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Deadline Nears To Submit Your ‘Kindness Of The Heart’ Video
We all know what ‘mean’ looks like (Hint: TV is full of it). Now it’s time for people to look at the Kind- ness of the Heart that’s going on around us.
Your 1-minute Smartphone video sent to ForTheFamilyTampa@- gmail.com will honor the joy that kind people bring to everyday life. Whether it’s your mom, a sister, a son, a friend, or someone that’s left a good taste in your mouth, their ac- tions shouldn’t be kept under a bushel.
In fact, there are even more cate- gories where your video can earn a Family Flame Award and a $100 gift card for the person you nomi- nate at the Third Annual National FAM Awards on November 16 in Tampa.
The entire list includes parents, spouses, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, first responders, and vol- unteers. Other videos feature ran- dom acts of kindness, praise and gratitude, kindness to and from ani- mals, and programs that build kind- ness.
Please e-mail your video no later than November 1. They
A lot of nice people share their Kindness of the Heart with For The Family’s Ward Cox (r) at Just Elementary School.
that most people are basically kind, and the power of their actions de- serves to be front and center. Now is the time for their videos to be seen and their voices to be heard.”
Joining in Kindness of the Heart is an ideal way to do just that. This realization has brought a diverse group of organizations and busi- nesses together in common purpose. Pinellas and Hillsborough County Schools, the Hillsborough Class- room Teachers Association, Florida Community Bank, Rebein Brothers Law Firm, the 108- member churches of Pastors on Patrol, REACHUP, and Positive Spin are just some of the local partners in- volved in this landmark initiative.
In fact, Kindness of the Heart features collaboration from hospi- tals, nonprofits, government agen- cies, school systems, businesses, and other entities from coast to coast in the U. S. and Canada. Cox believes this reflects a general feeling that enough is enough. “People are at the heart of every organization, and we are so grateful for their support.”
Additional details can be found at www.StrongerCommunity.com.
are like movies that could win an Oscar, and the National FAM Awards are like the Acad- emy Awards of Kindness.
Ward Cox is Administrator of For The Family, and he notes that the purpose is both clear and ex-
tremely well-timed. “The onslaught of mean-spirited behavior is all too visible on our highways, in human interaction, and our entertainment. Some people believe it’s just a new normal, but there’s nothing normal or healthy about it. I’m convinced
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