Join us for Kindness Day in Honor of Tommy Raskin on Saturday, January 27 from 10:30-1pm at Piney Branch Elementary School.
The day will be filled doing acts of kindness for animals and humans in need with activites and collections at PBES, and in-store kindness events at businesses. SSL hours will be given for middle and high school students.
Please sign up here if you are planning on coming: 2024 Kindness Day in Honor of Tommy Raskin
We will be putting together a book onsite at PBES for the Raskins. If you are not able to attend and would like to share a memory about Tommy, or share a message of a kind act done in his memory, or just a note please email them to Chris Owens at owechris@gmail.com by January 27.
Our thanks to all the organizations, groups, and individuals that are supporting this day of spreading kindness in our community!
On-site Activities at Piney Branch ES:
Abby Needleman and Nikki Cohen/STM Wooton – Making friendship bracelets for kids in need
Alyscia Charlery/Crochet and Cozies – Knitting and crocheting items
Alyssa Hodor and Gaby Hodor/LEGO Replay – Repacking Lego to share with local youth and overseas
Ava Yates/Girl Scout Troop 2397 – Making backpack charms (make and take activity)
Cameron Barney/Takoma Park Middle School – Household cleaning kits giveaway for families in need
Chloe Thompson/TPSS Coop – Kindness station with snacks
Claire Dean/Takoma Park Elementary School and Piney Branch Elementary School – making Thank You cards for teachers
Danielle Kordella/Girl Scout Troop 988 – Making cat and dog toys for local animal shelters
Elizabeth Wallace/Small Things Matter – Hat & blanket giveaway for families in need
Ian Arthur Gray/Poolesville High School – Assembling hygiene bags for the Homeless
Jackie Summers/Project Always Hearts – Making stuffed hearts with tags on them saying ‘Someone Always Cares’
James McDonnell/Takoma Park Middle School – Packing book bundles for NIH Children’s Inn Thoughtful Treasures Progam
Jheni Libongo Barbour/Continuum Healthcare – Toiletries giveaway for those in need
Kati Nolfi/Takoma Park Maryland Library – Making bookmarks for Small Things Matter
Randi Drewry/Clifton Baptist Church – Microgreens make and take
Marion Lambert, Sahana Thyagarajan/STM Walt Whitman – Making kindness rocks for seniors
Michael Tabor/Licking Creek Bend Farm – Farm education and fruit giveaway
Morgan Quarles & Messiah Williams/Clarksburg High School – COVID-19 mask decoration
Nate and Aviva Spokane/ Highland View Elementary School – Decorating lunch bags for TP Meals on Wheels
Ocean Carrasco – Making mental health awareness and sensory kits for local schools and the Takoma Park community center
Pat Rumbaugh/Let’s Play America – Making weighted hula hoops
Quinn Yates & Will Yates/Boy Scout Troop 457 – Making rope knot key chains (make and take activity)
Risa Shaw/author of “Not Child’s Play” – learning about healthy boundaries activity (sexual abuse education/prevention)
Robert Martin & Sandra Powell/Wellpoint – Produce box giveaway for food insecure families
Sarah Voisin, Izzy Funez, & Elvin Funez/Takoma Art Library – Making Valentines for the NIH Children’s Inn
Shannon Earle & Cara Honzak/Girl Scout Troop 34054 – Making dog pulls for local animal shelter
On site Collections at Piney Branch ES:
Towels, sheets, dog toys for local animal shelter (Big Bad Woof collection point)
Canned food drive for TP Presbyterian Church LFP
Lego collection (Tabletop collection point)
Socks (Tabletop & Amano collection point)
Acrylic yarn (Amano collection point)
Travel sized toiletries drive to benefit Interfaith Works
Baby Supplies Drive — Diapers and any related supplies (clothes, teething rings, bottles, etc) to benefit St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and baby food/formula to benefit Manna
Winter clothing drive for seniors at Potomac Valley
Iphones (no other brands being accepted) for India
In store Kindness events:
Tabletop – Girl Scout cookies snack table. BYOICM (bring your own ice cold milk)
Zinnia, Takoma Bev Co, Motorkat – 10% of sales donated to Small Things Matter