By Cheryl Conway

With winter holidays behind us and the new year already here, many may have noticed some extra kindness with more and more people giving to charities, hosting dinners, providing meals and reaching out to those struggling or needing some help to get by.

These are the type of stories that New View Media Group welcomes as good news and kindness tend to spread and creates a chain reaction that may encourage others to pitch in by donating some time, money or items that they do not need or use.

New View Media Group, it’s that new view on news that tends to steer away from anything controversial and negative, such as last year’s political debates and election. The recent election, as contentious as it was, remains uneasy for many who question the next leadership; and if the other candidate would have won, that same uneasiness would have still been present.

As readers look back at 2016, and then forward to what lies ahead, we must not forget the importance of sticking to core values, good ethics and morals, and proper etiquette which can range from being kind to others; having respect for all people; being honest and giving to those who may be struggling.

Throughout the past year, the local community has been an outreach in so many ways to help others both near and far. Readers of the “Morristown News” were inundated with so many positive stories.  In Morristown, one resident lit up her property with holiday lights for charity; kids in Morris Plains baked and made crafts for locals in need; fire department hosted Toys for Tots Drive; fairies covered statues with hats and scares for homeless; public art project commemorated immigrants; police officers grew hair for brain tumor society; community walked for hunger; parks and recreation hosted coat drive; library celebrated centennial; woman’s club collected bras for charity; Girl Scouts collected groceries for battered women; Morristown group reorganized to keep the town beautiful;   25-year old native competed as Olympic contender in triple jump; Morris County held first recovery walk for addiction awareness; township named community garden after longtime community volunteer; sixth grader competed and won on food network; local woman opened boutique to sell handbags to help children and end violence; Valentine’s Day run was help to raise awareness to those with disabilities; community rallied to support ticket-taker employee at movie theater; students collected 1,000 pounds of food for food pantry.

The list of amazing stories that detail all of the wonderful actions prompted by the local community go on and on. For 2017, let’s continue to share in all of the good that surrounds us, big or small, near or far.

Send your press releases and story ideas to me at editor@newviewmg.com. Hope happy holidays were had by all and may 2017 be bright, healthy and filled with all great things.