Earth Day

ACT OF KINDNESS #42

In honor of Earth Day, our neighborhood gang organized a garbage pick up session. It was amazing to all of us just how much trash there was, even on our little country road.  

I hope our good deed shows our kids that keeping our environment clean can only help all of us live a healthier life.  

ONE GREAT STORY

ACT OF KINDNESS #41: This story is to good to repeat in any other way than the one that was told to me. This is a report directly from N.B...enjoy...

"Started at 9:15 am to pick up my mother's dear friend, "A". When I picked her up for doc appt. which incl. lab work, then waiting an hour for her actual visit w/doc which took another hour and as usual, I wrote everything up in her med notebook that I got for her to avoid any confusion.  Then I drove her to the opposite end of town so she could go to her favorite jeweler for a ring repair.  Finally, she was obsessed with taking advantage of a Kohl's sale on bras so she gave me the exact info on the size/style and I proceeded to call both east & west side stores and waited the usual long time for clerks to check on availability.  I brought her back home in the meantime per her request, went to my piano lesson, and then took off to west side store where they were holding what she requested, bought them and drove back to east side to deliver them to her apartment.  Of course as you may expect, she goofed on the bra info so we started the process all over again (after I asked her to hoist up her top and let me see for myself the actual and exact details of what she was trying to replicate); I drove back to west side Kohl's, made the returns and searched for correct replacements but of course they were out of stock so with the help of a great clerk, we searched online, found what she wanted and placed the order and hopefully they will be shipped directly to her.  By this time (because everything takes alot of time and no one needs to be rushed -- walker in & out of car many times, etc.) it was 5 pm.  "A" is always extremely grateful and fun to be with throughout the whole process.  And besides, she was wearing one of Mom's tops today and at random moments she talked about how much she loved Mom and that she was like her own sister and how much she missed her so I say I got several sweet "gifts" from "A" today -- I was actually the one "receiving" ..........!"



 

A full refrigerator

ACT OF KINDNESS #40: A close friend to our immediate family is very ill right now with a terminal illness.  This very brave woman informed my parents that she had a lot of family coming to town this week to visit with her.  She never complains about the struggles she is going through but she was very concerned that she had no food in her house to offer her incoming guests.  K.R.M. clearly understood that this friend would not have the energy to go to the grocery store and that she wouldn't feel up to meal planning. K.R.M. drove to town that night and did an awesome act of kindness!! She not only planned a big meal for this women's incoming guests but she helped fill her fridge with great snacks and some comfort food.

Working even harder to push our mission...

Despite the most recent tragedy...

I HAVE to BELIEVE in the POWER OF POSITIVE DEEDS!
Let's keep making a difference, one person at a time!! 

Delivery...

ACT OF KINDNESS #39: This past weekend my family and I baked some treats that we delivered to our neighbors. They are the sweetest elderly couple and I don't think they get many visitors. We rode our bikes to their house to drop off our package. I was bummed that they were not home but I am hoping the package we left on their front stoop was a unexpected surprise!

Fly a Kite

ACT OF KINDNESS #38

E.J., C.J., and M.B.J all donated some money to the "Fly a Kite" campaign.  100% of the money collected will be used for child abuse and neglect prevention programs within the Green Bay community.  It was a small donation but the conversation I had with my daughter about why we did this was priceless!