Introducing Good News!

We give gratitude for the hope, strength, and resilience of our national community. And, the many acts of kindness and care in response to the challenge of coronavirus.

Over the coming days, we'll use social media to share inspirational examples of community building and courageous leadership. We hope to bring you joy and to inspire even more of the best of our humanity.

This morning, we shine a light on four examples of goodness and the comforting words of Project 351 Service Hero Fred Rogers: “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

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1. Out of concern for arena employees who are unable to work due to the NBA’s suspended season, Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love pledged $100,000 of support.

2. Students from an elementary school in Nebraska heard about patients held under quarantine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and created get-well cards for each of them.

3. When Jordana Shmidman’s bat mitzvah celebration had to be postponed because of the coronavirus, her family had the caterers package up all the food in individual containers. Parent volunteers coordinated deliveries across New York for the quarantined staff and families of SAR Academy. Their kindness allowed families confined to their homes to still enjoy a Purim meal.

4. The 2020 Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio had to be cancelled, but the food was already prepared. Festival organizers saw an opportunity to do good! They rented refrigerated trucks to deliver meals for 200,000 first responders and families affected by the recent tornadoes in Nashville, Tennessee.