PLEASE help the Delonis Homeless Shelter in Ann Arbor by donating
gently used or new TWIN size blankets. They also are in need of gently used or new BACK-PACKS. Thanks so much!!!

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Listen to “Reach Out I’ll Be There” by The Four Tops.

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Below is an email sent to HappyNews by one of its readers.

Hello Happy News, I love your site.

I wanted to let you know about a special little girl named Taylor and her dad, who’s biking across the country to help save her life. It would mean a lot if you could help spread the word about Taylor, her Dad, and their cause. Taylor’s story is below, and you can learn more about Taylor, her dad, and the other childeren and dads at www.loneliestroad.org.

Taylor is a vibrant, blue-eyed, funny two-year old girl who loves to dance, loves princesses, and loves playing with her older brothers. Taylor has a devastating pediatric cancer called Neuroblastoma. She is stage 4-High Risk. She has been incredibly strong in her fight against this disease, enduring 7 rounds of chemo before age two. She is now being treated at Sloan Kettering in NYC because the local doctors have done all they can with their resources.

In New York, there is a new treatment against the disease that could be manufactured, but the funding is currently unavailable. The survival rate for high-risk neuroblastoma is a grim 30% with a 50% relapse rate. This new treatment gives much hope to the families being treated there, but they needed to come up with a way to fund it. Taylor’s dad, along with other dads have taken it upon themselves to raise the funds. On Monday, September 10th they began the long trek across our country on their bicycles in a campaign they are calling “The Loneliest Road.” They will travel mostly along US Rte. 50, against the elements, and fatigue. It is an echo of what their children are going through each and every day. They hope to raise much needed awareness for this devastating and often “silent” cancer, as well as raise the funds for the new treatment.

Thanks for your time, I appreciate any help you can provided.

Sincerely,
Michael Waisley
Ashburn, VA

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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt, of the 332md Expeditionary Medical Group at Balad, Iraq, cradles a young girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl’s entire family was executed by insurgents: the killers shot her in the head as well. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cried and moans often. According to nurses at the facility, Gebhardt is the only one who can calm down the girl, so he has spent the last several nights holding her while they both sleep in a chair.

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in your care. Give them victory over the enemy…Grant them a safe and swift return…Bless those who mourn the lost. - Anonymous

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Thank You’s:

A big “thank you” and much appreciation to all of those who have donated to the Ann Arbor homeless shelter. We here at bekindweek.org would also like to say that we hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Below is a list (in no special order) of the growing number of people who have helped us with donations so far. A Gracious thank you to “Meijer’s Store” on Jackson Road in Ann Arbor Michigan for their super-generous donation of a $250.00 Gift Certificate to be spent on items for the homeless shelter! Special thanks to manager “Bonnie” for her efforts in making this possible! A terrific thank you to Gina D. Activity Director at University Living Assisted Living, Ann Arbor for helping out with collections for the shelter from residents, family and friends at U.L.! Thanks Gina!

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Photos of The Delonis Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Dexter Senior Center in Dexter, MI was kind enough to offer to collect “Wish List Items” for the Homeless Shelter in Ann Arbor. There are plenty of items that are needed. We want to thank all of those involved at the Senior Center for their generous contributions to the shelter!!!

We applaud your kindness Valerie, Director Senior Center. Thank You!

At an inner city soup kitchen, a young woman was serving meals to guests. It was her very first day and she was nervous and unsure of how to behave around the poor, the indigent, the homeless people she had never seen before. As one man was moving past her, she noticed that he had missed his bread portion. She reached out and touched his arm. When he turned, the young woman saw that he was crying. Concerned, she asked if she had hurt him. The man replied, “No, you are the first person who has touched me in more than two years.” - Valerie

“Every time I deliver a meal to her, I give her a hug. I know sometimes it’s the only human touch she’ll get that day.” - Meals on Wheels Volunteer, Dexter MI

View the Wish List
Download the Wish List Word Document.

Please send all donations to the following address:
Robert J. Delonis Center 312 W. Huron, Ann Arbor, MI
To find out more about the shelter go to the Ann Arbor Shelter.

Listen to “Reach Out I’ll Be There” by The Four Tops.

The American Cancer Society held a “Relay For Life” on April 29, 2006 at the Chelsea Fairgrounds in Chelsea Michigan! They had a wonderful turnout and many “THANKS” goes out to all who participated! This was a “KIND ACT IN ACTION” if we ever saw one! Above we have posted just one of the many photo’s taken that day. We were unable to include all participants photo’s, however we did manage to get quite a few nice pictures of the event. To view them, please click on the link below and take a look at what an awesome event this was.

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Many thanks again!!!

Welcome to the new home of BK2HK. If you have any kind news that you would like to share, let us know and we will feature it.

Established in 1988 as Be Kind To Humankind Week, BK2HK is a celebration of kindness all year long. BK2HK was created for a special young man who died at a very young age (23) under very special circumstances. You can read the full story on our “What Is BK2HK?” page. Our organization was born to celebrate his life, as he did not die in vain, and to help all of us to remember to BE KIND 365 days of the year!!! Thank you.

Do you feel that the media focuses on the negative more so than the positive when reporting stories? Please read my thoughts on journalism today, what’s wrong with it and what should be done to improve it. It will explain more accurately about how I feel concerning this issue. If you do agree with me, let us know what we can do to change this flow of negative sensationalism? Comments are appreciated!

Enjoy the new website!