Across America|News|
Random Acts Of Kindness Day Is Every Day For These Neighbors
“Make kindness the norm” is the theme of Random Acts of Kindness Day, or RAK Day. These Patch readers deliver kindness all year long.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Good News Across America
Uplifting news stories across the Patch network.
Across America|News|
Random Acts Of Kindness Day 2022: 17 Ways To Be Kind On Feb. 17
You may see #MakeKindnessTheNorm trending on social media. It’s the theme of this year’s Random Acts of Kindness Day, or RAK Day.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
Valentine’s Day 2022 Love Stories: How Patch Readers Met
On Valentine’s Day, Patch readers share stories of the spark that started marriages and relationships that have withstood the test of time.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Atlanta, GA|News|
Free Grocery Store For Seniors Leads Goodr’s Fight To End Hunger
The Goodr Grocery Store is open to provide free groceries for seniors Mondays through Fridays in the Lutheran Towers in Midtown Atlanta.
Marcus K. Garner, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
7 Good News Stories: Bowls For Food; Black History Month Brews
Family bakes a business from pandemic boredom; firefighter looks out the window just in time and saves an expectant mom from icy water.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Brookline, MA|News|
Bowls For Food: At Lathe, Artist Turns His Attention To Hunger
A Boston-area artist has raised thousands of dollars for food assistance programs; awareness he spreads of food insecurity is worth more.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: Babies In A Hurry; An Extraordinary Reunion
Give a boy a fishing pole; second chances; career inspiration; pig’s heart beats on; cat missing from Maine for 7 years turns up in Florida.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: ‘Just Enjoy Living’; Story Behind Tiny Doors
Music paves "The Road" home; community refrigerators; sea turtle rescue; Playa’s days off; a message in a bottle — and from beyond?
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
7 Good News Stories: Bill Murray Feels Pretty Darned Pretty, More
This rarely happens: A student got a perfect SAT score; the strong resolve of a formerly homeless nonprofit CEO; NFL helps free minds.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: Strong Hearts And Grannies, Betty White Cats
Good Samaritan saves 3 from icy pond; Super Bowl champ back in school; watch dolphins play; who wore it better, the queen or this princess?
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Denver, CO|News|
Woman Sees 3 Kids Fall Through Ice, Rushes Outside To Save Them
The Denver woman fell into the icy water herself as she rescued the children. “It was me,” she said. “I knew it was me that had to do it.”
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: Goodwill On Terrible, Awful, Dangerous Day
Boy’s $25 goal for a charity that helped him as an infant swells to $2K; 1 million reasons to be merry; Betty White will have the last word.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: He Ate How Many Pancakes? Plus, Dog Days.
Congregants' $100 surprise gift; special ed teacher shares her Uncle Tom’s legacy; Jets QB tips with tickets; Disney likes Disney display.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Stories Of The Magic Of Christmas To Warm Your Heart
Santa incarnate is everywhere. He knows when children don’t believe, when their parents need extra help and what a dying woman wanted most.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: Human Calculator; J.J. Watt's Big Gesture
At 10, a girl who started baking as a hobby during pandemic lockdown is youngest Food Network contestant; a special reunion of Vietnam vets.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: $1M Get-Well Card; Accidental Thanksgiving
Judge’s gavel rings joy; he took bullet for strangers; “Golden Girls" festival in the works, but will the venerable Betty White attend?
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
7 Good News Stories: Lifesaving Principal; Say ‘No’ To Say ‘Yes’
Operation Santa: Sam’s Soldiers needs some help, and a woman does the only thing she can to help a dying childhood friend.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: Vote For Love; Dolphins Help Save Swimmer
All-girl football team tackles stereotypes; town gives Tom the Can Man an assist; girl gives all her money to neighbors for Halloween.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
5 Things Patch Readers Are Grateful For: 30 Days Of Gratitude
Patch readers from five states weigh in on living with gratitude. We'll have more throughout the month in 30 Days Of Gratitude.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
Opera Singer ‘Died’ But Lives On As Pianist: 30 Days Of Gratitude
Patch observes “30 Days Of Gratitude” from Nov. 1-30. First, a story of gratitude from a man who lost his golden voice, a ticket to The Met.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
7 Good News Stories: ‘I’m Not A Hero’ (They’re Humble Like That)
Preemie triplets go home; friends hear mom may lose home and won’t stand for it; minor leaguers catch a break; history-making appointment.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
10 Good News Stories: World’s Cutest Rescue Dog, Everyday Heroes
Bus driver says students saved her life; a golf legend at age 16; lost dog reunited with family 150 miles away; doggie death row escape.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Puyallup, WA|News|
Lost Dog Makes 150-Mile Journey Home Thanks To Local Shelters
Teddy Bear was lost in Wenatchee National Forest — but thanks to several Washington shelters, he's made it all the way home to Yakima.
