The novel corona virus has been affecting the United States for over two months now. Last month, we published a blog with good news but decided to make an updated list for you all. Continue to read to get news from around the country including a gym owner and a high school senior. We hope that this helps remind you those good things are still happening, even if it doesn’t feel like it. 

Monty Python ‘Silly Walk’ Signs Around the World Are Encouraging Pedestrians to Laugh in the Face of COVID-19

Inspired by the 1970 Monty Python sketch, homeowners around the world are putting out signs encouraging walkers to do their silliest walks. Taking walks is something no one is a stranger to anymore because of social distancing guidelines. These signs give permission to the walker to relax, forget about their troubles, and just be silly. 

Click here for the link which leads to a video of people doing their funny walks!

 17-year-old from Georgia Graduates High School and College at the Same Time

Evan Swain is graduating from Shiloh High School with honors as well as receiving an associate’s degree in general studies from Georgia State Perimeter. She is a member of the Spanish Honor Society and BETA Club. She is also a competitive swimmer, Girl Scout, lifeguard, certified babysitter, and volunteers at church as an assistant Sunday school teacher. In addition, she is headed to the University of Georgia to complete their Double Dawgs Program. This is where she will earn her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in early childhood education in three more years. 

Click here to read more about her accomplishments. 

A Gym Owner in Illinois Gave Out $40,000 Worth of Equipment to Members so They Could Workout From Home

Gym owner, Drew Whitted, lent out gym equipment to members encouraging them to use in their homes. He said, “We don’t want anything left in here if our members can’t come in and train, we want you to take it home and keep training.” There is no rush to return the equipment because Drew knows everyone will be excited to work out together. 

Click here to read the CNN article. 

64% of Americans Have Experienced Transformative ‘Eco Wake-Up Calls’ During COVID Crisis

In a poll, the majority of Americans have had a “wake-up” call about their eco-friendliness. Most have realized how much food they waste, how many paper products they use, and have started recycling more. Actually, most Americans have said that they will continue these good habits even afterlife returns back to ‘normal’. “COVID-19 hasn’t just changed our habits, but the survey found it’s also affected the way we think about the world.” 

Click here to read more about the study and its results. 

Good News! More Than 20,000 WiFi Devices Are Being Donated to Hospitals So Patients Can Talk With Family in Quarantine

Sara Rodell, CEO of technology logistics company Loop and Tie, accepted the challenge of connecting families again. The publicity and necessity of this have caused the GoFundMe to raise over $200,000. The purpose of this was so that family members who are quarantined in hospitals can still be in contact with their families. Click here to learn more about what is happening. 

Conclusion

We hope that these good feeling news stories will give you some encouraging thoughts and hopefulness. We want to be a source of goodness in this world right now and want to share some of these good things that are still happening. 

Written by Lyza Klein, Office Administrator Intern at Safe Harbor International Ministries. For more articles, please visit our blog page at https://www.safeharborim.com/articles/