AOK Shoutouts Share & Celebrate Kindness

I took my friend to Cheddars for her birthday dinner. We had a wonderful waitress named Lorelia. We told her how wonderful she was & gave her a great review. We also had her send over the Manager so we could tell her how much we appreciate the excellent service.

My friend and I stopped at Dietsch’s in Findlay for some chocolate covered pretzels. We were in line and started talking to a couple behind us. He had a really neat and colorful Hawaiian shirt on and a happy birthday pendant. We told him happy birthday and complimented him on his shirt.

I saw a gentleman standing with a sign in need at the I75 exit ramp and handed him a Blessing Bag. I told him what all was in the bag and told him God Bless. He smiled and Thanked me!

Act of Kindness Alert Social Media Week Lima. The last speaker of Day 1, Sabine Kvenberg, offered a free book to whoever wanted to go to the stage and grab it. (Reward for "taking action"... metaphor). 2 people actually headed toward the stage. Needless to say, the first one to the stage got it. Moments later, the creator of the event as well as the founder of NOW Marketing Group , Jessika Suter came to the stage for closing comments. She presented the 2nd person who had wanted the book too, a copy that she personally bought from the author. Why ? That is who Jessika is, a kind person who will always seize the opportunity to do good things for others.

We smoked a bag of Chicken quarters and prayed about who we could bless with 9 extra dinners and they were all well received.

Ate dinner at the new Lost Creek Country Club, the other night. The trainee as waitress, was obviously nervous, but when we told her to relax, we understood she is being trained , you could see her breathe and smile. A little courtesy and understanding made her feel better. To top it off, she did a wonderful job !

A young lady who works at Texas Roadhouse had her hair in long braids and I told her how pretty it was! 😍

I was behind a van at a crossing where some road construction was going on. The van doors opened up and 2 teen passengers got out and started handing all the workers bottles of ice water. I counted the bottles handed out at 12, plus they left many more in a disposable cooler. You could tell the workers appreciated the act of kindness as they smiled and fist bumped the teens.

Saw a gentleman offer to buy 5 families summer memberships to Lima Aquatic Center. This was a FB post where pricing was being discussed. This guy , who I don't want to name per privacy concerns, said to DM him, if they wanted a membership. Very kind !

I picked up trash while pumping gas at the Clark station.

3 different cars were trying to turn in the opposite direction so I stopped traffic and allowed them out.

There was a gentleman with his dog stranded on St. Mary’s lake. His boat battery died. He flagged us down with a life jacket wave. It was great to help him out by giving him a jump. I hope if we ever need it someone helps us.

Incredible couple of young ladies, Becca and Alexis, formed Plates of Love, in Findlay, Oh. This is a non profit who buys, prepares and serves free meals to the community in their front yard. This year they have hosted at least 7 events and have served close to 500 meals to people in need. Great service and wonderful example of "kindness matters". These 2 are truly inspirational to me. ( They are hosting another event on July 4 )

I love listening to the morning DJ’s on WBCL 88.1 FM. I found out last week that Kim is moving to DC. I decided to send her a card telling her she will be missed and encouragement on her new chapter/job.

Spent my afternoon today on Jay's Coneys staff, slaying some coneys & bringing a smile to faces. From about 11 AM to 1 PM we handed out free coneys at the Neighborhood Relief Thrift Store. We probably served out over 100 hotdogs.

My old Pastor from Lima. We have free lunch for kids in our community 18 and under all week at Hillsboro Global Methodist Church. We fed 50 kids today. We expect more as we go each day!

City road crew were replacing a gas line on our street. 90 degrees and these guys were monitoring traffic and running backhoes. I took them all a cooler full of ice and water. They were very appreciative and I am sure it hit the spot.

My husband wanted homemade strawberry pop tarts with Suters strawberries so I sent him to pick me some up. He decided our neighbors needed their own strawberries too- so he picked up a bucket for them also!

My son, Carter, is 11. He helped wash down tables, carried things outside, wiped down things that have been stored and needed a good cleaning, and made signs for a community share sale to “Take what you need, pay what you can.” He was skeptical about leaving the cash box outside unattended, using only an honor system, but he was so proud that no one had taken it that he was in his own bedroom looking for things to put outside to bless kids that come with their families. Kindness is contagious.

I blessed our mailman at work with chocolate chip cookies. 🍪