In The Community
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What does Kindness Shared do?
I realize this graphic may not be self explanatory …but… so many times I’m asked
“What does Kindness Shared do?”
This is a general overview of our 2022 programs. This is what we do.
“What does Kindness Shared do?”
This is a general overview of our 2022 programs. This is what we do.
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Summer Teddy Bear Program collects donations from people who want to sponsor a NEW Teddy Bear to get into the arms of a child in need via the Mobile Crisis Van at South County Mental Health Clinic. We guarantee SCMHC, for health and allergy reasons, that our bears are new and meet all fire and safety ratings.
However, over the summer we have had people who have donated to Kindness Shared their USED Teddy Bears as well. Kindness Shared is happy to say these used stuffed animals will be donated and they will become part of "The Teddy Bear Brigade". They will be providing comfort and love to children in extreme poverty or victims of natural disasters. |
2022
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April 2022
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🥳Birthday Club has 44 birthdays each year!
This is just one of the May 2022 Birthdays!!!! Talk about showing a child they they are worth celebrating 🥳 To a child living in a group therapeutic foster home this may be the FIRST TIME they have ever been celebrated on their birthday. ♥️I can’t thank our sponsors enough!!! 
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We had a visit from some amazing Alpha Xi Delta women who came to bring us a giant sized check.
🤍The size of the donation was as big as the giant check! Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Your donation of $25,833 will significantly help us to continue our mission for every child and animal to experience kindness, love and happiness. We are beyond grateful💗 |
Summer 2022
We ❤️ Farm Friends! Campers had so much fun visiting our animal pals at Kindness Shared Happiness Squared during Camp Wings of Friendship. 🐾🥰
Image descriptions: Elvis the pig taking a dip in the pool, Tigger and Mr. Rabbit a white and black rabbit munching on some hay, Lilly a black and white cow smiling for the camera, Winnie and Eeyore, a mini horse and donkey saying hello, Dapper the dog resting with his eyes closed and a tennis ball snuggled up next to his face.
Image descriptions: Elvis the pig taking a dip in the pool, Tigger and Mr. Rabbit a white and black rabbit munching on some hay, Lilly a black and white cow smiling for the camera, Winnie and Eeyore, a mini horse and donkey saying hello, Dapper the dog resting with his eyes closed and a tennis ball snuggled up next to his face.
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June 2022
♥️Project Bags of Kindness♥️
Thank you to our sponsor who made the June duffle bag delivery possible!
Love that we can offer kids some dignity when they are moved into or out of the foster care system.
Did you know? Often, the kids have to rush and throw all their belongings into a trash bag…
Can you actually imagine that? 😢
These are just duffel bags. To many of us who have a closet filled with random bags, we might not see it as much.
To them, it’s everything. Actually EVERYTHING they own goes in the duffel bag with them where they go. 💚
We’ve found a way to put a hug in each bag.
Our plush piggies 🐷 are adorable and a big hit with the kids.
Love that we can offer kids some dignity when they are moved into or out of the foster care system.
Did you know? Often, the kids have to rush and throw all their belongings into a trash bag…
Can you actually imagine that? 😢
These are just duffel bags. To many of us who have a closet filled with random bags, we might not see it as much.
To them, it’s everything. Actually EVERYTHING they own goes in the duffel bag with them where they go. 💚
We’ve found a way to put a hug in each bag.
Our plush piggies 🐷 are adorable and a big hit with the kids.
May 2015 — Our First Project Teddybear
Kindness Shared was happy to help contribute to a toy drive that Personal Ponies FL held.
The toys were given out to the children of the Farmworkers Council.
The toys were given out to the children of the Farmworkers Council.
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2021
Summer 2021 Shopping Spree
Gift cards to Target personalized in beautiful individual cards were given to each of the 8 girls living in one of the group foster homes we serve.
This was an idea from one of our amazing sponsors who donated most of the funds necessary to make this surprise Summer shopping spree possible. |
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August 2021
Kindness Shared is happy to collect new socks and gently used sneakers/flip flops. What we collect goes to Step it Forward an organization created to raise awareness about addiction. The donations are given to men and women undergoing treatment in a drug rehabilitation facility.
