A few short miles off interstate 71 in Sunbury, Ohio is the Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial. 282 heroes from Ohio have given their lives to the war on terrorism. Thousands of heroes across the United States have given their lives and tens of thousands have suffered debilitating injuries. Please please take the time to pause and reflect on the sacrifices that are unfortunately overlooked far too often. This memorial was a must-stop along my travels.
Ashland University feels like home away from home every time I visit this campus. The Kindness Bus is parked in front of the Ashland Center for Nonviolence to meet with these kind, caring folks today.
One of my favorite people on the face of the earth, Dr. John Stratton, founded the Ashland Center for Nonviolence to help create a kinder world for all of us, passed away this past summer. His quote, “Kindness for everyone, no exceptions” is prominently displayed on the Kindness Bus as I travel the country.
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful visit to Harrison Elementary School in Lakewood, Ohio today. The 400 or so students and faculty at the school started a kindness program at the beginning of the year, helping the community with their kind actions.
This school with their H.O.P. Program Will help the community throughout the school year. What a wonderful lesson for children to learn.
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.
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