Featured Post Kind Acts in Action : Labyrinth Consultants, Inc. Brings BK2HK to Florida In Support of CCMI
Kimberly Becker of Labyrinth Consultants, Inc. is from Ft. Myers, Florida and she had asked me how she and her coworkers could bring “Be Kind to Humankind Week” into their area to help with the many wonderful things that their organization does to help others. This year they would specifically like to help collect food and other needed goods for the folks at Community Cooperative Ministries Incorporated (CCMI).
CCMI is the umbrella agency that serves multiple organizations in downtown Fort Myers, including The Soup Kitchen, Meals on Wheels and Faith in Action. Labyrinth Consultants will have a number of locations to drop off items during the week. Canned goods, non-perishable foods, toiletries, and monetary donations are all accepted.
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Press Release for the event
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Poster and Flyer Design by: Bryan Chaikin
bryan@dofgdesign.com
I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to Kim and Labyrinth Consultants, Inc., you guys are awesome! We wish you luck with your week!
Update: The efforts taken up for donations for the CCMI totaled $1,500.00 and 900 lbs. of food in ONE WEEK!!! Great job!!
Featured Post Christian the Lion - A True Story and a Lesson of Love
This is the true story of Christian the Lion. The story is almost 40 years old, but it has recently become popular again. According to Wikipedia, the reunion video has been viewed over 20 million times.
Listen to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Kind Acts In Action : Try to Do Something for Someone Else On Your Birthday
Below is an idea submitted by Tiffany Wright:
My husband and I have been trying something new for a couple of years now. On our birthdays, we make a point to do something for someone else. We have tried to break the tradition of celebrating this day as our own. Instead we try to recognize the world around us and give back as a celebration of life. There are little things we do from making a small donation to the causes we believe in to being extra nice to strangers on the street this day. As new parents to be we will be starting this tradition in our new family and wanted to pass it on to others that may also agree its a good idea.
Peace and Love from Los Angeles, California!
Listen to “Aquarius - Let the Sunshine In” by The Fifth Dimension
Featured Post Give the Gift of Life and Give Blood
The American Red Cross is in crucial need of blood. By giving one pint of blood you literally save many lives. I recently gave blood, and am now signing up to be a regular donor. I have Universal Blood, which is RH-Negative blood. It is in very high demand as we can give our blood to everyone, yet we must receive only our type of blood should we ever need it.
Regardless of whether or not you are RH-Negative or any other blood type, The American Red Cross in your area would greatly appreciate your donation. In giving blood we help others. So simple, yet so very important! Also, did you know that 1 pint of blood equals loosing 1 pound? When the nurse told me that, I asked her if she could take out 9 more pints! They laughed and told me there is actually 1 pint of blood per every 10 lbs. of body weight per person. Interesting.
So please take the time, an hour at the most to give blood. Just go to givelife.org to find out where and when they are sponsoring a drive in your town. Thanks so much for giving the gift of life!
Image courtesy of givelife.org
Featured Post Update on Faye Dietiker’s Breast Cancer Angels Foundation
Remember our first post about Faye and the Breast Cancer Angels? According to an article from a recent Breast Cancer Angel’s newsletter called “Wings”, the BCA’s “Angel House” is now open. Below is an article from BCA’s first newsletter.
Taken from “Wings”, the BCA newsletter:
This is so exciting! We have been truly blessed by Anthony and Holli Lienau’s donation of the funds to pay for this house. They have always been incredibly generous to our organization, and this is truly an amazing gift. Our most SPECIAL THANKS go to them!
This 5 bedroom, 2-bath, 1800 sq. ft. West Grove house is in a quiet, nicely maintained neighborhood. Just perfect as a safe haven for our most desperate “women in treatment.” As with most older homes, there were many repairs and upgrades needed. Over and over, companies and individuals helped us accomplish our goals by donating their time and/or providing supplies, furnishings and money. Our realtor, Bill Waddle, was awesome! Not only did he discount his commission, he kept our construction crews organized, and donated his labor as needed to get the work finished!
On April 26, seven employees of Diversified Thermal Services donated their Saturday to install air conditioning at our new home. The owner, Craig Steinmetz, donated all of the equipment and also worked alongside his crew. Thanks to everyone’s help, we received everything needed to make this house a beautiful home! Now Angel House will be a comfortable and supportive environment for women while they face the challenges of breast cancer treatment. Thanks also to the Angels who came by our Open House on May 2 and 3. Our ladies moved in on Sunday, May 4. Two had lost their housing due to breast cancer, and we were paying for them to stay at a motel so that they could continue their chemotherapy. Since our women in treatment will live here rent free, we are setting up a fund to cover ongoing housing expenses such as property taxes, utilities, maintenance, ect. If you would like to contribute to this fund, please mark your donation as “Angel House.”
