Here are a few more good news stories making the rounds…
1. A one-eared dog named Van Gogh is raising money for charity by painting with his tongue. He used to be a “bait dog” in a dogfighting ring, which is how he lost the ear. The head a of a rescue place in Connecticut originally used the painting idea as a gimmick to get him adopted. But now he’s done over 60 paintings, and raised more than $3,000 to help rescue other pets.
2. A woman in Philadelphia named Patricia Gallagher is in the news. Every year, she goes to different nursing homes and hands out hundreds of stuffed animals to seniors who might not get a lot of Christmas gifts. They’re all donated by random people, or come from toy drives. She’s been doing it since 2009.
3. A town in Washington raised $2,300 to send a grocery store worker with autismto a Seattle Seahawks game. He’s a huge fan and had …