Charles Woodman, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: Boy, 7, Pitches To White Sox; Ink The Prez
“Teacher of the year” inspired by real-life civics lesson that saved her from deportation; wedding witnesses were dolphins; community power.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: Ida Heroism; Cop’s Chops; Bully For Barney
What’s behind a dad’s 1,200-mile walk — barefooted? Orange is the color of freedom because only 1 in 30 million lobsters has that hue.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: ‘Angel’ Police Officer Sought; Hero Honored
A band gets its “cheesy” debut; Hera the husky seeks forever home; fire chief's story time takes off; a new set of wheels.
Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: UPS Driver Saves 8; Neighborliness After Ida
Rescue of a not-quite-thigh-sized snake causes a stir; a prescription for loneliness; could long-extinct woolly mammoths make a comeback?
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
13 Good News Stories: Baby ‘Healthy, Here’; 500 Years Of Wisdom
Animals find refuge from Hurricane Ida’s wrath; blind photographer finds passion; after 5 months in a coma, a teen beats all odds.
Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: Dream Maker; Young Hero; ‘Force Of Nature’
Celebrity chef José Andrés brings World Central Kitchen to New Orleans, and a handful of animal tales about unusual predicaments and rescues
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
13 Good News Stories: A Great Green Day; Surprise Wedding Shower
A 13-year-old begins his sophomore year as a Georgia Tech aerospace engineering major; tiny fairy village; Lasagna Love; making masks cool.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: Rescue — And Tales Of Love — To Fawn Over
Teacher’s 1 cent worth on the need for a classroom library; old recordings bring World War II stories to life; coloring outside the lines.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: ‘Color Me Mortified’; Kismet At The Kennel
Put her in, coach, she’s ready to play; police answer pizza 911; where all living things thrive; here comes the bride; Dreamer’s dreams.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
Field Of Dreams Game: MLB Built It, Fans To Come To Iowa Thursday
The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees meet Thursday in a temporary MLB stadium built next to the “Field of Dreams” movie site in Iowa.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
9 Good News Stories: A Goose And Her Gander; Olympic Flame Burns
A raccoon’s Pooh drama; pedaling for tuition; why Wisconsin loves “Fast and Furious” cars; billboards sweeten lemonade stand efforts.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: Bull Run; Second Chances; Art Of Joy
Right place, right time; The Old Man and the Sea (of Hemingways); piano man gets $60,000 tip; historically Black university erases debt.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
11 Good News Stories: Gem Of An Assist; Whopper Of A Fish Story
Granting a wish takes a village; neighbors get up in swans’ business; taco lovers’ nirvana; a couple of kindles of cute kittens for you.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Grand Rapids, MI|News|
Bowling Ball Graveyard: Michigan Man Unearths A Treasure Trove
“What is going on here?” David Olson’s wife wondered after he found more than 150 bowling balls under their home in Norton Shores, Michigan.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
13 Good News Stories: 94-Year-Old Harley Rider; 6-Year-Old Golfer
Resilient cats; a young scientist rises to the challenge; deputies corral cattle; entomologist raps the vaccine; Ricky Brock’s final gifts.
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Portland, OR|News|
94-Year-Old Vet Treats Himself To A New, Top-Of-The-Line Harley
“At my age,” Harry Howard said as he eyed new Harley-Davidsons at a dealership in Oregon, “I’m entitled to do just about whatever I want.”
Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff
Across America|News|
Zaila Avant-garde Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, became the first African American participant to win the bee since its 1925 creation.
Megan VerHelst, Patch Staff
