We all have tough weeks and most of the time the news just works to bring us even deeper down into a sad place. It's rare we even get a chance to see any headlines that can really bring us up. But those stories are happening every day and they impact so many people and things in our world.
Here are 10 good things that happened this past week that you maybe didn't hear about:
1. Alex Trebek donated $100,000 to Hope of the Valley homeless rescue mission
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek donates $100,000 to a Los Angeles homeless shelter https://t.co/sy6q9mPzGd https://t.co/oGiG9bEc3D— CBS News (@CBS News) 1583299201.0
2. An Arkansas police officer took a girl to the father-daughter dance after learning her father passed away in the line of duty
Arkansas officer comes to the rescue to take girl to school dance https://t.co/5SU8YYPuX8 https://t.co/uK44PgpLaV— CBS News (@CBS News) 1583286002.0
3. A New York pizzeria is attaching fliers for adoptable dogs to their pizza boxes
A pizza shop in Amherst, New York, is attaching flyers of adoptable dogs to its boxes. Anyone who adopts a dog feat… https://t.co/qJ3GsqBPgv— CNN (@CNN) 1583110805.0
4. Biker's Against Child Abuse is helping escort children that are victims of family abuse
Don’t mess with these kids, they have backup 💪🏼 https://t.co/YHxxto9ETk— Tank’s Good News (@Tank’s Good News) 1583195103.0
5. Robert W. Coleman Elementary in Baltimore replaced detention with yoga and mindfulness classes
This school replaced detention with meditation! I know that a lot of children are unable to do yoga, but I like the… https://t.co/2UixbFezjc— Ginny & Tonic 🥤 (@Ginny & Tonic 🥤) 1582914164.0
6. This 13-year-old boy is sewing bowties to help get animals at his local shelter adopted
Our hero today is Sir Darius Brown, a 13-year-old who sews bowties in an effort to help shelter animals get adopted… https://t.co/wfKC82NK5y— DoSomething (@DoSomething) 1583251226.0
7. This mom raised $1M by skiing 125 miles across Norway for her daughter's rare genetic disorder
Mom raises $1 million for daughter’s rare genetic disorder after skiing 125 miles across Norway https://t.co/FCqmy7fU7o— The Washington Post (@The Washington Post) 1583336466.0
8. Joseph Speidel scored his first college basketball points after recovering from a serious brain injury
A commitment bigger than basketball. Five years after a car accident put him in a coma, senior Josh Speidel score… https://t.co/H5SdmAVosP— NCAA March Madness (@NCAA March Madness) 1583283904.0
9. One Starbucks employee is a viral sensation for his incredible voice
This opera-singing Starbucks barista is going viral for his incredible voice https://t.co/Gq19uwNI1j— TODAY (@TODAY) 1582913644.0
10. After recovering from alcohol abuse, Bobby Ryan scored the hat trick for his team
Ottawa's Bobby Ryan had spent the last three months off the ice while he went into treatment for alcohol abuse. He… https://t.co/a0CahmFSNa— NBC Sports (@NBC Sports) 1582899870.0