During my 36 mile ride on The Kindness Bicycle today, I stopped at the administration offices of the Child Advocacy and Parenting Services offices in Salina, Kansas. The “red carpet” rolled out the moment I entered the door. I was treated to a tour of their offices and talked with all of these very caring individuals. The services provided by CAPS are numerous, they provide; Family Mentoring, Parenting Education, Mornings Out for Moms/Dads, Smart Start, Bullying Prevention and Happy Bear. The in-classroom education programs caught my interest as this is the sort of curriculum I am looking to make part of my 2nd puppet show I am creating for children.
CAPS is bursting at the seams and their offices are in 4 different locations. They are building a state-of-the-art facility called the Donna L. Vanier Children’s Center, thanks in large part to the generosity of the Vanier family.
I also stopped by, unannounced to the Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas this afternoon and got an enthusiastic greeting by the entire staff. Executive Director, Andrea Quill and everyone in the office this afternoon dropped what they were doing to see the guy on The Kindness Bicycle. We held an impromptu meeting at the entrance to their offices and it couldn’t have been any better. They shared with great enthusiasm the details of the services they provide to the residents of Saline County and I told them of the awareness I am trying to bring about Domestic Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Thank you to everyone for making today a very special day.
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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.