All News - Page 842 of 1716 - Good News Network
Home Blog Page 842

10 Years After Ban, the Number of UK Smokers Falls to Record Low

By
Good News Network
-

It’s been ten years since the United Kingdom introduced a ban on smoking inside enclosed public spaces – and the legislation has clearly paid off.

According to research recently released by Cancer Research UK, the amount of British smokers has fallen to a new record low of 8 million – a decline of roughly 2 million smokers.

More importantly, the legislation is suspected to have caused a dramatic drop in smoking amongst 16 to 24 year olds. Adolescent smoking dropped from 26% to 17%, which is the lowest it has ever been.

CHECK OUT: Heartfelt Memories May Be More Effective Than Shaming to Help Smokers Quit

66% of English citizens have reportedly also enjoyed being able to have a night on the town without their clothes smelling like smoke, thus making public outings more family friendly.

England was the last UK country to enforce the ban in July 2007, while Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all launched the legislation in 2006. Other anti-smoking practices that were put into effect included requiring stores to hide cigarettes behind the counter, rather than in plain sight; increasing cigarette taxes; and removing cigarette dispensaries.

Sir Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, said: “We’re thrilled that 10 years on, the smoking ban has been such an enormous success.

MORE: Fewer Babies Having Babies: U.S. Teen Birth Rate Cut in Half

“Cancer Research UK worked incredibly hard for many years to ensure that the law would be effective and that no one would be exposed to toxic second-hand smoke. The impact on public health is huge. It’s rewarding to know that this effort will go on to have a great impact on the health of future generations.

“As well as protecting people from the deadly effects of passive smoking, we’ve also seen big changes in public attitudes towards smoking. It’s now far less socially acceptable and we hope this means fewer young people will fall into such a potentially lethal addiction.”

Click To Share The News With Your Friends

Male Model Jumps into Choppy Water to Rescue Drowning Dog

By
Good News Network
-

This fashion model wasn’t afraid of jumping into choppy ocean waters if it meant saving the pup who had been blown off of a pier.

In 2009, Raden Soemawinata was on the Brighton Pier in Victoria, Australia when 60 mile per hour winds blew Bibi, a small Maltese-Shih Tzu mixed dog, into the sea.

The dog’s owner, Sue Drummond, hesitated to jump into the water because she feared she wouldn’t be able to carry a struggling dog to shore.

RELATED: Mysterious Cat Rescues Injured Tourist From Swiss Mountains

Before she could react, however, Soemawinata tore off his pants and jumped into the sea.

“It was pretty cold and windy, but it wasn’t such a hard decision to jump in, it wasn’t such a great feat,” Soemawinata reportedly said of his rescue. “I’m a part-time model, so getting into my jocks isn’t so different to what I do for work.”

Soemawinata, who 20 years old at the time, was scattering his grandmother’s ashes from the pier when he saw Bibi tumble into the ocean.

Though the death of his grandmother is a tragic reason for him to be present for the heroic rescue, events could have taken a turn for the worst.

Click To Share This Pawesome Story With Your Friends (Photos by Raden Soemawinata)

Taxi Service By Women, For Women, Launches in India

By
Good News Network
-

 

Because it is a simple solution to the problem of harassment, this new auto-rickshaw service is being hailed as a groundbreaking achievement for women in India.

Pink Auto Service is owned and operated by women, and it caters exclusively to women.

The business, which was launched by the Surat Municipal Corporation, ensures that females of any age can have safe access to transportation, and guaranteed employment with the service.

CHECK OUT: Thousands of Indian Doctors Fight Sexism by Delivering Baby Girls For Free

Currently, the service employs 15 women with 70 more in training.

“We everyday read about harassment of women commuters in different cities,” SMC assistant commissioner Gayatri Jariwala told the Times of India. “This is why we thought of this service which not only provides employment to women but ensures safe travel for female passengers.”

Chief minister Vijay Rupani reportedly initiated Pink Auto Service at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Community Hall in Surat over the weekend.

