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

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  |  July 26, 2022

💭💸 If you can dream it...

💭💸 Alonzo Colman recently won $250,000 from the lottery off numbers that came to him in a dream. 

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Positive
  |  July 26, 2022

Age really IS just a number

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Positive
  |  July 26, 2022

🪶🔍 Got games on that phone??

🪶🔍 Kevin, the emu, was recently spotted by residents in Parkersburg, West Virginia, wandering the town for over a week.

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Positive
  |  July 25, 2022

Let's play a game

♟When ten-year-old Ukrainian Valeria Yezhova wanted to find a way to thank her country's army for their protection, she turned to what she knows best: checkers.

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Positive
  |  July 22, 2022

Furry Friends Friday: Doug the Pug

🐶 The Doug The Pug Foundation has a mission to support kids fighting cancer and life-threatening illness.

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Positive
  |  July 21, 2022

Bucks for books

When a Detroit bookstore fell victim to online credit card fraud costing them $35,000 and threatening to close the store, book lovers quickly rallied to help

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Positive
  |  July 20, 2022

Me Ken, You Jane

🐒🧍‍♀️ Conservationist Jane Goodall is officially the latest Barbie doll as part of the company's Inspiring Women Series. 

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Positive
  |  July 19, 2022

🎗 Bonnie's great adventure

🎗 Peter and Paula Closier were surprised and confused when their lost dog Bonnie finally came home wearing a third place ribbon from a nearby dog show.

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Positive
  |  July 19, 2022

That'll be $0.75, please

A vending machine, an ATM... what's next? Two kittens are rescued from odd machines on separate occasions. 

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Positive
  |  July 19, 2022

🐴 Giddy'up, Philly

🐴 Philadelphia's Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club keeps impoverished youth off the streets and on horseback.

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Positive
  |  July 18, 2022

💵 A top-tier tip

Bartender Chelsea Bell Lantrip was left speechless when a complete stranger left a $4000 tip on her $180 bill.

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Positive
  |  July 15, 2022

🐧❤️🧓🏻 Penguin Pal

🐧 104-year-old Bertha Komor had an unusual bucket list dream; the Connecticut senior always wanted to pet a penguin.

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Positive
  |  July 14, 2022

🧶 Crocheting for a Cause

🧶 When Brazilian grandfather João Stanganelli retired, he took up a new hobby to pass the time: crocheting.

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Positive
  |  July 13, 2022

Hakuna Matata

🐗🐕 Meet Timon and Pumba, an unlikely (and frankly adorable) duo recently rescued near Cave Creek, Arizona.

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Positive
  |  July 12, 2022

I'm sorry, we only accept dogecoin

In 2020, a stray dog took a liking to the employees at a Brazilian Hyundai car dealership.

The dealership employees figured the dog would eventually move along – but then, on one stormy day, the dealership's manager invited the pup inside... and the rest was history.

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Positive
  |  July 8, 2022

Furry Friends Friday: Unbaaalievable Ears

🐐 Simba the goat was born with unbelievably long ears that reach the ground, coming in at 48 centimeters(18 inches) long. 

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Positive
  |  July 7, 2022

⚓️ The little ship that could

⚓️ Andrew Bedwell aims to sail his tiny three-foot-long boat 1900 miles across the Atlantic ocean.

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Positive
  |  July 5, 2022

Squirrels on skis are so yesterday

🏄🐕 After a heavy storm left the streets of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, completely flooded, dog-dad Peter Rosen and his pup Bo took to the waves, surfing down the streets with ease ⬆️.

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Positive
  |  July 5, 2022

✈️🐾 Pup, Pup and Away

✈️🐾 David Tan is a retired pilot who spends his time voluntarily flying rescue animals around the country to their forever homes. 

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Positive
  |  July 5, 2022

🎾 A Helping Hand

🎾 British Tennis Player Jodie Burrage was in the middle of her first Wimbledon match last week when she noticed a ball boy struggling on the edge of the court.

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