Project Teddy Bear
Project Teddy Bear’s 2021 delivery to children facing a mental health crisis. 
April 2021Kindness Shared is extremely excited to collaborate with TLC Little Free Pantry. Together we will provide food daily for local kids in need.
Located at 2 SW 12th Ave. Boca Raton Want to help? You may leave food directly in the pantry box or you can still drop off in the Kindness Shared donation box like you have in the past and we will drive it to the pantry box. 
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July 2021 - Birthday Club
Father of 6-year-old killed in Sandy Hook school shooting creates Camp Wings of Friendship (click on videoP
February 2021
We've Got Kindness in The Bag
Butterfly GardenKindness Shared butterfly 🦋 garden 🪴
Thank you to our sponsors Ray and Nancy! 
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2020
June-August 2020
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December 2020
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July 2020
July 28th Kindness Shared donated clothes for women and children at the Women In Distress Event.
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Birthday Club
We are not allowed to share pictures of children living in group foster care so let me tell you a little about the kids who received these gifts.
One gift went to a little boy who was born in Ethiopia. He eventually ended up in the foster care system after his Dad died of tuberculosis. He has a kind heart and a great sense of humor.
The other gift went to a teenage girl. Her mom gave birth to her at only 13 years old. After doing her best to take care of her for the first few years she then abandoned her.
Left without a mom and an unknown Dad, she entered the foster care system.
One gift went to a little boy who was born in Ethiopia. He eventually ended up in the foster care system after his Dad died of tuberculosis. He has a kind heart and a great sense of humor.
The other gift went to a teenage girl. Her mom gave birth to her at only 13 years old. After doing her best to take care of her for the first few years she then abandoned her.
Left without a mom and an unknown Dad, she entered the foster care system.
Let me share with you a little about the kids who have December Birthdays.
The gift in the middle is going to a boy who is very slow to warm up and trust people. He has been in the foster care system most of his life. His birthday sponsor brought joy to his birthday by gifting him Nike Slides and a LEGO set. Jasmine has been exposed to trauma most of her life. While getting the therapeutic care she needs at HomeSafe she enjoys listening to music and socializing with her friends. Dana, who is on the Autism spectrum, needed to be removed from her parental home. Now she is getting the therapeutic care she needs at HomeSafe. She is a very sweet girl, who is appreciative of not just the gifts but the love behind it. |
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2019
Valentines Day 2019“Juice Box Friends” were made and donated to an appreciative class.
National Book Giving Day
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December 2019
Project Christmas Morning72 gifts delivered to the 24 children living at HomeSafe group therapeutic foster care.
In addition to gifting them presents requested on their Santa list we treated all the children and staff to a group movie trip. All expenses covered including the snack counter! This has become a HomeSafe tradition provided annually by Kindness Shared. 
Christmas
Project Santa and a Pony
Each year in collaboration with Personal Ponies Florida we bring Christmas Magic to the children of the Farmworkers.
This year it was our pleasure to donate large super hero action figures to each child. Thank you to our amazing sponsor! Christmas 2019
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July 2019What an honor to be chosen by Mack Insurance Group as their 2019 Charity.
I had the pleasure of presenting Kindness Shared to the office staff members and we were voted the winner. 
Birthday Club
Happy 13th Birthday to Robert!
Look at the amazing care his sponsor put into every last detail!! 
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Pack a Sack provides food on the weekends during the school year to children who count on free breakfast and lunch on the school days.
On the weekends they count on Kindness Shared. Each bag of food goes out with a book, a gift, a hygiene kit and of course, a happy note. This Christmas not only did we supply food for Christmas dinner and Winter break but we also provided Christmas gifts. 
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April 2019
Project Pack A Sack
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Spring Event
In collaboration with a Personal Ponies FL we put on an Easter Egg Hunt for children with special needs.
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Blanket Day 2019
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2018
Summer 2018
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Project Birthday Club 2018
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December 2018
Project Christmas Morning 2018Delivering Christmas to the boys living at HomeSafe.
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