Drive This Story Over To Your Friends: Click To Share (Photo by Vijay Rupani)

Puppy Abandoned in Airport Bathroom With ‘No Other Option’ is Inundated With Love

By
McKinley Corbley
-

The owner of Chewy the dog was not happy about abandoning him in the airport bathroom – but she didn’t think she had any other choice.

The Chihuahua puppy was left in one of the restrooms of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada with a note that read:

“Hi! I’m Chewy! My owner was in an abusive relationship and couldn’t afford me to get on the flight. She didn’t want to leave me with all her heart, but she has no other option. My ex-boyfriend kicked my dog when we were fighting and he has a big knot on his head. He probably needs a vet. I love Chewy sooo much – please love and take care of him.”

When a passenger found the young pup, they called a local animal shelter, Connor and Millie’s Dog Rescue (CDMR). After rescue officials arrived, they took Chewy to a veterinarian where he was deemed healthy and unharmed, despite the note’s warning of a head injury.

CHECK OUT: Beloved Internet “Grumpy Dog” Finally Adopted

CDMR has been posting daily updates about the Chihuahua since his story went viral – and he’s been getting a lot of love, with so many adoption offers that they had to stop accepting applications.

“There has been tremendous interest in little Chewy!!! We are compiling all the interest forms and will be going through them all. CMDR would like to say thank you for all the offers of a loving home,” the shelter wrote in a Facebook post. “However, there is but 1 Chewy and he can go but to 1 home. Please consider the hundreds if not thousands of ‘Chewys’ loaded with love that are desperately seeking homes in shelters which are at max capacity, rescues are full!”

LOOK: Photographer Gets Dogs Adopted With Stunning “Cones of Fame”

CDMR says that they are waiting to see if the mother reaches out to the shelter in order to reclaim Chewy – however, since the woman was a victim of domestic abuse, she may not want to reveal her identity for the sake of her own safety.

“We will absolutely reunite should she come forward and wants him and is in the position to care for him safely,” says the shelter. “Her safety is a major concern and she may not be able to risk coming forward and CMDR asks that you respect her decision as it is hers and hers alone to make.”

Whether he is reunited with his previous owner, or he finds a new home, one thing’s for sure: Chewy is going to be adored wherever he goes.

Click To Share This Pawesome Story With Your Friends (Photo by CDMR)

These Scientists Have Managed to Stop the Progress of Alzheimer’s in Animals

By
Joao Freitas
-

This treatment is making headlines in South America for its groundbreaking ability to halt the development of Alzheimer’s in animals.

Brazilian researchers discovered the importance of a protein that reestablishes the electrical circuits in the brain, thus stopping the effects of the disease.

Scientists of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) are hoping that the achievement is the beginning of a treatment for the disease.

RELATED VIDEO: See The Moment This Man Learned His Missing Wife with Alzheimer’s Was Found

It is estimated that the illness affects over 35 million people worldwide today. Additionally, it is the main cause of dementia in senior citizens.

The researchers of the Science Institute of the UFRJ focused the study on the TGF beta 1, a substance that is naturally produced by the brain. They discovered that when elderly brains suffered a reduction of TGF beta 1, the neurons stopped communicating with each other.

In laboratory studies, the researchers already reduced most of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. The animals were able to recover recent memories, which are the most damaged during the initial stages of the disease. Though the research team leader says this is an important milestone, he warns that the knowledge does not yet translate into a cure.

“What we did was just a step towards the treatment – now we have to study the consequences in middle and long terms,” says researcher Flavia Gomes in Espanol. “But our work is surely contributing towards the final cure.”

Click To Share The News With Your Friends (Photo by Jose Luis Olivares)

Watch Cop Sing to Blind Woman After Fixing Her Microwave

By
Good News Network
-

While fixing microwaves and singing songs may not be considered a requirement for “protecting and serving”, this cop is being hailed for the kindness behind the badge.

Officer Kristian Johnson of the Logan Police Department in Utah was deployed to a blind woman’s house after she dialed 911.

The woman says that even though she didn’t have an emergency, her microwave was broken and she wanted help fixing it.

After Johnson stopped by her house to fix the appliance, he asked if the woman needed anything else.

