The annual challenge is almost upon us. How many kind acts can you do in one day’s time? That is the premise of One Million Acts of Kindness Day every April 27th.
Go ahead! Give it a try! The world will be a better place because of you celebrating kindness.
Collier County Schools is very interested in having a culture of kindness at their schools next year. Collier County Kindness Awareness Day is going to be offered as an option to schools throughout the county.
Thank you to Stacey Dooney, Susanna Tocco and Beth Housewert for their help.
Thirty-two lives were cut short eight years ago at Virginia Tech. I went to the campus three days after the shooting, stayed for four days and dedicated my life to a mission of kindness. One Million Acts of Kindness was born out of that tragic event.
This past weekend I walked 18 miles to all 24 police precincts in Manhattan. I then walked to the 84th precinct in Brooklyn as well. Officer Liu and Officer Ramos were gunned down in a senseless act of hatred. This walk was to honor them.
A week from tomorrow is One Million Acts of Kindness Day when you are challenged to do as many acts of kindness in one day’s time. Please take part in this wonderful challenge.
I attended a conference sponsored by the Holy See at the UN yesterday. The topic was nuclear arms abolition. All children of the world should be protected from harm of all types.
These past seven months of the Global Kindness Tour have been punctuated by several eye surgeries and procedures. I am in New York City for ten days or so and will make the best of what I am able to accomplish during post-op.
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.