Kailyn Toussaint

Based in beautiful New England, Kailyn has been a part of the DONUT team since January 2021. When she's not writing positive stories or keeping readers up to date with the latest Sports, Media & Entertainment news, she works as a professional vocalist, touring with multiple groups and singing around the world. Kailyn spearheads our Positive DONUT newsletter, sharing awww-inspiring stories from around the world every Tuesday.

Kailyn Toussaint

Latest Articles by Kailyn Toussaint

Positive
  |  May 18, 2023

A lost treasure

💰🔎 Fifteen-year-old George Tindale is a regular magnet fisher around his Grantham, UK home. On one of his recent fishing days, George was shocked when he pulled a small safe out of the river. When he got the metal box open, thousands of dollars in cash stared back at him.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 17, 2023

Nothing to see here, just a little lemur

The Calgary Zoo team is celebrating the arrival of its newest member: a baby lemur born on April 7th thanks to the zoo's Species Survival Plan.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 16, 2023

From pen pals to out-of-the-pen pals

⚖️ Twenty-nine years ago, Lamar Johnson went to jail for first-degree murder after being convicted of killing one of his closest friends, 25-year-old Marcus Boyd. But Lamar always denied any involvement in the case. And for nearly three decades, the Missouri man sat behind bars.

Kailyn Toussaint & Peter Nowak
Read More
Positive
  |  May 16, 2023

Paying it forward

👜 Recent high school graduate Adrian Rodriquez was walking through a supermarket parking lot in California, when he noticed an abandoned purse in a shopping cart.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 15, 2023

What is that in human years, again?

Meet Bobi, a dog in Portugal who is celebrating his birthday in a big way: by winning two Guinness World Records.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 12, 2023

Feathery Friends Friday: This dad rocks

...

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 11, 2023

The dogs on the bus go "woof woof woof"

It's official, Arat Montoya has the cutest job ever.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 10, 2023

Zipper buddies

👨‍👧 Four-year-old Everly "Evie" Backe spent the first year of her life in and out of the hospital. Born with a congenital heart defect, the Illinois girl has already had three open-heart surgeries – which left her with a large scar along her chest.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 9, 2023

The movie "Accepted," but irl

DeAnna Pusai has made it her mission to develop a one-of-a-kind college, providing higher education opportunities to adults with intellectual disabilities.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 9, 2023

The real story of Fred again

🎓🥳 Eighty years ago, Fred Taylor missed his Cornell College graduation. But thanks to a little help, this year he's getting a second chance.

Kailyn Toussaint & Peter Nowak
Read More
Positive
  |  May 9, 2023

Make new friends, but keep the ooooldd🎶

🧶 McKinney ISD elementary school just broke the record for the world's longest friendship bracelet. 

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 8, 2023

The oldest volun-tier

More than 40 years ago, Arlene Olvey started volunteering at La Cache: The Children's Hospital of Colorado's volunteer-run consignment store.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 5, 2023

Furry Friends Friday: Writing for rescues

📝🐶 A group of second graders has helped at least eight shelter dogs get adopted thanks to a clever lesson idea by their teacher. Writing persuasive stories about each unique rescue animal, their finished assignments are too cute to miss 

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 4, 2023

Scholarship superstar

Meet Dennis "Maliq" Barnes, a high school senior celebrating his numerous college acceptances- and smashing a world record on the way.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 4, 2023

...

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 3, 2023

Like Homeward Bound, but irl

////

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 2, 2023

Anyone wanna buy the movie rights to "Doll House"?

Don Powell opened his mailbox last summer to find two mysterious dolls inside...

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  May 2, 2023

Baby seal, doo doo doo doo doo doo...

👩‍👧 You're looking at the newest resident of Hawaii’s Kaimana Beach – a monk seal pup currently under 24-hour watch and protection by Hawaiian officials.

Kailyn Toussaint & Peter Nowak
Read More
Positive
  |  May 1, 2023

Quick, catch!

Nebraska's Omaha Central High School set out to make history last week... with water balloons.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More
Positive
  |  April 28, 2023

Furry Friends Friday: My Grandfather's Cat

My Grandfather's Cat is a non-profit organization that helps seniors and terminally-ill people find loving homes for their pets after their passing.

Kailyn Toussaint
Read More

You've made it this far...

Let's make our relationship official, no 💍 or elaborate proposal required. Learn and stay entertained, for free.👇

All of our news is 100% free and you can unsubscribe anytime; the quiz takes ~10 seconds to complete