Good News! Voting Records, Solar Savings, Mountain Lions & More! Happy Halloween! Which means...It

Good News! Voting Records, Solar Savings, Mountain Lions & More!

Happy Halloween! Which means...It’s time for some good news, good news. It’s my favorite video of the week. Normally I give you politics explained quickly. But once a week I like to make a good news video because despite everything happening in the world, and especially election anxiety, there really are good people and good news too. Please like this account and share the good news with your friends via the paper airplane aka triangle below.

More than 80 million Americans have voted and some counties have surpassed their 2016 vote totals already. America has some opinions and we’re going to hear about them!

Batesville High School in Arkansas decided to go solar after an energy audit in 2017. That was a very good move. They installed 1400 solar panels and with the savings, they were able to give raises between $2000 and $3000 a year to each teacher. On top of that, the energy consumption for the school district decreased so much over a 3 year period they were able to turn a $250,000 budget deficit into a $1.8 million surplus. Apparently over 7,300 schools in the nation now use solar as a way to save money, and introduce kids to renewable energy. Helping the environment can help your pocketbook too.

Liem Kaplan may only be 13 years old, but he’s already spent the past seven years of his life serving his community through coat drives and other philanthropic activities. Since COVID-19 hit the Seattle area, he’s been applying his generous nature tenfold: getting more than 5,000 masks, as well as sanitizer, food, clothing, and shelter. It’s just a little more remarkable because Liem was born with arms that are a little different. Clearly that hasn’t stopped him from being amazing.

Gordon Wayne, who at one point had been homeless, has walked over 500 miles from Central Virginia to Boston college in Massachusetts to raise money for the National Alliance to End Homelessness. He raised over $136,000. I’m happy to report he’ll be a sophomore at Boston College with a full scholarship. He said “Many homeless people have great skill, work ethic, and heart, but simply need the resources to have a realistic chance at success. Please consider donating, as your generosity could truly save someone’s life.”

Los Angeles has a lot of mountain lions. But as the city has continued to spread, freeways have impacted these animals’ ability to travel freely, not to mention it’s dangerous for them to cross over these freeways. So, money is being raised to create a 165 foot overpass over the 101 freeway in an area between thousand oaks and calabasas. It’ll be covered in extra-dense trees and other vegetation. The goal is to make the overpass as silent and shaded as possible, so the mountain lions will feel comfortable and safe using it. Save LA Cougars and the National Wildlife Federation, have raised $15 million so far. If you’d like to contribute, look those organizations up!

Thanks for watching. Remember to vote! And wear a mask. Share your good news below!😀🇺🇸