Blog post by Rose M, a Kindness Investor from Forest Park, IL. I found my teens today on St. Kitts! Our ship arrived around 11am and we disembarked an hour later. I didn’t have an excursion today so I ended up taking a so-so tour of the island by taxi, which ended at Frigate Bay, [...]
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Day 67: St. Kitts Teens
Posted in Food & Beverage, Savings, tagged day 67, expat, rose m, school, st kitt, teenagers on April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Day 50 – Cheryl F.
Posted in Savings, tagged cheryl, children, Day 50. new jersey, elderly, random acts of kindness, Stephanie on March 9, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Blog post by Stephanie, a Kindness Investor from Mt. Laurel, NJ. I created an intention this morning ~ Today, I am open! I wrote up a certificate that said “I value you & your story” to give to today’s recipient. I eagerly left my house ready to meet my $10 recipient. I went to the [...]
Day 49 – John D.
Posted in Savings, tagged day 49. new york, john, Maria D, mental illness, veteran on March 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Blog post by Maria D., a Kindness Investor from Washington, DC. A 6 foot 2, mid-forties man walks around the living room, adorned in tattered army fatigues and tennis shoes. He looks tired and antsy as his eyes quickly jet around the room. He just finished sweeping the floor and talks to the staff person [...]
Day 48 – Griffin
Posted in Savings, tagged 11 years old, day 48. long island, griffin, Maria D, responsibility, youth on March 5, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Blog post by Maria D., a Kindness Investor from Washington, DC. Say hello to the ambitious and thrifty Griffin! He’s a young New Yorker who has called Long Island his home for eleven years of life. I got the chance to meet him while down at my Aunt’s local library and decided, why not give the [...]
Day 40 – Dine
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Cambodia, ecotourism, philanthropy, tour guide, Traci on February 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
-Blog post by Traci, a Kindness Investor traveling in Southeast Asia. Dine (pronounced DNA) is a tour guide in Siem Reap. He is a coordinator for Globe Aware Volunteer Vacations and host to its participants. Dine worked his way through Tour Guide University, is married and has two children. But being a tour guide is much [...]
Day 30 – Brittany F.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, cosmetology, hair, Houston, Mary J., salon, Texas, Webster on January 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
-Blog post by Mary J., a Kindness Investor from Houston, TX Having a bad hair day, I made an appointment at Lavish, a salon in Webster referred by my sister, Susan. I didn’t plan to give my $10 kindness investment to anyone there, but after talking to colorist Brittany F., I felt she was “the one.” [...]
Day 336 – Antoine B.
Posted in Gave the money to someone else, Savings, tagged $10, children, football, fundraising, kids, night, Redskins, sponsorship, washington on December 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I just got home from work, kicked my shoes off and scanned around my messy apartment. This week has been crazy and I have kind of let things get out of control around here. Well, I have blocked off this weekend to get things done, so hopefully that includes getting things straightened up. Day 336 [...]
Day 262 – Rusol A. & Iman N.
Posted in Savings, Unknown, tagged $10, culture, culture shock, dating, DC, Dupont Circle, international, war, washington on September 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[Tonight] I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended. Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country.” – President Barack Obama, Aug. 31, 2010 In March of 2003 President Bush ordered US troops to invade Iraq in what was called [...]
Day 210 – Eric A.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, DC, Farragut Square, government, homeless, lobbyists, protest, unemployment, washington, work on July 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I started my new job on Day 210! It was my 285th day without work. It felt so good to get up early and go to “my job!” I know, most of you are vomiting right now hearing me say how happy I am to go to work on a Monday morning, but it was really [...]
Day 202 – John W.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, family, jobs, Manassas, tattoos, VA on July 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As you remember from yesterday’s post, I was out in Manassas helping my friend Tom remodel his bathroom. We took several trips to home improvement stores. On Day 201 we went to Lowe’s, where I met George. Well, on Day 202 we went to the Home Depot in Manassas and I met John. He was [...]
