Scott Van Duzer is a tireless advocate for children in the Treasure Coast area of Florida. He helps children in so many ways through his foundation. He makes donations to children in need with his time, cash and food. I had to most definitely include him in my stops in Fort Pierce. He makes a heck of a pizza pie too!
Visit www.vanduzerfoundation.org
The ride for children with disabilities and differences has begun. We reached Sarasota, our 1st of 70 destinations as we will ride/and drive the perimeter of the United States for the next nine months.
Let the greater goodness begin.
Thank you to WINK news reporter Taylor Bisacky for helping to promote our Ring Our Country with Kindness ride around the perimeter of the United States offering comfort to and raising awareness for children with disabilities. Watch WINK for a wonderful video she is compiling.
Below is a link:
http://www.winknews.com/2017/03/23/man-uses-bus-to-spread-kindness-throughout-country/
Thank you to Bikes for Tykes board members for tuning up my original Kindness Bicycle and donating a newer model to serve as a stand-in when needed.
In the 30+ years since the inception of BFT, they have given away over 23,000 bicycles, free of charge, to children and adults their community. Bikes for Tykes accepts used bicycles, bicycle parts in good condition, and new bicycles and helmets. The donations are used to refurbish the bicycles. The refurbished bicycles are given to children and adults in need.
What a wonderful way to bring a beautiful day to an end. It was Special Arts Studio Night sponsored by the Children’s Fund of Collier County. These adults with special needs are so kind and caring, it is a pleasure to spend time with them at the many events I attend.
Fun, fun, fun at Grizzlies Day Care this morning. We talked about making lifelong friends by being kind. These young students, most of them who have already seen one or two of our programs, were thrilled to see Bogart and the Kindness Bus pull into their school parking lot
Walt volunteers with Knights of Columbus and was working with their Tootsie Roll project which raises funds for disabled individuals when he called me over to learn about our ride to offer comfort to children with disabilities and differences. It’s wonderful to know of all the amazing groups across the country to help with children’s issues.
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
You can also donate through PayPal:
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.