The woman asked if Johnson could sing a song, saying that she would like to hear “You Are My Sunshine”. Despite Johnson cautioning that he wasn’t a very good singer, he launched into the tune with gusto.

Overjoyed by his kindness, the woman said that she would “never forget” that morning’s events.

(WATCH the video below)

Click To Share The Sunny Story With Your Friends

Man Was Colorblind For 50 Yrs, Bursts into Tears Seeing Trees in Color For First Time

By
Good News Network
-

It’s impossible for most to imagine what it’s like living 50 years and only seeing in black and white.

Chris Smelcer’s family felt a lot of sympathy, so on the occasion of his half-century birthday, they wanted to give him something extra special: the gift of color.

While most men who claim to be colorblind are usually just color deficient – meaning they can’t see color as well as an average person – Smelcer is unable to see most colors altogether.

RELATED VIDEO: Mom Brought To Tears When Wild Bird Comforts Her at Son’s Grave

So when Chris opened a pair of Enchroma glasses on his 50th birthday last month, he was wary about how they would affect his vision.

After putting them on, however, he can’t help but cry over the sudden burst of colors that surround him – everything from the shade of his jeans, to the hue of the trees, to his bright birthday balloons —they all left him in a state of wonder.

“Chris was so overwhelmed I don’t think he has tears left,” says Delila Watson Smelcer in the video description.

(WATCH the video below)

Click To Share This Sweet Video With Your Friends

Remember Britney Spears? She Just Donated Heaps of Cash to Child Cancer Treatment

By
Good News Network
-

Britney Spears has now staked a more nobel claim to fame.

The beloved pop icon reportedly donated over $1 million to the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation with funds raised on her “Piece of Me” residency that started in 2013.

Set to open in the coming months, the 16,000 square foot facility will provide over 45 medical services for adults and children alike. In honor of the singer’s donation, the facility has been named the Britney Spears Campus.

CHECK OUT: Shakira Built 7 Schools in the Poorest Areas of South America

“There are many things I’ve done in my career that I am proud of, but none more than this,” Spears said in a statement. “The fact that I was able to use my celebrity status to raise the money to build this incredible facility to help sick children and their families when they need it the most not only brings many tears to my eyes, but really brings tremendous meaning to this amazing journey that I have been on.”

“My aunt Sandra died of cancer and I know the devastating effects that this terrible disease brings upon its victims and their loved ones, but when it happens to innocent young children, there’s literally nothing I can think of worse than that,” continued the star. “I’m just glad that I can help in some small way. I want to thank the NCCF for the amazing work they do on a daily basis and I look forward to being there to officially open the Britney Spears Campus of the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation in the fall.”

Click To Share This Story One More Time (Photo by Rhysadams, CC)

Dog Hailed As Hero After Rescuing “Ghost” Cat From Storm Drain

By
McKinley Corbley
-

It had been weeks since Ghost the cat first went missing – but thanks to a local dog, he was rescued from an unlikely place: under a manhole cover.

Shelly Colette and her border collie-Labrador mixed dog named Cash were walking through Sackville, New Brunswick when Cash stopped at a manhole cover and refused to move.

Despite Colette’s efforts to coax him away, the dog wouldn’t budge.

WATCH: Dog Hailed as Hero After Bear Starts Chasing Humans

Curious over her pup’s persistence, she peered into the manhole cover only to see an orange tabby cat trapped below. Colette recognized the feline as the cat from several lost posters that had been plastered around the city for weeks.

She then dialed the owner of the cat, Izzy Francolini.

Francolini contacted city officials who were unable to lift the rusted manhole cover from its place. The workers then broke the cover with several sledgehammers, but the noise only served to scare Ghost further into the sewers.

After almost nine hours of waiting, however, Ghost finally resurfaced – much to Francolini’s joy.

RELATED: Abused Shelter Dog a Hero for Finding Naked Girl Shivering in Cold

Apart from sporting two ticks and being a little underweight, Ghost was in surprisingly good shape.

The feline was reportedly named after his infamous habit of going missing for ages at a time. According to The Star, Ghost once disappeared for a month until he was found inside of a wall.

