Good News and Happenings
There is more good news in the world than bad Building Homes: Habitat for Humanity Many people have heard of the organization Habitat for Humanity. but know little else about them. Habitat is an organization that recruits volunteers to build…
Good News and Happenings
There is More Good in the World Than Bad: COVID 19 Graduations The past three months had been pretty much of a drag for Emmanuel (known as Manny to his friends). As a result of COVID he had had little…
Good News and Happenings:
KIDS and CAMP THERE IS MORE GOOD NEWS IN THE WORLD THAN BAD Ever Since Maribel was 11, she looked forward to going to camp: reconnecting with her friends, enjoying the haunting call of the loon, the freedom of paddling…
Good News and Happenings: There is More Good News in the World Than Bad
Volunteer Week Last week was a Volunteer Week like no other !!! As a result of COVID-19, it seemed almost everyone wanted to help someone else in some way. During the month of March, New York City had a 288%…
Good News and Happenings
There is always more good happening in the world than bad. MUSIC is always good news. Everywhere you turn there is ongoing news about COVID-19. Most of it has been number-related and bad news stories. For many, including me, these…
Caregivers: Our Unsung Heroes
Our Unsung Heroes One group of unsung heroes in our society are our caregivers. Most often they are associated with medical care. They include retirement and nursing home workers, hospital staff, nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors, paramedics, orderlies, emergency…
Good News and Happenings
International Women’s Day Over the past 100, 50 and even 10 years, women’s voices, actions and drive towards equality have been seen, heard and felt with increasing regularity and results. While there is still a long way to go, one…
Saying Nice Things
We all like to be complimented and saying nice and deserved things to other people, to me, fits into the good news and good happenings category. A friend of mine, John Heeney, sent me this letter below from Robert…
Benefits of Volunteering and Giving: Reducing Pain
I recently read the January newsletter from Volunteer Canada There was a great article on the benefits of volunteering and giving. The article dealt with the well-known fact that volunteering and giving (including money), have many benefits for the giver. There are…
Giving Tuesday – December 3
Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street YMCA in New York and the U.N. It was created as a response to the commercialization and consumerism of the post-Thanksgiving season, and in particular, the spending frenzy of Black Friday.…