Arriving in New York City on Saturday afternoon, the weather was perfect for any outdoor activity. Seeing the streets full of people, added to the excitement of knowing I would be able to talk with people in Central Park, from all parts of the world. As discovered on my previous month-long stay in New York, people from nations across the globe are loving the message of One Million Acts Of Kindness.
Central Park is a big draw for families, my favorite group to talk with. It is such a reward for me to know that a message of kindness is going to travel halfway around the world to the countries of these families. Italy, France, Germany and England were but a few of the countries represented by these families.
In the afternoon of Saturday and the rain-shortened Sunday, The Kindness Bus, being parked at one of the main entrances to Central Park was viewed by tens of thousands of enthusiastic supporters. Bogart and I worked the crowds inside the park, challenging those who passed by, to take the One Million Acts Of Kindness lifetime pledge. It was a huge success. You can find one of these certificates on the homepage of our website, make your personal pledge today.
Two friends who are a big help when I visit are, Donna and Sally. They bend over backwards to lend assistance with anything the Kindness Bus Tour may need. Many thanks to both of them for their continued support.
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.
Mail donations to:
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.