Four nights in a row where the overnight temperature dropped into the 20s has come to an end in Savannah. Opening the door to the bus to start the day, I was greeted by a welcome surprise, it was warm outside. Being warm to me means one thing, foot traffic. It was going to be a busy day.
I started by taking Bogart to the dog park for some exercise and fresh air. I had two destinations I wanted to visit before leaving this town next week. I headed to the Board of Education building and the Mayor’s office. The good that people can do in a position of power could help to catapult this mission to every student in this city. Now that One Million Acts Of Kindness has some history. We are going to start approaching people in power more often than ever. We soon will become a .org and a 501c3 to give us non-profit status. Big steps in the direction of growing this movement into something very special for children.
We are getting some very favorable press since arriving in Savannah; South magazine, WSAV TV were so nice to stop out to talk. The word is starting to spread in Savannah from person to person and over the air waves.
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.
Sounds very exciting, everyone can pledge to do one million acts of kindness and follow through with this. There are so many people doing wonderful things, I have been seeing this on TV and reading this in the newspapers. It is very catchy!! Keep up the good work, Bob.