AOK Shoutouts Share & Celebrate Kindness

I grabbed a friend, a gingerbread costume, and ran out to the mall. We spent about an hour there waving and taking photos with all the kids we saw. One mom asked us to go to Hero Day to take photos with her son who was having a birthday party. It was a great time spreading holiday cheer!

Shawnee UMC We successfully served 106 families at our first annual Holiday Shop yesterday, who were invited to shop for gifts for their household, 100% free of charge.

While in line at the supermarket, I noticed a kind young lady who let not 1, but 2 different people go ahead of her because they only had a couple of things and she had a full cart. Pretty considerate of her. I also noticed the smiles shared and everyone was wishing each other Merry Christmas. A lil kindness changed the mood of everyone around that line. Magic !

My mom helped me wrap Christmas presents. 🙂

West Ohio Food Bank coordinated the cooking, packing , volunteering and distribution of 3,000 Christmas Eve meals to those who were hungry. So inspiring to see people helping people purely out of kindness and that is an ongoing program. We have a caring community!

I just pulled into the local Valvoline to get the oil changed for my wife and when they were done I was waiting to pay when I was told that the person that was in the other bay had already paid for my oil change before he left. He told them to wish me a happy New Year.

This is the GREATEST officer! J. Brooks from Seminole County found Tim's phone- we'd stopped at a park 20 miles before the airport to let Tim stretch his legs. He sat on a park bench and left his phone when he got up. By the time we noticed, we were at the airport, checking in for our flight home. I ran to Avis Car Rental to see if I could check the car we'd just turned in. They gave me the keys back and I ran to the car. The phone was not there. We made it to the TSA area before Tim figured out he had left it on the bench. I was able to locate the name of the park due to Google location services on the bird photo I took for Bethany. I called the sheriff's department and they had a deputy.call me- that would be this great man. HE NOT ONLY FOUND THE PHONE HE GOT

My mother brought me homemade dinner to work! Thanks mom. 🙂

My buddy, Harriet Carter, gave me a Happy Retirement card, writing inside "Thanks for being so kind". Made my WEEK. Also, she donated $50 in my name to the local food bank ! Very nice. Thank you, Harriet 🙂

Cheers to Linda Morrison, a piano teacher from Spencerville. She volunteers at St. Rita's Medical Center , filling the main lobby with relaxing, beautiful piano music to the delight of patients and staff. I ran into her today and asked her about why she does it and it is merely out of the kindness in her heart and the love of music. We need MORE kind people like Linda, don't we ? I am sure there are plenty of people who appreciate your act of kindness. I know I do !

During Christmas break, Lima First Church was able to put together Holiday Break Bags for middle school and high school students across Allen County! These bags have helped to make sure students have had the food they need over - LFC was able to pack and deliver 580 bags across 10 different schools!

At a youth wrestling tournament last weekend a mom was desperately looking for someone to coach her son’s matches because his dad couldn’t be there and you’re not able to wrestle without a coach in your corner. I stepped in coached the boys matches for them!

These kind young ladies at Isla Bella Beach Resort, took our rental e bikes and arranged for them to be picked up at the hotel, so I wouldn't have to wait with the bikes. Very kind of them to offer, so Lisa Battles and I could continue enjoying the Keys.

In memory of my brother I blessed the person behind me in line at the Kewpee.

I’m celebrating my birthday by paying for the person in line behind me at the Kewpee.

My boyfriend and I received a really high quality, old-fashioned (as in, they don't make them this sturdy anymore!) table and chair set from a kind older couple who were giving it away for free. It made them so happy to be able to give the table to young first time home owners instead of selling it.

My friend Kim always needs cheering up , I do my best to make sure she is always Kind. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't but I / We make every effort , we even decorated her boat

My mom sent me a picture of one of her favorite antique pie plates that suddenly broke in the oven. I immediately ordered a new one of the exact same kind on eBay and sent it to her as a surprise.

While we were in Florida, there was a national park that had a $5.00 parking fee. When we pulled in to pay, the attendant waived us in and said that we were already paid for. I inquired about how that happened and he said that a man had given him $100 to pre pay for the next 20 cars and to give them the message of "Hope you have a Great day". How kind is that ? #chilloutanddogoodstuff

Standing in line at the sub shop near work and the credit card machine quit working with the young man in front of me holding his card in hand, after several attempts to get it working I had them ring up mine and add his and I paid in cash just to get things moving along.