If it hadn’t been for Cash, however, Ghost could have been missing for a lot longer than a few weeks – or worse.

“I love that dog dearly,” Francolini told The Star.

Click To Share This Pawesome Story With Your Friends (Photo by Izzy Francolini)

World’s First Battery-free Phone Could Spell the End of Charging Cables and Dead Batteries

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Say goodbye to frayed charging cables, and say hello to endless battery life.

That’s because researchers at the University of Washington have just constructed the world’s first battery-free phone.

The phone is powered by a few microwatts of ambient radio signals and light that are harvested from the surrounding area.

By eliminating the need for phones to convert analog sound into digital data, researchers were able to create a device that required little to no energy to perform basic functions. Additionally, the phone is only constructed out of cheap, off-the-shelf parts, and a circuitboard.

CHECK OUT: 3D Printed Organ-On-a-Chip May Replace Animal Testing

The team was also able to make Skype calls on the phone, proving that it could be used to contact a base station.

“We’ve built what we believe is the first functioning cellphone that consumes almost zero power,” said the study’s co-author Shyam Gollakota. “To achieve the really, really low power consumption that you need to run a phone by harvesting energy from the environment, we had to fundamentally rethink how these devices are designed.”

The current prototype only performs the basic functions of sending and receiving calls, and transmitting speech. The phone conveys speech by detecting the vibrations of the speaker’s voice and translating the words into analog data, rather than digital.

RELATED: World’s Largest 3D Printer Makes Almost Zero-Cost Homes Out of Mud

“The cellphone is the device we depend on most today. So if there were one device you’d want to be able to use without batteries, it is the cellphone,” said faculty lead Joshua Smith, professor in both the Allen School and UW’s Department of Electrical Engineering. “The proof of concept we’ve developed is exciting today, and we think it could impact everyday devices in the future.”

While the prototype currently needs a base station within 31 feet in order to operate, the team is next looking to integrate the technology into WiFi infrastructure.

“You could imagine in the future that all cell towers or Wi-Fi routers could come with our base station technology embedded in it,” said co-author Vamsi Talla. “And if every house has a WiFi router in it, you could get battery-free cellphone coverage everywhere.”

(WATCH the video below)

Power Up With Positivity: Click To Share With Your Friends (Photo by Mark Stone, University of Washington)

Gas Station Attendant is Giddy When Surprised With New Bike From Regular Customer

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Johnnie Phillips used to suffer through the 2-hour walk to and from work every day – but not anymore, thanks to a compassionate customer.

Johnnie is a father of three who works at a Circle K gas station in Springfield, Illinois. Despite having to work 10-hour shifts, he still braves the tedious walks to his job through heat and high weather.

Jim Copeland, who works for a postal service contractor, always stops by the gas station to pick up a snack on his way to work every night.

CHECK OUT: Strangers Join Police Officers to Buy 95-Year-old New Air Conditioner

After several months of chatting with the attendant, Copeland found out about Phillips’s lack of transportation.

Eager to help his favorite Circle K cashier, Copeland found a bike for sale on Craigslist. Then, he presented the gift to Phillips over the weekend.

When Copeland placed the gift into Phillips’s outstretched arm, the attendant couldn’t contain his excitement.

Phillips teared up, laughing gleefully, and took the bike for a spin around the parking lot. Though he’s a grown man and father, he still looked as happy as a kid on Christmas morning.

“I wanted to get him something special,” Copeland told Inside Edition. “He’s a go-getter.”

(WATCH the video below)

Surprise Your Friends With This Sweet Story: Click To Share

If You Donate to Feed Homeless Pets, You Can Watch Your Meal Being Served in Real Time

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Have you ever felt like you didn’t have enough time to volunteer? Do you ever feel like you haven’t had enough money to donate to charities? Do you ever wonder what happens to the animals at your local shelter?

That’s where Teddy Food comes in.

Teddy Food is an online platform that offers live streams of the animals being helped at rescue shelters. Users who donate to one of the seven shelters connected through the platform can watch as their donation is put to good use in real time.

