Monthly Dose of Goodness
Let’s start this month on a happy note! 
HEROES OF THE HOUR:
Polish Olympian Auctions Silver Medal for Infant’s Heart Surgery, but Winning Bidder Won’t Accept It
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/maria-andrejczyk-auctions-silver-medal-for-infants-heart-surgery/
Police Dog Trained to Find Weapons Aces Special Assignment of Finding Lost Wedding Ring on a Sandy Beach
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/police-dog-finds-lost-diamond-ring-on-beach-elsa-green/
Black Cat’s Meows Led Rescuers to 83-Year-old Owner After She Fell Into Ravine
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cats-meows-lead-searcher-to-83-year-old-owner-who-fell-into-ravine/
WARM & FUZZY:
Shaq Went Jewelry Shopping And Casually Paid For A Stranger’s Engagement Ring
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shaq-engagement-ring_n_606f14f6c5b6034a708639c9
Teen Thought Neighbors Called the Cops After He Played Noisy Basketball –Watch the Sweet Surprise He Got Instead
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/neighbors-basketball-teen-surprise-canada/
An airport piano player earned $60,000 in tips after a stranger shared videos of him on Instagram
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/24/us/piano-player-airport-tip-stranger-trnd/index.html
Watch this happy dog frolic in snow … and more stories to melt your heart (scroll down)
https://www.today.com/parents/watch-happy-dog-frolic-snow-more-funny-sweet-stories-t228241
Meet Truffles, the special kitty who wears glasses to help kids feel better about wearing theirs
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/08/us/kitty-glasses-national-cat-day-trnd/index.html
German Animal Shelter Posts Tinder Profiles for Lonely Animals, Hoping for a ‘Purrfect Match’
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/german-animal-shelter-posts-tinder-profiles-for-lonely-animals/
GOOD NEWS:
New Solar-Powered Beach-Combing Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic 30x Faster Than Humans
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/beach-cleaning-robot-helps-4ocean-clean-plastic-from-beaches/
Locals Digging a Well Accidentally Discover a $140 Million Star Sapphire Weighing Half a Ton
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2-5-million-caret-sapphire-discovered-in-sri-lanka-weighing-half-a-ton/
We hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s dose of goodness!
Love,
Your Alliance Team