Two days in a row of Bogart posing with a bear without a complaint. Bogart is the perfect dog to have on The Kindness Bus Tour. It still amazes me that I became his fourth owner at 1 1/2 years of age. He should probably have his own Facebook page. He is a big dog in a small dog body.
I started the day doing my weekly chore of “bachelor laundry.” I love seeing all of my whites and colors take on a slight gray hue by washing them together all the time. I met the two most wonderful women, Joy and Tabitha, who own and work at the Jacksonville Laundry. They love The Kindness Tour. Joy even arranged for the local newspaper to call.
Today we started on our week-long visit to all of the schools in Onslow County, North Carolina; Forty-five schools in all. We visited nine of the schools, all with great interest from administrators and educators. I am hoping to be able to go to the schools on the Camp Lejeune military base. Everyone loves the Kindness Certificates and how they can be used as a teaching tool for kids in school, at home and throughout their lives.
Early today I met two local real estate agents, April and McKenzie, who took an immediate liking to Bogart, The Kindness Bus, and Bob; in that order. (Just kidding) One of them was pushing a young child in a stroller, my wish is that her child’s generation, only knows love.
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.