CHECK OUT: Swipe Right For Unconditional Love – App Pairs You With Adoptable Pets

Since the organization was created roughly one year ago, the feature has encouraged viewers to help over 250 different animals around the world – all from the comfort of their computer screens. Whether it’s feeding a young homeless kitten, or paying for the surgery of a dog across the country, or donating toys to neglected animals; Teddy Food makes volunteering virtually effortless – and a lot more transparent.

The more homeless pets that users take care of, the more “Teddy Points” they earn. Donors can then share their scores on social media to encourage friends into participating.

Since animal shelters have started connecting to the platform, they found that pets are more likely to find homes, and rescue organizations are more likely to find sponsorship. Pair that with the amount of users who get to benefit from watching their money help cute animals, and the technology really creates a win-win situation.

RELATED: Retirement Home For Unwanted Senior Pets Offers Love In Final Years

Teddy Food was first created when Pavel and Varya Kotosova were taking their dog Teddy for a walk outside of their home in Moscow. While on their leisurely stroll, Teddy ended up leading his humans to an injured dog who was abandoned in the wild.

“Teddy ran into the bushes and began to bark. Then he ran back to us. Then back into the bushes. And he did it until we got there,” 25-year-old Pavel told Good News Network.

After taking the dog to the shelter, Pavel and 24-year-old Varya realized that even though they knew the pup was in good hands, they wanted to know what would happen to her in the future.

WATCH: Dog Chained Up For 15 Years is Finally Freed

“The dog had a broken leg and had wounds,” added Pavel. “Fortunately, our friends took the dog home [from the shelter].”

Teddy Food has since connected to 7 shelters in Russia, but they plan on expanding further into the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, Austria, Australia, and others. The company currently has a Kickstarter that will be raising funds over the summer for their international expansion and the creation of a mobile app.

“Our mission is to make supporting homeless pets as easy as watching a YouTube video,” says Pavel. “We want to make it possible for anyone to help with just a few clicks. We want there to be more true heroes saving our little brother’s lives every day!”

Click To Share This Pawesome Story With Your Friends – OR,  (Photo by Teddy Food)

France Plans to Eliminate Coal by 2022 and Petrol Cars by 2040

By
McKinley Corbley
-

French representatives have just announced plans to ban the use of petrol and diesel fueled cars by 2040.

The decision was released just one day after Swedish automotive company Volvo announced that they would only be producing electric and hybrid vehicles starting in 2019.

In order to encourage the conversion to clean energy vehicles, poorer French citizens will be given premiums that will allow them to trade their petrol-powered car for a cleaner alternative.

CHECK OUT: India Plants Record-breaking 66 Million Trees in 12 Hours

France is one of several countries that have already announced plans to ban the use of petrol and diesel cars in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Norway, whose automotive market is already occupied by 36% electric vehicles, plans on exclusively selling clean vehicles by 2025.

India has also announced efforts to eliminate petrol and diesel cars by 2030. In order to ensure the automotive electricity is coming from a clean grid, the nation’s government is investing in the construction of 10 new alternative energy plants to replace their heavy dependence on coal.

The initiative is just one of the green energy solutions employed by Nicolas Hulot – France’s new ecology minister – to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. Another of the proposals set by Hulot was ending the use of coal-generated electricity by 2022. These actions are all part of the country’s ambitious plan to become carbon neutral by 2050.

RELATED: France Opens World’s First Solar Road

Environmental benefits aside, the ban on fossil fuels will also save tons of hazardous chemicals from clogging the atmospheres of French cities.

According to Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America, using hybrids and electric cars that draw power from a main grid drastically reduce the amount of nitrous oxide released into the air by 32% to 99%. Nitrogen oxides have been shown to have extremely dangerous effects on people’s respiratory health, as well as the environment. Electric vehicles that draw power from a coal-fueled main grid also still manage to reduce CO2 from the atmosphere by anywhere from 17% to 77%, depending on the area.

