“Imagine all of the good deeds that go unseen and unsung!”
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation reports that, by all indications, this year’s Random Act of Kindness Day on November 4, was successful! Building on the popularity of last year’s event, more Individuals and groups across both City and County took part in a wide variety of activities that celebrated kindness as a core value of Windsor and Essex County. Activities ranging from buying a cup of coffee for a stranger to raking the leaves on a neighbour’s front yard to handing out free newspapers at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel were all received gratefully and graciously.
In a recent speech in Vancouver, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, commented,
“Helping a friend move; mowing a neighbour’s lawn; checking in on an elderly relative; or even paying for a stranger’s coffee at the drive through – all these deeds show us to be a caring nation. Imagine all of the good deeds that go unseen and unsung.”
Thanks to over 34,000 caring individuals in Windsor and Essex County, a good many of those generous acts of kindness are now being talked about.
To read about the many stories that were part of Random Act of Kindness Day, go to www.wecf.ca/kindness.html or go on Facebook @WindsorEssexRAK. They are adding more anecdotes daily as they receive them.
The Community Foundation thanks Tim Hortons for being our main card distribution sponsor and Windsor Family Credit Union for being our Platinum Corporate Sponsor. In addition, we offer our appreciation to RBC and the Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corporation for their sponsorship at the Gold level.
We also thank our media partners, including Biz X Magazine, for the extensive coverage they provided, making Random Acts of Kindness Day such a success.
And to every person who took time out of their day on Friday to reach out to someone else with an act of kindness, WELL DONE!
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Random Act of Kindness Day is an inclusive, community building initiative that was developed in 2008 by the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. Since that time it has spread to 15 regions across Ontario and Alberta. It is sponsored locally by the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, Tim Hortons, Windsor Family Credit Union, local media, and other community minded organizations. Random Act of Kindness Day encourages the ‘pay it forward’ philosophy and gives people an opportunity to show kindness.
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) is a perpetual community trust that manages donated funds, makes grants to support community programs, and facilitates working relationships between community organizations. As one of Canada’s 173 community foundations, your Community Foundation helps Canadians invest in building strong and resilient places to live, work, and play. Since 1983 the Community Foundation has granted $4.9 million dollars to organizations who are helping to make Windsor-Essex a better place to live, work, play and grow.
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
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