It’s Friiiiiday! And also May Day, which marks the end of the uncomfortable wintery half of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. So why don’t we celebrate the warmer seasons and the beginning of a new month with a little good news (like we need a reason to hear good news ;)?

In today’s report, you’ll find Do Gooders using pedals to clean up their town, Craigslist to help people in need and a formally abused dog who has become a surrogate mom to several different species of baby animals.

Good News Links For May 1, 2009:

1. Pedal People Put the Cycling in Recycling. (Source: Yes Magazine)
2. Pittsburgh Do Gooder takes a ‘Pay it Forward’ weekend trip to Chicago using Craigslist to find 5 people in need. (Source: The Windy Citizen)
3. Jasmine, an abused Greyhound, welcomes and nurtures new animals to sanctuary, from pups to chicks and even a fawn! (Source: HelpOthers.org)
4. Woman opens home and feeds town on a weekly basis, caters local fundraisers and events, too. (Source: IndyWeek.com)
5. Five stories of kids helping kids, some with parental guidance and some who influence their parents to Do Good. (Source: Reader’s Digest)

To share your feel-good stories, email us at goodnews {at} dailychallenge {dot} org.