Day 173 – Adriana and Augusto H.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Colombia, comida, cultura, culture, dar, familia, family, food, giving, Guacas, Manizales on June 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to all of you who participated in the Worldwide Day of Giving! It was amazing. So many great stories from all over…pictures and even video from some people! I received a lot of emails from people who said that they tried, but just couldn’t do it. It was too far out of their comfort [...]
Day 169 – Giovanni B.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Colombia, escuela, Manizales, music, musica, profesores, school, teaching on June 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Just two days until the Worldwide Day of Giving! If anyone is located in an area affected by the oil spill or knows someone who is, please drop me a note. Today’s recipient has a very special treat for you so I hope that you have a way to watch the videos that are posted [...]
Day 165 – Alirio B.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Colombia, courage, espanol, Manizales, muerte, murder, violence, violencia on June 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Version en español sigue abajo. Today’s story is going to move you. I have been thinking about Alirio since I met him. On my third day in Manizales I participated in a very interesting event. The Centro Colombo-Americano in Manizales invited the youth choir from Colegio San Agustín to sing at an inauguration of the recently renovated and rededicated [...]
Day 164 – Viviana O.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, artes, arts, chicos, children, Colombia, English, escuela, espanol, Manizales, schools, Spanish on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My second day in Manizales was wonderful. My main contact for the project I am doing here is Roberto who works for the Secretary of Education for the city of Manizales. Roberto owns a coffee plantation where my accommodations have been graciously arranged for during my stay. Although Cielo was right about it being hilly, it [...]
Day 153 – Alfonso C.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Arlington, Dallas, fathers, ice-cream, jobs, kids, TX, VA on May 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I had to run over to Home Depot to get some things and as I was driving home I saw Alfonso pushing his ice-cream cart up the slight incline of Patrick Henry Drive to where it intersects with Arlington Blvd. I past him and then double backed, parked the car, and waited for him to [...]
Day 132 – Mark E.
Posted in Food & Beverage, Savings, tagged $10, coffee, cycling, DC, international, South America, travel, washington on April 30, 2010 | 13 Comments »
On Sunday I checked out a new coffee house in Dupont called Filter. It’s well located, tucked behind Connecticut Avenue on the more laid back 20th Street. I descended a few stairs and walked into the cozy, hip coffee joint an ordered an espresso. The prices seemed slightly higher than Starbucks and Cosi, both of which [...]
Day 125 – Gravett
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, DC, Dupont Circle, giving, history, living abroad, music, receiving, saxophone, washington on April 22, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Happy Earth Day! It’s a shame that many people only think about caring for our planet once a year, but I guess that is better than nothing. I will be posting Day 126 later today about a man who has dedicated his life to saving our country and planet. His story tonight. Many people ask [...]
Day 119 – Janet F.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, art, Capitol, DC, giving, journalists, volunteering, washington on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last Monday was absolutely beautiful. I met up with a journalist who wanted to follow me around while I gave out my $10. We met at Union Station and walked over to the Capitol. I answered questions on camera while we walked around the Capitol grounds. As we were walking I saw a woman about [...]
Day 113 – Sammy N.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, 1998 bombing, entrepreneurship, kenya, newspaper, terrorism on April 14, 2010 | 8 Comments »
On the morning of August 7, 1998, Sammy woke up, did his chores, and went about his day like any other day. Unfortunately, August 7th was not just another day. Not if you lived in Nairobi, Kenya or Dar es Saleem, Tanzania. Between 10:30 am and 10:40 am local time, suicide bombers in trucks laden [...]
Day 77 – Carol S.
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, Adamstown, beer, brewery, efficiency, pa, pennsylvania, quality on March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you drive east from Mechanicsburg, PA on the turnpike for about an hour you will arrive in Adamstown, PA and be greeted by Stoudt’s Brewery, a high quality regional craft brewery. How could I not stop in and sample some of their beers? While there I gave my $10 to Carol Stoudt, the [...]
Day 34 – Aminta
Posted in Savings, tagged $10, D6, Puerto Rico, Savings, swine flu, Target on January 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today was one of those days that I waited until the end of the day to give away my $10. I got home from my theatre rehearsal and headed out around 10:15pm to find someone. I saw many people, but didn’t feel compelled to give anyone the money. I don’t know why. I am often [...]
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