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.

MAGIC!

February 19th, 2014

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Reverend Joan Marie Barringer has been a big supporter since the day we met. She is a cheerleader in spreading the word about One Million Acts of Kindness, even featuring my mission on her website. We recently got together in Vero Beach to have her work her MAGIC on the new Blue Bird. She wrote on the Kindness Bus a few years back and I had her write the same on Blue Bird.
Her magic for manifesting is: Meditate, Ask God, Give thanks, Imagine, Celebrate.

Going on Six

February 17th, 2014

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The 5th annual One Million Acts of Kindness Week is in the books and the planning for year six has begun.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this week a big success once again. Your acts of kindness and community-wide events had a profound impact in so many lives. Know that someone was touched deeply by your kindness…someone who was in need of comfort.
Kindness always…all ways,
Bob Votruba and Bogart too!

Media Kindness

February 16th, 2014

One Million Acts of Kindness inspires people to share what they are best at doing.
Project Description:
I am the editor of The Stallion newspaper at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in TIfton, Ga. We will be visiting local high schools that barely have broadcasting/newspaper exposure. We would like to share knowledge of equipment, editorial and editing processes, and expose to students to local opportunities in media. I thought this would be a great little something we could do to bring some positivity to our community.

Kindness is on the Rise as Gas Prices Fall

February 15th, 2014

One Million Acts of Kindness Week causes people to act with kind hearts.
Every year since the inception of this wonderful week, Paul Zani brings his group from Consulate Management together to perform beautiful acts of kindness. An example is below:
Norfolk has thrown down the gauntlet. They have gotten a local gas station to reduce gas prices by twenty cents ( for two hours) on Sat…. and members of the Norfolk team will be pumping gas, cleaning windshields and handing out fliers. Great job, and I’m looking forward to hearing what the rest of you are doing for our national “Million Acts of Kindness Week”. Please take pictures, alert your local media, and send your pictures/stories along to our FL website….and to Bob V.

There can be no greater gift than for us to practice special acts of kindness with the various resident populations we serve.
Be creative. Be caring, and never forget that it’s a pleasure to serve.
Paul

Spread Some Love Today

February 14th, 2014

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We all know deep in our hearts that we can help to change the world with our actions. We just have to decide to take action!
Pete and Nance from Sausalito are two of my favoritest {sic} people on the face of the earth. Every time I think of them, it makes me smile while I wonder what fun goodness they might be up to.
They venture out in their painted up van and make people smile, with their altruistic beauty, everywhere they go.
You can tell from today’s photo exactly what fun goodness they did this time.
Pete and Nance…you guys rock!!!

Seniors Making and Sharing Their Hearts

February 13th, 2014

Amazing Grace Empowerment Ministries is celebrating One Million Acts of Kindness Week with the following beautiful kindness.
Project Description:
A group of senior citizens will go to the nursing home & hand out cards to the patients with inspirational messages written on them.

Kindness Across the Generations

February 12th, 2014

I love when younger adults reach out a helping hand to seniors. It is a beautiful, pure human action of love. One Million Acts of Kindness Week has inspired the following.
Project Description:
Ammon Foothills Young Single Adult Ward went to Fairwinds Assisted Living in Idaho Falls and sang to the residents and made Valentine’s Day cards with them. We also spent time chatting with them and getting to know them.