution To Loneliness – GNSOTD Friday Dec 21
Loneliness among older adults is a rising epidemic in Canada. Statistics Canada reports more than one million seniors say they’re lonely. Being alone has profound health consequences too. It lowers cognitive function. It increases premature death as well as the risk of heart attack, stroke, depression and the risk…
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Home For The Holidays On Gifted Air Miles – GNSOTD Thursday Dec 20
Sarah Latham, 33, this year found herself weighing a painful dilemma: Her grandfather is dying from cancer and lives 1,593 miles from her home in Texas. She knew that if she flew to New York to see him at Christmas,…
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Free Holiday Skates In Brant County
“Come and join us on the ice,” said Kathy Ballantyne, Director of Parks and Facilities at the County of Brant. “The holiday skates are a great way to have fun, be active and spend time with family and friends.” This…
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Retiree Goes Miles To Help Kids Get Education – GNSOTD Tuesday Dec 18
The first student Paul Goetchius ever drove to college, other than his own kids — he and his wife have three grown children, plus five grandchildren — was a young woman studying nursing at the University at Buffalo in 2010. He found…
Secret Santas Giving By Paying Off Layaway – GNSOTD Monday Dec 17
It began with a story back in November, which was previously one our Good News Stories of the Day, but the idea caught on and became a bit of a trend that has continued through the Christmas season and hundreds…
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Recalls For Certain Adam Bros Farming Products
Following the investigation in the US into E.coli contamination of romaine lettuce, certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce, and green leaf lettuce are being recalled which were produced by Adam Bros Farming Inc. This recall is harder to manage than the…
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Local Knitters Make For Warm Holidays – GNSOTD Thursday Dec 13
They call themselves the Mary Maxim Fairy Godmothers and they gather monthly at the famous yarn and crafting supply store. These ladies come from all over the area, Brantford, Cambridge, Dehli, Kitchener, and of course Paris to discuss projects they…
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3 Different Strangers Offer Help And Make A Difference – GNSOTD Wednesday Dec 12
There are always those who will say that one person cannot make a difference; those people are very wrong. It does not even take much effort to make a difference in someone else’s life, no need for grand gestures or…
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