In addition to Hulot’s plans for clean energy vehicles, the French administration also plans on banning the importation of palm oil and unsustainably grown soya. Both are large contributors of deforestation in the Amazon and Congo, which amounts to roughly 10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

(WATCH the video below)

Drive This Story To Your Friends: Click To Share 

India Plants Record-breaking 66 Million Trees in 12 Hours

By
McKinley Corbley
-
Indians Planting Trees-Madhya-Pradesh-Government

The nation of India has just broken their own world record by planting 66 million trees in just 12 short hours.

Over 1.5 million volunteers gathered together on Sunday to plant the saplings by the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. Representatives from Guinness World Records who attended the event are expected to register the achievement soon.

The record-breaking bid was organized in accordance with the country’s climate change goals under the Paris Agreement.

CHECK OUT: Village in India Plants 111 Trees Whenever a Girl is Born

The nation had promised to spend $6 billion on reforesting 12% of its lands, boosting forest cover by 2030. Since the top four of the most polluted cities in the world by particulate matter concentration are all in India, the forestry will hopefully reduce the country’s amount of greenhouse gas emissions.

Seven months previously, volunteers throughout Uttar Pradesh planted 49.3 million saplings, smashing the previous world record of 850,000 trees set by Pakistan in 2013.

Grow Some Positivity: Click To Share (Photo by the Madhya Pradesh Government)

Detroit Just Hired 8,000 Youths for Summer Jobs

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Over 8,000 Detroit youths will be receiving paychecks this summer for their work with the city.

Mayor Mike Duggan, who announced the achievement earlier this week, says that the jobs are more than just a means of making money – they also provide valuable work experience and meaningful employment to thousands of city youngsters.

8,127 kids out of 12,000 applicants were hired by the city through the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent program for six weeks of summer employment.

CHECK OUT: First Detroit Tiny House Village Lets Tenants Rent to Own

The young workers will be earning $7.50 to $9.50 per hour and working roughly 20 hours per week starting on Monday.

Applicants were required to be between the ages of 17 and 24. Depending on their field of work, they will also be given the opportunity to earn certifications in areas such as medical first responder training, workplace safety, and culinary art.

The $10 million price tag of the program was paid for through sponsorships, fundraising, and private donations.

“We know first-hand the importance of providing summer jobs for our youth and how that experience can transform their lives and put them on a path to success,” Duggan said in a statement. “I am extremely grateful to the many sponsors and employers who joined with us to make this program possible.”

Click To Share The News With Your Friends

Man Had Heartwarming Reason for Proposing to His Girlfriend’s Sister First

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Ashley Schaus and her sister Hannah have always been very close – which his why Ashley’s boyfriend recently got down on one knee for both of them.

When Ashley and her boyfriend Will Seaton started dating seven years ago, she made it very clear that she and Hannah were a package deal. Since 15-year-old Hannah has Down syndrome and diabetes, Ashley was always careful to make sure that her sister felt included while they were growing up.

CHECK OUT: Man Takes Mom on Bucket List Adventure as Redemption for Unappreciative Younger Years

Additionally, Ashley is prepared to take over as Hannah’s legal guardian when their parents aren’t fit to care for her anymore.

So before the Santa Claus, Indiana-based boyfriend popped the question to Ashley, he first proposed to her sister and asked if she would be his best friend forever.

When Hannah said yes, he then turned to Ashley and asked if she would be his wife.

Needless to say, she also said yes.

“I was very surprised. Will is wonderful, but he’s rather humble and so this gesture blew me away. She was so happy, and all I could think about was how special this was for her,” Schaus told WXIN.

(WATCH the video below)

Click To Share The Sweet Story With Your Friends (Photo by Bret and Brandie Photography)

Compassionate Neighbor Subs in to Help Soldier’s Son With Yard Work

By
McKinley Corbley
-

One of Brian Kelly’s favorite activities is doing yard work with his father.

So when his dad, who is a Captain in the Air Force, left on a 6-month deployment, Brian was heartbroken.

The 5-year-old needed some way to pass the time, but he didn’t want to do the yard work alone.

CHECK OUT: Jewish Nurse Breastfeeds Palestinian Baby While Mother is Hospitalized

That’s why he ended up knocking on Dean Cravens’s door.

