Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. 2019 has been the best year in global history. Child mortality is at its lowest ever. Every day 170,000 people moved out of extreme poverty, 325,000 people got their first access to electricity, 200,000 got piped water for the first time; 650,000 went online. – Source
2. A very select few people have reached 300 wishes granted with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Earlier this year, John Cena granted his 600th wish. – Source
3. Garbage truck ‘Secret Santa’ drops off gift for a child who waves to him every trash day. – Source
4. Intense North India, Muslim family says Hindu neighbors stood guard at a wedding. – Source
5. Critically endangered black rhino born in Michigan zoo. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Florida man has saved 864 lives after donating 100 gallons of blood over 43 years. – Source
7. A Texas man is making canes for veterans using hundreds of donated Christmas trees. – Source
8. Jose Cuervo is turning a byproduct of the tequila making process into biodegradable and environmentally friendlier single-use drinking straws that function as well as classic plastic ones. – Source
9. MrBeast’s Team Trees smash $20 million goal with days to spare. – Source
10. A lesbian couple adopted three young brothers so they could grow up together. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Mattel reveals plans to use 100% sustainable materials in toys & packaging by 2030. – Source
12. A woman who lived to age 105 left nearly $10m to community colleges. – Source
13. Seattle schools will exclude students without vaccine paperwork starting Jan. 8. – Source
14. To make a girl who is deaf feel at home, dozens of neighbors learn sign language. – Source
15. Grandfather buys the bus to take his 10 grandchildren to school. – Source
