“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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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
NOVEMBER 4, 2011:CELEBRATE KINDNESS!
Thousands of residents prepare to celebrate KINDNESS!
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation wants to remind everyone that Friday, November 4th is Random Act of Kindness Day in Windsor-Essex!
Windsor-Essex residents are preparing to celebrate kindness by picking-up a RAK card, performing a
simple act of kindness for someone and passing the card along – inspiring him/her to do the same.
More people have picked-up a Random Act of Kindness cards than ever before. In fact, 75,000 cards are
circulating through-out Windsor and Essex County and citizens are already reporting stories of kindness
on Facebook @WindsorEssexRAK, Twitter #WERAK or by email to kindness@wecf.ca. As of Thursday
morning, 33,000 people have contacted the Community Foundation to advise that they were
participating.
Many of these people are part of groups who are not only performing individual acts of kindness, but
are also organizing team projects in the community. One group of grateful first and second graders are
making thank-you cards which they will be presenting to area veterans on Friday morning. Several
others are going out to rake the leaves for their neighbours or visiting senior’s homes. A full list of the
projects the Foundation is aware of is attached.
“We are excited with the number or people who have embraced the initiative again this year,” states
Lisa Kolody, Chair of the Random Act of Kindness Committee. “Those who haven’t already picked up
their RAK Day cards can do so from any Tim Hortons or WFCU branch.”
There are so many ways to participate! A Random Act of Kindness can be as simple as:
Buying someone a coffee
Holding the door open
Paying for someone’s parking
Donating to Canadian Blood Services
Helping someone load their car
Praising someone’s efforts
More ideas and card locations are available online at www.wecf.ca
“In the past year I have been the recipient of a number of random acts of kindness, and have even
written about it on my blog. Having people demonstrate kindness to toward me is a powerful incentive
to me to pay those random acts forward on November 4 and beyond, ” says Glenn Stresman, Executive
Director of the WindsorEssex Community Foundation. “Pick up a card today, perform an act of kindness,
and pass the card along.”
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation wants to remind everyone that Friday, November 4th is Random Act of Kindness Day in Windsor-Essex!
Windsor-Essex residents are preparing to celebrate kindness by picking-up a RAK card, performing a
simple act of kindness for someone and passing the card along – inspiring him/her to do the same.
More people have picked-up a Random Act of Kindness cards than ever before. In fact, 75,000 cards are
circulating through-out Windsor and Essex County and citizens are already reporting stories of kindness
on Facebook @WindsorEssexRAK, Twitter #WERAK or by email to kindness@wecf.ca. As of Thursday
morning, 33,000 people have contacted the Community Foundation to advise that they were
participating.
Many of these people are part of groups who are not only performing individual acts of kindness, but
are also organizing team projects in the community. One group of grateful first and second graders are
making thank-you cards which they will be presenting to area veterans on Friday morning. Several
others are going out to rake the leaves for their neighbours or visiting senior’s homes. A full list of the
projects the Foundation is aware of is attached.
“We are excited with the number or people who have embraced the initiative again this year,” states
Lisa Kolody, Chair of the Random Act of Kindness Committee. “Those who haven’t already picked up
their RAK Day cards can do so from any Tim Hortons or WFCU branch.”
There are so many ways to participate! A Random Act of Kindness can be as simple as:
Buying someone a coffee
Holding the door open
Paying for someone’s parking
Donating to Canadian Blood Services
Helping someone load their car
Praising someone’s efforts
More ideas and card locations are available online at www.wecf.ca
“In the past year I have been the recipient of a number of random acts of kindness, and have even
written about it on my blog. Having people demonstrate kindness to toward me is a powerful incentive
to me to pay those random acts forward on November 4 and beyond, ” says Glenn Stresman, Executive
Director of the WindsorEssex Community Foundation. “Pick up a card today, perform an act of kindness,
and pass the card along.”
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
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