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16 stories

Good News Network10/12/2026

Teen’s Wish to Return Kindness She Received Sees Her Lemonade Stand Become $5 Million Charity Engine

When summer’s heat becomes too much to bear, a glass of iced lemonade is a welcome relief, but what tens of thousands across Ohio have learned is that lemonade can provide a different sort of relief as well. For 8 years, children’s lemonade stands pop up all over the city in July as part of […] The post Teen’s Wish to Return Kindness She Received Sees Her Lemonade Stand Become $5 Million Charity Engine appeared first on Good News Network.

Good News Network9/29/2026

12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank

Employees at a food bank in Phoenix were left scratching their heads when they saw an entire Uhaul truck of donated diapers arrive at their location, knowing that a middle-schooler was behind the enormous load. It was the collected proceeds of 12-year-old Sloan’s 5th annual “Diaper Drive,” an event she has been organizing since she […] The post 12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank appeared first on Good News Network.

JPost Culture9/10/2026

Picking up where he left off

After the passing of her husband, Rabbi Yitzchok Marton, Rachel Marton led the Chesed Menachem Mendel Fund, expanding the organization he built to help over 1,000 bereaved families in Israel

Maariv Lifestyle8/4/2026

When a fashion show becomes a social act: the story behind Sample

The fashion brand Sample by Nofar Shafar celebrated the Wild & Bloom collection in a show dedicated to the Enosh Association, for the benefit of combat veterans and mental health patients, in an elegant evening where Israeli creativity met significant community contribution.

Good News Network7/3/2026

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities in Honor of Their Wedding

A representative for America’s favorite showgirl said that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have made donations totaling $26 million to over a dozen nonprofit organizations and charities. Though it’s not entirely clear when and where the couple will have their wedding, some sleuthing from the Guardian suggests it might be soon, and it might be […] The post Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities in Honor of Their Wedding appeared first on Good News Network.

Davar6/14/2026

The two MDA brothers who turned their kibbutz into a blood donation record

Magen David Adom's blood services published today (Sunday) that one out of three residents in Kibbutz Merav donated blood in the past year, a figure that places it first in donations relative to population size. Gadi Hernik, leader of the donations in the kibbutz, describes his original methods: "I send a picture of someone and write 'If he can come to donate, you can too.'"

Good News Network5/7/2026

Canadian Woman Gives Free Bikes and Trikes to Thousands of Kids in the Past 14 Years

For 14 years, a generous soul in Moncton has been collecting donated bicycles and children’s tricycles and holding regular giveaways for families who can’t afford to buy one. “The reward of seeing kids smile and ride off on their bikes is priceless,” said Krista Richard, organizer of the Bikes and Trikes for Everyone program. Richard […] The post Canadian Woman Gives Free Bikes and Trikes to Thousands of Kids in the Past 14 Years appeared first on Good News Network.

Good News Network4/3/2026

Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000

Nathan Yuill was diagnosed as a child with stage-4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but the good news is that he’s two treatment courses away from what is anticipated to be a bell-ringing remission announcement. But before his time in Providence Children’s Hospital came to an end, 12-year-old Yuill raised $2,000 to give almost every child there a […] The post Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000 appeared first on Good News Network.