Donations can be mailed to the address below:
Breast Cancer Angels
5142 Bolsa Avenue, Suite 103
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
1-714-898-8900
For more information go to www.breastcancerangels.org
Also be sure to check out our original post on Faye and her work with the Breast Cancer Angels.
Listen to “Time of the Season” by The Zombies
People Come Together During Small Natural Disasters Too
People come together during natural disasters, whether big or small. This story is one which happened just recently in our quiet town in Michigan.
The other day while waiting for my husband and son to return home from work, I noticed the skies darkening to a very deep grayish black. Apparently, there was a huge storm approaching. I battened down the hatches at the house, and prayed that both my husband and son would be safe coming home that night. The rain began to fall in sheets with whipping wind of which I had never seen before. Our many large and small trees were doing the limbo under the stress of the strong relentless winds, and I thought for certain that one or more would fall over. This torrent of rain, wind, and flying branches continued while our lights flickered on and off. I have to admit it was fun to watch. I kind of felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. But still, my worry deepened about the safety of my family.
Listen to “With a Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker
Featured Post Kind Acts in Action : The Gary Family Goes to Guatemala Part 2
This is an update to The Gary Family Goes to Guatemala Part 1
The Gary family and the other team members recently returned from a week-long mission trip to San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Here is a follow-up of some of the things they experienced, written by Shelli Gary.
“San Juan Sacatepéquez is a beautiful town located in the Guatemalan highlands. There is a town center where daily open markets take place, selling fruits and vegetables, fabric and beautiful flowers that are grown throughout the city. It was interesting to see the hustle and bustle of commerce taking place with the amazingly colorful background of the local Mayan clothing and culture.
We stayed at a church located right in town. Pastor Santos, his family and the people were so welcoming and showed us so much love and hospitality. The genuine affection we were given was heart touching. It is something I will never forget.
Quote by John F. Kennedy…
“Some people look at what is, and say why? I look at things which are possible and say why not?”
Featured Post Kind Acts in Action : The Gary Family Goes to Guatemala Part 1
On June 14, a team of nine from Connexions Church in Dexter, MI, will be headed to San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala on a mission trip to serve the needs of the people in the community. Among the team will be the Gary Family, who will be returning to Guatemala for their second time in less than a year.
“Last year we were in the Mayan Highlands in Santa Apolonia. The town was beautiful, and full of the traditional Mayan culture, that has not changed much over the years. The women and young girls still wear the traditional Mayan Huipals and Cortes (hand woven and multi-colored tops and wrap skirts). We served in a church by hosting a children’s fair and Vacation Bible School for more than 250 children! But, it was the Mayan people who captured our hearts and we fell in love with them. The Mayans are very warm and beautiful people, and very family oriented. It is not uncommon to see older siblings carrying their younger brothers and sisters around on their hip, or grandfathers carrying their grandchildren around on their shoulders. The family unit is very strong in the Mayan culture. But we also witnessed much need. There is great need for health education and medical and dental services, and the illiteracy rate is 64%, one of the highest in Central America.
Listen to “Get Together” by The Youngbloods
Doodle for Google Event Winners
I was unaware of a friendly competition that Google has been holding called “Doodle for Google”. Below is an explanation:
From Google:
Doodle 4 Google is a competition where we invite K-12 students to reinvent Google’s homepage logo. This year we asked U.S. kids to doodle around the theme “What if…?”
Our winning doodle, selected from over 16,000 entries, was created by Grace Moon, a 6th grader at Canyon Middle School from Castro Valley, California. Grace’s lovely doodle, “Up in the Clouds,” will grace our homepage, Google.com, on May 22nd, 2008.
Congratulations to Grace, and to all our finalists!
Happy Living Magazine by HappyNews
This is a fairly new online “magazine” from HappyNews.com called Happy Living.
From HappyNews.com:
“Each issue of HappyLiving has ten to thirty articles about a single topic, written in a concise, easy-to-read highly accessible format. The articles in the magazine have all been selected to be consistent with our mission and so we hope you find them uplifting, practical, useful, and above all, happy.”
Featured Post 2008 National Association of Broadcasters Speech by Tim Robbins
Be Kind to Humankind has been saying for over 20 years that we are tired of the medias hunger for broadcasting bad new, news stories in poor taste and stories which glorify negative sensationalism. Most say we can choose to watch these programs or simply turn to another station. However, television today is so inundated with foul language, foul behavior, and negative sensationalism that unfortunately there remains very few stations which provide excellent programming. Below is a testimonial by actor/producer Tim Robbins at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. He speaks what we here at BK2HK feel.
Listen to Tim’s speech
Listen to “Time of the Season” by The Zombies