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Mother’s Day Walk for Peace – Boston May 12th

This year on Mother’s Day I, along with the church I belong to, am walking in the 17th Annual Mother’s Day Walk For Peace in Dorchester MA. The Mother’s Day Walk For Peace began in 1996 for families who lost their … Continue reading

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The Sequin of Kindness ~ TV Episode 2

TV Episode #2, “Kindness at UMass Lowell” is complete!  To view the full episode, or short video clips, click on the Video Clips page (of this website) or watch on the Sequin of Kindness YouTube channel. UMass Lowell was the first … Continue reading

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Actress Rooney Mara ~ Humanitarian Kindness

After traveling to Kenya as a volunteer in 2006, Rooney Mara made a humanitarian decision to help the children she worked with by founding a charity in 2007, Faces of Kibera.  She returned several times; while there, Faces of Kibera and the Uweza … Continue reading

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Sequin of Kindness…the TV Show!

The development of the Sequin of Kindness continues to grow!  The Sequin of Kindness started with an idea of bringing a kindness assignment into one of my classes; from there, it has grown into a blog, a free resource website … Continue reading

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Damage From Bullies Repaired by Passing Sequins

Student, Jordan Addison had his car vandalized by bullies and then repaired by kind business owners local to Roanoke VA spearheaded by Richard Henegar, Jr., the manager at Quality Auto Paint and Body. Excerpts from Huffington Post story by Ryan Grenoble: … Continue reading

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A Community Comes Together

In December of 2010, my cousin had been in a really bad car accident. The doctors were not sure if he was going to make it through the night. He was in the ICU for a long time. He also … Continue reading

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Boston Marathon Runner gives a Sequin Of Kindness!

April Phillips Hartshorn, Oncology Nurse, is running for Team RunBoston in the Boston Marathon for WalkBoston Inc., an organization dedicated to improving walking conditions in cities and towns across Massachusetts. Their goal is to make walking and pedestrian needs a basic part … Continue reading

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Boy Passes Sequins To His Grandmother

12 year old, Noah Lamaide, from Stevens Point, Wisconsin felt it wasn’t right that his Grandmother, who has fostered hundreds of children over the years, was about to loose her home to foreclosure.  Janice owed $10,500 and had one month … Continue reading

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KIND Snacks & Operation Gratitude Are Being Kind Again!

On KIND Tuesday, February 7th (or ANY time before midnight on February 7th), we challenge you to express your gratitude to someone who serves.  This could be a member of the military, a local firefighter or even a friend who … Continue reading

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Joan Jett ~ Kindness Hall of Fame Inductee

For her ongoing, and tireless, gifts “sequins” of kindness to our military here and abroad, The Kindness Hall of Fame award goes to Joan Jett.  Joan has supported our troops with her sincere acts of kindness for years by entertaining … Continue reading

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