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Recently Arrived Ukrainians in Minneapolis Head to Mississippi to Help Tornado Victims

30th April 2023 Good News Network

The mainstream media is filled with headlines of how the United States is helping Ukraine, but under the radar is how some Ukrainians are actually returning the favor. Having arrived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as recently as a few months ago, a group of 7 Ukrainian refugees has signed up for a 2,000-mile road trip to Mississippi to help with tornado relief. Tornadoes tore a path of destruction across rural Mississippi and Alabama on the night of Friday the 24th. The nonprofit American Service is just one of several aid organizations heading…

London Lonely Girls Club Gains Thousands of New Members for Picnics, Drinks, and Game Nights

29th April 202327th April 2023 Good News Network

A newcomer to big city life started a Facebook group to make new friends and it grew to 20,000 people in just a few years. The London Lonely Girls Club was founded by 26-year-old Holly Cooke, who arrived from Stoke-on-Trent, a big city in itself, but provincial compared to London. From 2018 to 2022, it attracted 10,000 young women who, like Cooke, found it hard to make new friends. Just in 2022, it grew to 31,000, and now there are 5 or 6 members organizing fun events like brunches, game…

One of Britain’s Oldest and Greatest Oak Trees Gets $7,000 Hug from Community

28th April 202327th April 2023 Good News Network

In the southern Scottish town of Jedburgh, an old neighbor recently received a helping hand from the community. A 700-1,000-year-old sessile oak, known as the Capon Tree, was awarded a grant of £7,000, or around $8,500, for a caregiving regime after one of its supporting limbs collapsed. Oaks that grow without any other trees nearby tend to grow in girth rather than height, and the Capon tree is an exceptional example of this strange duality. The Tree Council recognizes the Capon as one of Britain’s 50 greatest trees. Stories go…