Dean would often watch Brian and his father hang out in the yard together – so when he saw the little boy at his door looking for a yard work partner, he was more than happy to say yes.

Every day for the last six weeks, Brian has knocked on Dean’s door, anticipating a day of fun in the garden. Even though Dean has a day job and a family of his own, he is always ready to spend time with Brian as a fill-in father figure.

While yard work may seem like a small gesture in light of what the troops do overseas, it is clearly no small gesture for the 5-year-old boy who just misses his father.

(WATCH the video below)

Grow Some Positivity: Click To Share With Your Friends (Photo by CBS News)

Rapper Turns “Drug Den” into Popup HIV Testing Clinic

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Fulton County Board of Health say they pulling up today!! Come get tested and know your status! By the way this is Free99

A post shared by 2 Chainz Aka Tity Boi (@hairweavekiller) on

 

American rap artist 2 Chainz is being hailed for spending his Independence Day weekend in a rather unique way.

The Pink Trap House, which is a building that was constructed for a music video featured on 2 Chainz’s recently released album, was converted into a pop-up HIV testing clinic on July 4th.

Though this is the first time that the house has ever been used for such health-related issues, it has previously been utilized as a community center, church, and beauty salon for local residents.

CHECK OUT: Clean Water Pours Into Flint as Rapper The Game Sends $1 Million

2 Chainz posted about the event on Instagram, saying that visitors could get tested for free, as well as enjoy a host of games, giveaways, and Independence Day fun.

The event was facilitated by the Fulton County Board of Health in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Atlanta AIDS and Test Atlanta.

“Inside the ‘pink traphouse’ something seldom shown, art, kids, music, good vibes, inspiration etc. The word trap is and was associated with a negative connotation,” wrote 2 Chainz on social media. “We will see after we get thru…”

The phrase “trap house” is typically slang for a building that people go to to buy drugs – but 2 Chainz is trying to turn the word around by using the Pink Trap House for community events and fundraisers.

And by the looks of it, he is off to a good start.

Help Your Friends Watch Out For This Story: Click To Share (Photo by 2 Chainz)

100-Year-old Still Volunteers For Charity More Than Anyone Else

By
Good News Network
-

Harold Hager is being recognized as an unparalleled charitable worker – and he’s older than any of his counterparts.

The 100-year-old has been putting in 20 hours of work at the Steuben County’s Habitat For Humanity every week for the last few years.

Despite his old age, he is hailed for working more volunteer hours than anyone else at the charity.

CHECK OUT: 20 Years Later, Man Fulfills Promise to Marry His Preschool Sweetheart

The World War II navy veteran reportedly took up his career in philanthropy after his wife of 71 years passed away in 2010. He started working for the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) to keep himself busy, and they ended up connecting him to the New York Habitat For Humanity facility.

He was honored earlier this week for his hard work – but since Hager reportedly has a goal of reaching the age of 105, it seems safe to assume that he won’t stop volunteering anytime soon.

(WATCH the video below)

WENY News

Click To Share The News With Your Friends – Photo by WENY

Cops Answering Street Complaint Join in on the Fun Instead

By
McKinley Corbley
-

Instead of shutting down the slip and slide at this neighborhood Independence Day block party, these police officers decided to join in on the fun instead.

The North Carolina cops were deployed to an Asheville Fourth of July party because of a slip and slide that had been constructed in the road.

The slide had been put together from scratch by some of the community dads when an anonymous neighbor believed it to be blocking traffic.

CHECK OUT: Strangers Join Police Officers to Buy 95-Year-old New Air Conditioner

When the officers arrived on the scene, however, they affirmed that the slide wasn’t obstructing the road, as it was still narrow enough for cars to pass. They also asked if they could take a turn down the watery ride.

One police officer even requested a garbage bag so she wouldn’t get her uniform wet.

The video has since been hailed as a great example of building trust between the law enforcement team and the community.

(WATCH the video below)

Click To Share This Sweet Story With Your Friends (Photo by Katlen Joyce Smith)

1...841842843...1,716Page 842 of 1,716
© Copyright 1997–2026 GNN, LLC