Ellen Helps Soldier, YMCA Awards, Teacher Contest: GA Good News

GEORGIA — Good news around Georgia Patches this week Ellen surprising a solider, YMCA locations honoring volunteers, and a contest for teachers. The most romantic restaurants in Atlanta revealed, a girl's missing doll from her dad who is deployed is returned, and a student has a perfect ACT score are more positive stories.

• Girl's Missing Daddy Doll En Route Back To Atlanta From CT
• Ellen Surprises Atlanta Soldier And His Mom With $30K And New Car
• Most Romantic Restaurants In US: 7 Atlanta Eateries Make List
• Woodstock High Junior Earns Perfect ACT Score

Barnes & Noble:

• Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest: Locations In Marietta
• Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest: Locations In Atlanta
• Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest: Locations In Cumming
• Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest In Alpharetta

YMCA Awards:

• YMCA To Honor Gwinnett County Volunteers, Teen Leaders
• YMCA To Honor Forsyth County Volunteer, Teen Leader
• YMCA To Honor Cherokee County Volunteer, Teen Leader
• YMCA To Honor Alpharetta Family Volunteer, Teen Leader

Here are more uplifting stories from Georgia this week:

• Closed Kids' Clothing Chain To Relaunch In Georgia
• Gwinnett Animal Welfare To Host 'Find Your Sweetheart' Event
• UNG President Appointed To National Task Force On Transfer Credit
• Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Returns Feb. 10
• Alpharetta Students Win National Theater Awards
• Forsyth Students Win National Theater Awards
• Delta Community To Award $25,000 In College Scholarships
• Riverwood Students Attend To 'No Place for Hate' Summit
• Winners Announced In Cherokee Schools' Reading Bowl
• Atlanta Jazz Chorus To Perform At Roswell Roots Festival
• Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta Is Relocating 50 Trees
• Douglasville Police To Host 6K Run On March 28
• Dallas Police To Host Free Self Defense Class For Women
• Caffeine And Octane To Open Restaurant, Event Space, TV Studio
• Gwinnett County Store Sells $10K Mega Millions Ticket
• Paulding Co. School District Hosting Teacher Career Fair March 5
• Winning Fantasy 5 Jackpot Ticket Unclaimed In Cobb County
• New Store, Shoppers World, Opens Near The Mall At Stonecrest
• Most Popular Governors: Where Georgia's Gov. Brian Kemp Ranks
• Rolling Stones Coming To Atlanta This Summer, Date, Tickets
• Gwinnett To Fight Hunger With 'Stuff-A-Bus' Donation Drive
• All Five PCSD High Schools Named AP Honor Schools
• Forsyth Schools Named To AP District Honor Roll
• Johns Creek Students Serve On Supt.’s Student Advisory Council
• Winning Jumbo Bucks Tickets Sold In Paulding, Gwinnett, Henry
• Mojo Vinyl Named One Of The Best Record Stores In U.S.
• Celebrate Galentine’s Day At Avalon On Thursday
• All Cherokee High Schools Earn State Honors For AP Programs