When is the “Random Acts of Kindness” awards ceremony going to be held at Fort Riley?
Students at St. Clair are getting into giving. The Sarnia high school held a random acts of kindness competition for 23 of its homerooms last week, in order to promote altruistic action. “The rationale is, if they do kind behaviour, they’ll see the positiveness that comes out of it,” said Scott Lalonde, a teacher who helped organize the competition. The acts of kindness were judged on creativity, selflessness and impact. The event was organized by the student-run Bully Blasters committee, with the winning homeroom received a pizza party. “We wanted St. Clair to step outside of the classroom and do something in the community,” said Mikayla Hanlon, a Grade 11 student and Bully Blasters member. “When we first heard about it everyone was pretty excited and we were all jumping up with ideas,” said Erin Gabriel, a Grade 9 student in Ann Oreskovich’s geography class. Students took the five-day challenge seriously, she said. “It got very competitive and secretive. We couldn’t tell our friends
From abilene-rc.com: Fort Riley will host a tree lighting ceremony Thursday – Abilene Reflector-Chronicle Tuesday, Dec 01, 2009 FORT RILEY — Post leaders will kick off the holiday season with the lighting of the holiday tree at 4:45 p.m. Thursday on Ware Parade Field, in front of Building 500, Main Post, Fort Riley. The garrison chaplain will welcome attendees and provide an invocation, followed by the “Random Acts of Kindness” awards presentation. Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, will provide comments and light the holiday tree, with the assistance of a 1st Infantry Division Soldier and Family. This year, the Flint Hills Random Acts of Kindness organization will recognize two individuals from Fort Riley for their selflessness and empathy toward others during 2009. “The Random Acts of Kindness Day was an idea I had in 1996, when it seemed like there were too many people who were
