Inspire Kindness is the theme at North Side School and the students live up to that challenge as it is an ever-present thought in their daily activities. Walking the halls, one can see the projects of” kindness from the heart” which hang on the walls, everything from helping the people of Haiti to getting involved with those in need in the community. The student body, at this early stage in their lives, is receiving the tools they need to grow into caring individuals because of the dedicated staff and parental involvement; a mix of nurturing, every child should have on a continual basis.
Today’s presentations to five more classes was met with great enthusiasm and hundreds of questions posed by inquiring minds, one student even asked me if I could do a head-stand under water; that in itself was worth the price of admission. Nearly every question or comment from the students showed how deeply committed they are to being caring individuals. One first-grader told me that since the Inspire Kindness campaign has started at the beginning of the school year, he has been tracking his kind acts on a poster board in his bedroom, to date he has performed 9,323 kind acts. I’m convinced that this generation is going to do great things to change things for the good in this world.
Tonight was Family Fun Night at North Side School. We were treated to grilled delicacies by “chef” Bloomgarden and “grill maestro” Foster. Thank you guys for treating Bogart and me to dinner. Talking with parents and children, I was afforded the opportunity to see first-hand the connect families have, as most every parent already knew about One Million Acts Of Kindness. This pleases me beyond words. Thanks to everyone.
Bogart played his usual role as diplomat, as hundreds of parents and children came to greet him at his unannounced locale.
** Special thanks go out to Diane, who provided Bogart with needed exercise during the course of the day.
Please help us spread our message of a Goal of Kindness to schoolchildren across the country. Your donations are crucial to making this a reality.
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One Million Acts Of Kindness
PO Box 770054
Lakewood, OH 44107
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Bogart is my travel companion on The Kindness Bus Tour for the next ten years. We will be on the road traveling to campuses across the country. Bogart is a eight year old Boston Terrier. He is a great people dog... he loves meeting new people. I am Bogart's fourth owner in his short 8 years of life... Not because of him but because his three previous owner's lifestyles changed after they took him in... Lucky for me!! Bogart is the luckiest, most spoiled dog on the face of the earth. He loves the bus and he loves to travel. Please come and visit him when we are on your campus.
The Blue Bird Corporation donated this amazing bus to One Million Acts of Kindness, allowing us the continue this initiative. It has been painted to closely resemble the original Kindness Bus. It will last well beyond the ten years of this mission. A very big thank you to Blue Bird from Bob Votruba and Bogart too!!
The original Kindness bus has been donated to a professor at Virginia Tech who will use it on campus and at schools in the Blacksburg area. The Kindness Bus will continue to inspire and comfort residents, students and visitors in that area for years to come.
One Million Acts Of Kindness is a goal. A goal for each person to individually perform One Million Acts Of Kindness in their life. Can you imagine a greater goal for one's life? It is a constant mind-set of kindness every day of your life for the next fifty-five years. Doing for others and kindness in your heart for everyone. It is my wish that you will dedicate your life to a charity... finding the passion in your heart for something or someone in need.
As a father of three college age kids I am concerned for the world in which all kids will live. A great way to create a safer, more caring world is for everyone to start their lifetime goal of One Million Acts Of Kindness. So I bought a bus, had about sixty family members, friends and neighbors help paint it and began a ten year journey with my Boston Terrier, Bogart, to college campuses across the country hoping to convince as many of you as possible about this much needed movement for this world. I love you guys too much to sit back and not do anything about this. Let's start a kindness movement in this country today to change the direction this world is headed!! You are the change that this world needs.