An 8 year ride for kids

Put an end to Bullying & Adolescent Suicide

In year 3 of this mission, I introduced a bicycle ride to my travels to raise
awareness about issues kids are having to deal with at far too young an age.
Bullying and Adolescent Suicide are two of these challenging burdens most kids
will unfairly have to overcome throughout the remainder of their lives. At rides
end we will have ridden enough miles to traveled the perimeter of the earth, twice.
My mission on this ride has but one focus: To save kids lives.

Shaking on It

December 20th, 2015
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Bogart and I are wrapping up some end of year details. It is amazing how fast this year has gone by. We’re looking to a very big year connecting with students across the country via Skype and videoconferencing. If you are a parent, teacher, principal or administrator, please contact us about being part of our school programs.

Time to Head North

December 18th, 2015

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Bogart and I will head north to Cleveland for the Christmas holiday. Lots of great plans for writing the puppet shows, working on classroom programs and celebrating with family and friends.
Bogart didn’t look too thrilled when I broke the news to him but when we get there I know he will love seeing all the people and dogs he knows.

Think

December 16th, 2015

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The statements on this poster remind me of the Rotary Four-way test. These are great messages for everyone.

Twenty Six Names

December 14th, 2015

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Twenty children and six adults lost their lives three years ago. The names in the shape of a heart remind us all to spread loving kindness to the world in their honor.
Visiting Sandy Hook this past summer helped me to lend comfort to some of the individuals who were in need of a message of kindness.

26 Candles for Sandy Hook

December 13th, 2015

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Tomorrow is the third anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
I have decided to honor the 26 souls who lost their lives by riding the Kindness Bicycle to 26 houses of worship and light 26 candles and say 26 prayers.

Santa Run Parade

December 12th, 2015

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It was a perfect day for another parade, this one was in East Naples, Florida. Driving through this area which is often overlooked because of it socioeconomics, a group of teachers have taken it upon themselves to dress up, create floats and throw out candy to an eager group of children. Of course Santa was a huge hit follow closely behind by Bogart. Merry Christmas to all.

Signs of the Times

December 11th, 2015
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Christmas and Kindness go hand in hand. Kindness is in fashion any time of the year. I changed all the signs on the Kindness Bicycle today. Nurturing children with kindness is a never-ending proposition.