When your day starts with two Marines offering all the praise you could ever imagine, you know a big day is in store. Bogart was the main catalyst to prompt the young men to come visit at the start of the day. They had seen The Kindness Bus on several occasions and finally saw me behind the wheel as I backed next to their car. It’s good to know that the country’s safety is in the hands of proud men like them.
Before heading to Swansboro, to visit with the Cub Scouts, an angel fell from the sky for The Kindness Bus Tour, more about this and the good which will come from it this weekend.
The Cub Scouts, Pack 215 from Richlands, NC held a weekend camp on some of the most breathtaking property you will ever see. What I realized during my visit that the Cub Scouts is all about family; Moms, dads, brothers and sisters joined the Pack to spend time as community with all of the other member families. I was honored to be invited to talk with all of those present at this wonderful outing.
Other than forgetting to take a picture of 100 Cub Scouts in front of The Kindness Bus and forgetting to write the two Marine’s names down, it was a picture perfect 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.