The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,600 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 43 trips to carry that many people.
Random Act of Kindness Oakville kicked off the day with a big cake and lots of random acts of kindness at Oakville Place mall today.
Mayor Rob Burton attended as did Rusty Bailey, CEO of the Oakville Community Foundation which sponsors RAK Oakville. (Photo right)
After the official kickoff, volunteers spread out across Oakville to continue doing random acts of kindness in their communities.
The Oakville Downtown BIA got involved in a big way giving away thousands of flowers at the George Street community square. Here’s Jessica, (photo below) a BIA volunteer, bringing the flowers to give away. More photos are posted at Peter West Photo.
Had an amazing time today with my daughter delivering baked goods to our local firehall and handing out small Tim Horton’s gift cards for a coffee and a donut to people passing by.
What a blessing it was for us, to see people so surprised and then being rewarded with a smile from each one as it registered with them that it was “for real”. In fact we each got a hug from a complete stranger as they thanked us.
My other daughter gave the cards to her students at school and challenged them to perform a random act of kindness for someone. They were excited by the challenge and no doubt will do something wonderful with their cards. Thank-you for such a terrific experience! We will definitely be on the lookout for opportunities to perform more random acts of kindness!
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Today is Random Act of Kindness Day in Oakville.
Here’s a comment that just came in from one of our readers about his experience doing a RAK. It’s amazing how a simple random act has the potential to create a moment of comfort in a difficult world.
I just did my first RAK. A young lady allowed me in line ahead of her at Starbucks so that I could buy a coffee with a friend. I bought her a coffee. She said that she had just heard that her mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was still in a daze about the news. She said that my thoughfulness was a great gesture of support when she really needed it. What’s my next opportunity?!
Tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 4) is Random Act of Kindness Day in Oakville, Ontario.
So do you have a random act of kindness planned or how about just something spontaneous tomorrow?
The event kickoff takes place at Oakville Place Mall at noon and there’s talk of cupcakes!
The Delmanor Glen Abbey seniors are taking sandwiches to the Kerr Street Mission.
Halton Region staff have been getting posters and flyers sent to them and we’re anticipating lots of random acts at Regional offices tomorrow.
Halton Regional Police may find coffee at the “morning parade” where Random Act of Kindness cards will be handed out for use in dealing with the public. Remember these cards acknowledge positive acts and aren’t likely to be honoured as get out of jail free cards 
The Kinette Cub of Oakville plans on being at the Walmart Store at Hwy. 5 and Trafalgar Road helping shoppers with carts and carrying groceries.
Representatives of the local chamber of commerce and Oakville United Way will be at the McDonald’s restaurant on Iroquois Road handing out free Enviro bags.
Local McDonalds restaurants will be handing out RAK cards at some locations.
Oakville’s downtown Business Improvement Association are celebrating by engaging in random acts of kindness at various downtown locations.
The congregation of St. John’s Church have been generating ideas for implementing their own personal RAK on Friday.
Staff and students from St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School are helping serve dinner tonight at Kerr Street Ministries. Over 80 students are involved in an “empty bowl” event this weekend. All students are invited to wear RAK stickers to help promote the day at a full school assembly.
Selected Tim Horton’s in Oakville are involved by randomly giveaways during the day.
Starbucks staff at the Hwy. 5 and 8th Line store are doing random acts of kindness on Friday.
Oakville Community Foundation volunteers will be at Whole Foods from 2 to 3pm handling out free grocery bags and at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre again from 2 to 3 pm.
Students at St. Bernadette School are each getting a RAK card. St. James School grade 3 and 5 students are coordinating a “pay-it-forward” activity as part of their studies in building communities. St. Michael School students are combining RAK events with anti-bullying week at the school. Holy Family School students are getting RAK cards. St. Thomas Aquinas students of the Quad 2 of the STA Peace and Justice Club are organizing events for RAK day at the school.
Clearview Community Church’s youth group are raking lawns and all congregation members are aware of the day.
Oakville Civitan Club and Junior Club members are helping clean up Petro Canada park off Bronte Road from 4 to 6 pm.
Appleby College’s Kids For Kids Foundation students are distributing cards to students and engaging in random acts of kindness on Friday.
So what are you doing or what have you done when it comes to a random act of kindness?
PLEASE JOIN US!!
KICK-OFF EVENT!!
At Oakville Place Mall
Friday, November 4, 2011
At 11:45
Join the Oakville Community Foundation for our
Random Act of Kindness Day
