Please mark your calendars for Kindness Day in honor of Tommy Raskin on Saturday January 28, 2023 at Piney Branch ES from 10am-1pm. There will be various kindness activities benefitting local charities that support people as well as animals for you and your children to participate in, collections at PBES on the day of the event, local businesses offering in-store kindness events, and a raffle benefitting the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for Humans and Animals https://tommyraskinfund.org. Monetary donations can also be made to the foundation directly. If you do make a contribution for Kindness Day 2023 and would like your name(s) include on the card/booklet we are putting together for the Raskin family please let me know. More details on all the activities and in-store businesses will be posted here soon.
SSL hours will be awarded for MS/HS participating in the event. Volunteers needed from 9:30am-1:30pm.
Activities at Piney Branch ES from 10-1pm
Packing non-perishable food items in bags
Make and take microgreens
Kindness rocks
Bookmarks for kids
Toiletry/hygiene products collection (full sizes only)
Positive message cards
Making weighted hula-hoops, teaching how to hula-hoop
Safe Space Signs
Affirming buttons
Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
Notes of Kindness and Mealtime Inspiration Kits
Winter Clothing
Puzzle books for seniors
Socks for the homeless
Make-N-Take pinecone bird feeders
Community kindness book
Coloring books for sick children
Make Dog Tug Toys
100 Fresh produce boxes
Friendship bracelets
Book collection (grades 3-5, 5th), snack donations, spring volunteers for upcoming school events, and thank you teacher notes
Positive message cards
Legos for underserved children
Items you can donate at the Kindness Day Event
used/new towels for animal shelters
non-perishable foods
Toiletry/hygiene products (full sizes only)
Winter Clothing
Puzzle books for seniors
Socks for the homeless
Coloring books for sick children
Small drawings for the community kindness book
Book collection (books for grades 3rd-5th esp needed)
Gently used Legos
Businesses In-Store Kindness Events
K&B Bridal and Tux – Words of affirmation and encouragement jar
Tabletop – Snack table
TPSS Coop – Treat table
Old Takoma Ace Hardware/Ace Hardware Silver Spring – Register roundup for Tommy’s Pantry
Olive Lounge – February 13 Dineout to benefit Tommy Raskin Fund for People & Animals