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Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
Special Olympics Utah provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through sports, these athletes discover new strengths and abilities, develop greater skills and confidence, and experience added joy and fulfillment.
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Feel-Good Friday: September 10
Welcome to feel-good Friday! We all need a little goodness in our lives, and luckily this week is full of it. From a touching 9/11 tribute to a caring doctor, we have just what you need to give you a little boost of happiness. Check out our favorite good news moments of the week below!
Recent Articles
How a Military Widow Is Creating Her Own Legacy of Patriotism
When Jennie Taylor became a military widow, she was thrown into the spotlight as she and her seven children grieved the loss of their husband and father. Now, she is building upon her husband’s legacy of patriotism and service by investing in future leaders, honoring military families, and finding opportunities to bring the community together.
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10 Friendship Quotes to Make You Smile
Friendship is a beautiful thing! Here are 10 friendship quotes to celebrate those lifelong friends or those friends who we just feel like we’ve known all our lives. Thank you to those who help us celebrate the good times and navigate the bad times, to those who are there for us no matter how long it’s been since we’ve actually seen them. You make the world a better place!
Good News Moments of the Week: August 30-September 3
Labor Day weekend is upon us! And what better way to say goodbye to the summer season and welcome the beauty of autumn than with some good news moments to make us smile. In this week’s round-up, we have some adorable babies who remind us of the wonders around us, a hilarious cat, and some extra thoughtful neighbors and family members who have gone out of their way to honor others in unique and heartfelt ways. Enjoy!
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Building Up Structures, People, and Communities
With hard work, perseverance, and his own two hands, Glen Yates has built Colt Builders, a successful construction company with several locations across the United States. But his vision is about much more than physical structures—it’s about building up people and improving communities.
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Helping the Homeless to Care for Their Pets
If you find yourself walking around Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City on a Sunday afternoon, you may come across a group of people handing out free supplies for pets and their owners. A nonprofit called Street Dawg Crew of Utah serves pets and pet owners in the homeless community as well as other vulnerable populations such as low-income veterans, domestic violence survivors, and seniors.
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Good News Moments of the Week: August 22-27
This week’s round-up of feel-good moments is all about going the extra mile! From siblings to teachers to service staff, your hope in humanity will be renewed when you see the touching ways that these people created a special experience for someone else. There’s also a video clip of a moose playing with a soccer ball because who doesn’t want to see that? Happy Friday to all!
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Good News at Your Fingertips
Subscribe to our print edition and four times a year you’ll receive a beautiful magazine filled cover to cover with positive stories about Utah residents, charities, and businesses, including exclusive content that you won’t find online.
Podcast Episodes
Episode 42: Your Full Life Components with Henry Ammar
International speaker and entrepreneur Henry Ammar discusses the need to break free from fear and limiting beliefs and inspire confidence. Discover the life components needed to push through the void and create your confident and fulfilling life.
Episode 41: Survive and Thrive When Your Marriage Ends with Jill Coil
Whether you have experienced divorce or just know someone who has, everyone can benefit from today’s podcast guest, Jill Coil, a practicing family law attorney. In this episode, Adam Nugent and Kate Strong dig into the many questions that people have about divorce and how the practice of empathizing, protecting, and advocating for families through legal representation can make all the difference in the world.
Episode 40: Habits of Happiness with Heidi Alldredge
Is it possible to take the worst moments of your life, no matter how severe, and change them into hope, peace, and encouragement? Heidi Alldredge, host of Heidi’s LemonAid Stand podcast, discusses her powerful personal stories of triumph over tragedy and shares her 21 habits of happiness.
