Recently I was blessed to be a part of “The Great Kindness
Challenge” at Gordon Russell Middle School.
This program addresses the problem of bullying and offers a better
solution…respect. Each day of the
“Kindness Challenge” community members were offered the opportunity to give
small “token” awards for the student’s participation in this challenge….
It was an interesting fact that most all of the 6th
graders embraced the challenge and filled out and completed their challenge
forms, not quite so many of the 7th graders and then even less of
the 8th graders….which led me to thinking – do we get less kind as
we grow older? That is just not
acceptable!
So as the Daffodils start to poke their sunny little heads
to the sky and the weather (we hope) gives us a few rays of sunshine we
challenge you to the following because we all want to be as kind as a 6th
grader and Gordon Russel Middle School had lots of them!!
Your list: Smile at
25 People, Slip a Nice note in your Friends Backpack (or purse or pocket), Compliment
5 People, Pick up 10 Pieces of Trash in a Public Area, Tell a Joke and Make
Someone Laugh, Be Kind to Yourself and
have a Healthy Snack, Draw a Picture and
Give it to Someone, Hug a Friend, Entertain Someone with a Happy Dance, Say
“Good Morning” to 15 People….this list is short - the students had a list of 50
Challenges!! So the challenge of the
week is be kinder than a 6th grader!
Final Challenge – Tomorrow is our “Drive For Your School”,
from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Anyone
can come and drive (must be at least 18 years of age) a brand new Ford around
the block, fill out a form with a few questions and Centennial Football, Sam Barlow Senior All
Night Party, or Lewis & Clark Montessori School will receive $20 from Ford
Motor Company . (You choose which school organization). Seriously, there is no pressure!!! It is a kindness that if all of us pull
together we can provide up to $6,000 for our schools.Read all of Bess's articles in the Gresham Outlook weekly. Or to suggest a story contact Bess at 503-665-0102 or Bess@GreshamFord.com.
