Maya Bennett

Hey! I'm Maya Bennett, storyteller at heart, marketer by day, and the Founder of the Good Word Page. I believe in sharing stories of happiness and finding the sunshine in life's everyday :)

coach balto bike bus

Coach Balto creates ‘Bike Bus’ in Portland to safely escort students to school, spreading joy on two wheels

Coach Sam Balto’s ‘Bike Bus’ program initiated in Oregon, Portland is now a mass movement. Just when you thought what difference can one person make? One person can inspire countless others and truly so, a physical education teacher from an elementary school has made a significant impact within two years. Coach Sam Balto, based in […]

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extremely obese dog

Woman fosters an extremely obese dog, thereby giving the dog a new lease of life

Frannie, an extremely obese dog about to be euthanized is helped by a kind veterinarian student, Annika Bram. A 24-year-old veterinary student, Annika Bram from California, has taken on the challenge of fostering an extremely obese dog named Frannie. She documents this journey on an Instagram account followed by thousands of people, as reported by

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Nature & Science
Providence college in Rhode Island

Students from Providence College in Rhode Island, raise thousands to help security guard visit family in Nigeria

A heartwarming story from Providence College in Rhode Island restores faith in humanity. The security guard at Providence College’s Raymond Hall in Rhode Island, James, received a pleasant surprise from the students. Due to his friendly nature, some students at the college would speak to him and learned that he had not visited his native

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repay kindness

Asian Family Donates $5 Million to Repay Kindness They Received Decades Ago

Chinese American family donates $5 million to repay kindness shown to them by a Black family. A Chinese American family from Coronado, California, wishes to return back the kindness and generosity they were shown decades ago. When they relocated to Coronado in 1939, due to the racist housing rules in place at the time, the

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Amazing
man walks to work everyday

Come Rain or Shine, a Man Walks to Work Every Day for Miles, Until a Kind Woman Offers Him a Lift

Hundreds rally on Mr. Bill’s Village – Facebook group, to help out a man who walks to work every day! Bill Moczulewski, a legally blind night shift janitor at a nearby Walmart, was unable to drive and had to walk six miles each way to work every day. He lived in Cabot, Arkansas. His devotion

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Heartfelt tribute

Jon Stewart’s heartfelt tribute to his dog inspires a surge of contributions to the animal shelter

Jon Stewart gave a heartfelt tribute to his dog, Dipper, on The Daily Show. This helped raise huge donations for a NYC animal shelter. Jon Stewart from The Daily Show gave a tearful farewell to his dog, Dipper, and this helped raise a significant amount of money for an animal shelter in New York City.

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lala a king penguin

Meet Lala a King Penguin from Japan, who walks into town to get a fish from his local market

Watch the video of – Lala a king penguin, grocery shopping in Japan. Most of us love animals and pets, be it cats, dogs, hamsters, birds, fish, etc. But have you ever heard of a pet “king penguin”? If not, then meet Lala, a king penguin from Antarctica, who found his way to the hot

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Nature & Science, blog
Worcester Public Library

Worcester Public Library celebrates ‘March Meowness’ and waives late fees in exchange for cat pictures

Forgot a book? No problem, get a picture of your or someone else’s cat to the Worcester Public Library now! Have you ever had the misfortune of forgetting to return library books? The fact that returning books can easily result in fines of several dollars when formerly they would have just cost 10 cents, is one way

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Honorary uncle

Heroic Sheriff’s Deputy earns Honorary Uncle title for rescuing infant, saving her life

Sheriff’s Deputy earns honorary uncle title for saving a baby’s life from a terrible car crash accident. If it weren’t for Deputy Sgt. Dave Musgrove of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office‘s bravery and fast thinking, the heart-stopping collision on a Florida road might have resulted in a double tragedy. A motorcyclist riding zoomed at a

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Grandma restaurant in Staten Island

Welcome to Enoteca Maria, a grandma restaurant in Staten Island, NYC

Missing your grandma’s cooking? Headover to the grandma restaurant in Staten Island! Were you lucky enough to enjoy meals prepared at home by your dear grandmother? Even if she wasn’t there and you haven’t tasted delicacies prepared by your grandmother, there’s a restaurant in Staten Island, New York City, that guarantees it! According to the

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