The 3rd annual “Spring Into Kindness” day was a success once again. Individuals interacting in kind ways with those they normally don’t, is what this day is all about. Thank you to everyone who took part and please spread word of this event to as many as you can.
Hats off to Spring de Haviland, co-founder of this event, for her tireless dedication…and even handing out carnations throughout southern California
Today’s, 3rd annual “Spring into Kindness” day is the brainchild of Hope Chase from Santa Monica, California. On this first day of spring, you are asked to surprise someone with an act of kindness.
It’s that simple. Go ahead! “Spring into Kindness.”
I really enjoy being on the morning news in schools, it lets the kids know that Bogart will be visiting their classrooms, getting them prepared for our presentation.
Principal, Dr. Westberry and school Counselor, Leanne Hope were my guides as I presented a program, one classroom at a time at this school. I love this format, talking to small groups. It seems to have the biggest impact and a more personal connection with everyone. This school is doing a great job creating a culture of kindness on campus. The students, educators and staff are working as one collective family as a continual mind set. It was a pleasure to visit once again.
Some people take the act of helping others to an amazing level. Lauren is one such person. I recently visited her class in Naples to talk the yoga students. It is always a great way to connect with the local community. Lauren hosted this free class and had me bring Blue Bird by for all to see.
Local musician, Devon Meyers played beautiful music to help in creating this three-way karmic event.
Visit www.naplesyogacenter.com to learn of Lauren’s kind heart.
Whenever I can have a captive audience of 30,000 people view “Blue Bird” and all of its important messages, I am going to seize the opportunity.
The Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Naples was just the event.
Thank you to Mary, Ashley, Elana and Alex for handing out flyers, rolling the Kindness Bicycle along and carrying Bogart…yes, carrying Bogart along the parade route. They also got the crowd cheering along the entire parade route. What a great day to spread kindness.
A woman who is doing amazing work with children throughout the world is Lulu Carter. She started a program for children in Naples, Florida that helps children learn valuable life lessons while teaching them about the arts.
Her website is a great way to learn about her passion for helping children.
www.houseofgaia.org
House of Gaia is an amazing place. Lulu Carter, the driving force behind this facility, inspires children with wonderful lessons in life while teaching them about the arts. Every time I come here I learn something new about the good she is doing for kids around the world.
A couple of groups of children painted a beautiful mural, with the helping hand of Lulu, during my two visits over the past couple of weeks. A big thanks for them to improve upon the beauty of “Blue Bird.”
The words added alongside of the mural are: Children are precious gifts from God. Nurture them. Let them grow…like beautiful flowers. It is our duty as adults, to make sure, this is the only outcome!
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.