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A Note in the DoorDash Bag Became a Wedding Gift
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: A DoorDash driver’s kind note turns into wedding gifts from strangers, A neighbor’s loud nights become a new family bond, Idaho teens turn a viral summer account into a Boise River cleanup, A family dog swept out to sea gets an emotional rescue, Service dogs reunite with the volunteers who raised them before graduation. New here? Subscribe to...
A City That Gives Things Back
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: Tokyo’s lost-and-found trust, an ancient scroll, finding everyday joy, the first motel, and newborn RSV protection. New here? Subscribe to join 100k+ readers who start their day with The Good Daily. A Tokyo lost-and-found system turns small honesty into a civic art Tokyo’s lost-and-found culture shows how everyday honesty can become part of a...
He Dressed Like the Man Who Helps His School
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: A preschooler’s tribute, returning storks, less fashion waste, reading projects, and rescue dogs helping the planet. New here? Subscribe to join 100k+ readers who start their day with The Good Daily. A preschooler dresses like his school facilities manager to honor him A preschooler wanted to dress up like someone he admired, and he chose his...
A Gift for the Teachers
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: Teacher bonuses, a cross-country friendship renewed, a tiny dog’s big swim, life-direction questions, and the science of baby talk. New here? Subscribe to join 100k+ readers who start their day with The Good Daily. A woman gives $1 million in bonuses to underpaid teachers When a local resident learned that teachers in her wealthy California...
The Pizza Wall That Fed Neighbors
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: A meal wall, a long-awaited family reunion, prosthetics for animals, a sand battery, and rainwater-cooled rooftops. New here? Subscribe to join 100k+ readers who start their day with The Good Daily. A mystery caller inspires a pizza shop meal wall for neighbors in need A caller asked a pizza shop whether it ever threw away food, and that...
Dolly Parton’s Good Keeps Going
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: Dolly Parton’s legacy of books for children, rare serval kittens, words kids can carry, a final wish for beloved dogs, and better tires. New here? Subscribe to join 100k+ readers who start their day with The Good Daily. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library shows how far one gift can travel Dolly Parton gave the world songs people could carry for...
The Teacher Who Saw Hunger
LISTEN TO TODAY'S PODCAST Good morning Reader, it’s Friday, September 04. Your daily dose of goodness: five stories, one quote, one affirmation. Today: A classroom food shelf, a new orangutan mother, a solar train, intergenerational housing, and what dogs see in our smiles. New here? Subscribe to join 100k+ readers who start their day with The Good Daily. A fifth grade teacher saw a hungry student and changed his classroom forever When a fifth grade teacher realized a student was taking food...