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🗞️ Good News: Halloween decor raises $1M for cancer research

Friday, October 31, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... ☕️ Another update on the Portland coffee shop offering free “Snap Breakfast” to anyone in need — people have now donated over $280K in five days to support the effort. 🥪 Illinois is directing $20 million to food banks in the state to help bridge the gap as SNAP funding is set to stop tomorrow. 🌀 If you’re looking to help victims of Hurricane Melissa for the long haul, here’s where...
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🗞️ Good News: Church declines $1M, urges SNAP donations

Thursday, October 30, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🥪 Senate Democrats and a Republican senator have introduced two different bills to save SNAP funding for the month of November. The Democrats’ would also protect WIC funding, and Hawley’s bill has been backed by 10 Republican Senators, and has support from the president. 🌀 People are coming together to support victims of Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica on...
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🗞️ Good News: Fishermen are helping save sea turtles

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Good headlines... ☕️ Yesterday, we told you about a coffee shop in Portland that was offering free “Snap Breakfast” to anyone in need, “until everyone’s benefits are reinstated, or we go broke doing it.” People responded by raising $75,000 in two days to support the effort. 🥪 Meanwhile, 26 U.S. states are suing the Trump administration over its refusal to fund food stamps amid the government...
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🗞️ Good News: Combustion engine vehicles are in the rear-view

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. First, the helpers... 💕 Glamour announced its 2025 Women of the Year, and one of the honorees is Ms. Rachel, who “redefined children’s media — and built her empire — by centering empathy,” which also influenced her advocacy around things like LGBTQ+ rights and children in Gaza. 🌀 For days, volunteers in Florida have been preparing food and other essential supplies to send to aid post-storm relief...
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🗞️ Good News: A Texas church’s rainbow-painted protest

Monday, October 27, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Good headlines... ✏️ Michigan lawmakers passed a historic education budget that includes a record $10,050 investment per student, universal school meals, universal pre-K for 4-year-olds, community college access for all, expanded literacy programs, and more. 🥘 People are helping in the midst of the government shutdown: Sharon McMahon’s “Governerds” community raised over $640,000 over the weekend for...
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🗞️ Good News: New hope for near-extinct whale species

Friday, October 24, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Good headlines... ⛪️ In a symbolic act of rapprochement, King Charles made history as the first reigning British monarch to pray with a pope publicly after nearly 500 years of division between the Catholic Church and the Church of England. 🌱 The first plants on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the world’s largest wildlife crossing, were planted this week in what will amount to approximately...
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🗞️ Good News: People are more optimistic than you think

Thursday, October 23, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... ⚾️ New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will make history as the first cities to host the first four teams in the new Women’s Professional Baseball League. ✈️ The Orlando airport held a food and gift card donation drive for federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown as those workers who are deemed essential for government operations, including TSA officers,...
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🗞️ Good News: Free meals for furloughed workers

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Good headlines... 👏 California enacted the nation’s first law banning pistols that can be easily converted to machine guns, and the bill’s author praised it as a win for public safety to help end gun violence. ✈️ A tragedy was averted at the Atlanta airport thanks to the swift actions of a family, who alerted police that their family member had threatened to “shoot up” the airport in a social...
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🗞️ Good News: Device protects outdoor workers from heat stress

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Good headlines... 🍞 Supported by the World Food Programme, the largest bakery in Deir al Balah is back open and making bread for families in Gaza. WFP plans to open 30 more bakeries as more humanitarian aid reach the region, despite deadly strikes threatening the ceasefire over the weekend. (Video) 🐸 Inspired by the inflatable frog costume first seen at a protest in Portland, a new organization...
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🗞️ Good News: Entrepreneur upcycles discarded fishing nets

Monday, October 20, 2025 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. A screen break, guaranteed snail mail, exclusive good news, a beautiful coffee table addition... As a current paid subscriber to Good Good Good, you get our monthly Goodnewspaper! Whether you’ve been subscribed for a couple months or years, I’d love to know... What’s your favorite part about getting the Goodnewspaper? Just hit “reply” right on this email and send me your “review” — I’ll read them...

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