AOK Shoutouts Share & Celebrate Kindness

Took my girlfriend to The Works in Newark OH for a glassblowing experience for her birthday. They have appointments every half hour. The people who had the appointment right before ours canceled right as we arrived. They asked the receptionist if they could donate the class to someone else. That someone happened to be me. So we got to go early and both made something

I took my grandkids to the children’s garden for a picnic lunch afterwards we went into the Museum. When we left the museum my granddaughter saw a gentleman sitting beside the building. She asked if we could give him a blessing bag. We drove over and asked him if he’d like a bag & he came up to the vehicle and introduced himself and I asked if we could pray for him. He said yes we prayed blessings over him and he thanked us. ❤

My grandkids and I picked up trash while we were at Lincoln park yesterday.

Ken & Angela cooked up some beef brisket, baked beans and brought chips and water for lunch for the folks in the square. Ken spent Saturday smoking the brisket and at noon the setup a table and handed out a nice Sunday meal in the square downtown. A bunch of these folks probably weren't getting lunch today but because of Angela & Ken's act of kindness these same folks enjoyed some top notch melt in your mouth brisket with some baked beans, chips, water & a pickle spear. Ken & Angela along with their grandsons took the time to love on others and offer up a wonderful meal on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. This 1 act of kindness was a blessing to so many.

The LMHS Trauma team recently donated 145 helmets to support bike safety efforts at Lima Safety City, Delphos Safety City and the Waynesfield Veterans Memorial Park America 250 Celebration. Small steps like providing access to safety resources can make a big difference in helping prevent injuries and eeping our youngest community members safe. 💚Together, we can continue to promote safety, prevent injuries and help create a healthier, safer community for everyone. InjuryPrevention #LimaMemorialHealthSystem #LimaOhioTraumaCare #SafetyFirst

I took my grandson shopping for his birthday today. We arrived at Gamestop just as they were opening. As we got out of the car, I mentioned that he'd gotten his wish to be the first one there. A gentleman approached the door at the same time as we did, and overhearing our conversation, he held the door for us do my grandson could be first. We bought the Pokémon cards we came for, and as we were about to leave the store, this kind man told us to wait. This total stranger purchased a $100 set of Pokémon cards for my grandson and wished him a happy birthday. ! That was an amazing act of kindness, and we will try to pay his kindness forward! We hear so many stories of a negative nature, but this gentleman proved that there are many good people left in the world.

I made this sign & took it to the community meal at St.Marks Church. I had 3 people requesting hugs 🤗

A good friend picked me up for dinner recently. When I was brought back to my place, discovered I had locked myself out of my house. During the 3 hour debacle of trying to get a locksmith out to my place after hours, my friend stayed the whole time! Providing me support and more importantly, an air conditioned vehicle while I waited! A superb act of kindness!

Sitting in my car at the grocery, I overheard a woman ask another woman," Can I take your cart back for you ? The other woman said " Oh, thank you.. I just had foot surgery and each step kills me ". The first woman said "Can I pray with you ?" and they both hugged and prayed. When I left, they were still talking and praying.

I smoked pork chops and chicken wings and blessed my sister with a meal.

I blessed 7 staff members with McDonalds chocolate chip cookies at the Walmart Pharmacy.

I was at the DG in Cridersville. A gentleman with his daughter was in front of me purchasing a few groceries. He tried to pay but came up short. He had the cashier take the milk off. I felt really bad that milk had to be taken off. He and his daughter left on foot headed home on the storm and pouring rain. I told the cashier to add it to my bill. I got in my car and headed down Main St. I fortunately was able to find them a few blocks away just as they were ready to go in their house. I rolled down my window and handed him the milk. He was surprised and said "God bless you". You did, Mr. He did.

Last week, during a trip to the Vatican Museum, the real feel heat index was 108F and to help offset the heat effects, the Vatican laid out stacks of free bottles of water to assist the hydration of visitors along the museum route. Our tour guide Alissa, who has been doing this for years, mentioned it is the first time she ever remembers such an act of kindness has been done. I list 150 acts, for that is an approximation of the # of people that I saw partake of the free water but the actual # is likely higher. As one of the grateful recipients, I appreciated the Vatican's gesture for it was a hot one in Rome during this inside look at some of the world's most impressive and important works of art.

I was in McDonalds eating breakfast. I saw a woman, who could have been someone’s grandmother, sitting in a corner with all her belongings. I asked her if she was homeless and she replied, “yes”. I gave her money so she could have a meal that day.

The third annual All Abilities Kayaking event was held the last two days, with over 110 people coming to Ottawa Metro Park to enjoy kayaking, fishing, karaoke, the JAPD Beetle Van, bingo and more. We are incredibly grateful to Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District for continuing to partner with the Board to bring this experience to all people. They are true advocates in the community making outdoor spaces accessible and inclusive for all 💙 A special thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make these days happen!

St.Mark's Church has a food pantry that has served 1108 families with food this year to date. Truly a blessing to the community of Lima, as they continue to spread God's grace . Kindness in action from St.Marks Lima, Ohio

My boyfriend has been super helpful while I recover from having 4 wisdom teeth removed. Made good (nonsolid) food, watered the plants for me every day, did all the research on what you can and can't do after the procedure. And he kept the ice cream stocked of course!

My son m, 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.

While staying at the Renaissance Hotel in Columbus, Ohio , the parking garage was slammed with a lot of people arriving for the Red,White and Boom fireworks show. It was extremely hot and they were definitely understaffed. While several of us waited while they were shuffling around, the front desk brought us all ice water from their store. It made the wait a little more bearable. Thanks , kind lady !

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.