{"id":7164,"date":"2010-09-11T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7164"},"modified":"2018-12-29T23:46:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T03:46:35","slug":"acts-of-kindness-weekend-spreading-caring-across-central-new-york%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7164","title":{"rendered":"Acts of Kindness Weekend: Spreading Caring Across Central New York\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What a wonderful weekend of kindness and caring Sept. 11-12, 2010 became in the Syracuse area! Children helped repair bikes, painted a mural and baked cookies for firefighters. College students painted, cleaned and carted clothing and materials from one place to another. Others tried to beautify the&nbsp;creation by cleaning up, planting trees and clearing brush. Hundreds came out to honor 9\/11 by doing acts of kindness and having fun activities at the hubs spread across the city. It was a weekend of support, sweat, and smiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly\n100 organizations participated in <strong>A-OK! Acts of Kindness<\/strong> <strong>Weekend<\/strong>.\nSaturday was a glorious day, and even Sunday\u2019s drizzle didn\u2019t dim the\nspectacular weekend of volunteering and connecting across Central New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .image_browser_images_conteiner_0 * {        -moz-box-sizing: border-box;        box-sizing: border-box;      }      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .image_browser_images_conteiner_0{\t\tbackground-color: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.90);\t\ttext-align: center;\t\twidth: 100%;\t\tborder-style: none;\t\tborder-width: 2px;\t\tborder-color: #F7F7F7;\t\tpadding: 4px;\t\tborder-radius: 0;\t\tposition:relative;      }      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .image_browser_images_0 {\t\tdisplay: inline-block;\t\t-moz-box-sizing: border-box;\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\t\tfont-size: 0;\t\ttext-align: center;\t\tmax-width: 100%;\t\twidth: 100%;      }      #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .image_browser_image_buttons_conteiner_0 {\t\ttext-align: center; 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Among the\nheavy lifters were Syracuse University, 100 Black Men and Le Moyne College, as\nwell as people like Mike Behnke, president of the Syracuse Parks Conservancy,\nwho gathered dozens of volunteers to help make these efforts happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More\nthan 100 people came out in the rain to the closing celebration at Hendricks\nChapel on the Syracuse University campus to hear stories of all the good things\nthat happened and to share picnic food. Entertainment for the event included\nnew Americans singing and dancing and the gospel singers, \u201cFive to Life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nwork doesn\u2019t end here.&nbsp; \u201cTreat every day like it\u2019s this (Acts of Kindness)\nday,\u201d said one of the participants at the closing celebration. Please join with\nus as we continue to transcend boundaries, and help us make our community a\nhealthier, safer, more inviting, and better place to live! Syracuse Mayor\nStephanie Miner <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/AOK_CompassionateProclamation.pdf\">declared Syracuse a \u201ccity of compassion,\u201d<\/a> part of\nthe<a href=\"http:\/\/my.compassionateactionnetwork.com\/group\/10yearcampaignforcompassionatecities\"> Campaign of Compassionate Cities<\/a> and the\nSyracuse Common Council <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/AOK_CC_proclamation.pdf\">issued a proclamation of support<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\namazing weekend of caring was coordinated by Women Transcending Boundaries, who\ngot the idea from&nbsp;the expansive volunteer effort, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigsunday.org\/\">Big Sunday<\/a>,\nin southern California. The A-OK! anchors (leaders) and WTB members thank\neveryone who joined us in the amazing project. Special thanks goes to the <a href=\"http:\/\/cnycf.org\/cnycf\/\">CNY Community Foundation<\/a>\nand <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracusenewtimes.com\/\">Syracuse\nNew Times<\/a> <\/em>for their support<em>. <\/em>Other major contributors\ninclude the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.giffordfd.org\/\">Gifford\nFoundation<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sugarmanlaw.com\/\">Sugarman<\/a> Law Firm, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wegmans.com\/\">Wegmans,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsk.com\/\">Bond Schoeneck &amp; King<\/a>,\nLiverpool Credit Union, and the Barney II Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Projects\nand volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For a map of project locations, click <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=110688735302192861561.000488fd510271bef4813&amp;z=11\">here<\/a>; to download an illustrated .pdf report, click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Acts-of-Kindness-Weekend-report-2010.pptx.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>100 Black Men of Syracuse:<\/strong> working with the Syracuse Parks Conservancy to do beautification at city parks.<br><strong>ACTS<\/strong> Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse: promoting a full-service grocery store on the South Side.<br><strong>ALS Walk:<\/strong> raising money for medical research. Le Moyne College students volunteering.<br><strong>Beaver Lake Nature Center:<\/strong> engaging city youth to volunteer at the annual Golden Harvest Festival.<br><strong>Bikes for Peace:<\/strong> holding bike repair clinics, offering bike safety instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books Are Food for Thought<\/strong>: delivering donated books to South Side Church of Christ for children who receive free meals.<br><strong>Brady Faith Center:<\/strong> landscaping around the Center.<br><strong>Butternut Community Policing Center: <\/strong>building a game room downstairs.<br><strong>Butternut Style:<\/strong> sprucing up Butternut Street around the Butternut Policing Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Center for New Americans:<\/strong> Members of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Liverpool organizing the warehouse and donations.<br><strong>CNY Community Foundation: <\/strong>sending volunteers to Butternut Style and the Butternut Policing Center.<br><strong>Community General Hospital: <\/strong>sending health professionals to offer blood pressure screenings at Hopps Memorial C.M.E. Church.<br><strong>Crouse Hospital<\/strong>: sending health professionals from the hospital to offer blood pressure screenings at Sunnycrest Park.<br><strong>CYO<\/strong> on North Salina Street: painting gymnasium walls and resurfacing floors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dunbar\nAssociation<\/strong>: collecting professional attire for\nJobs Plus participants interviewing for jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eastwood Neighborhood Association:<\/strong> providing lunch for volunteers working in Eastwood.<br><strong>Eastwood Parents Network;<\/strong> organizing children\u2019s activities at Sunnycrest Park.<br><strong>Eastern Farm Workers<\/strong>: transporting, sorting, and organizing donated clothing by LeMoyne College students<br><strong>Elmcrest Children\u2019s Center<\/strong>: Youth preparing and serving a dinner for police and fire department personnel.<br><strong>Exploring Spirituality:<\/strong> telling stories from different faith traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fairworldmarketplace.com\"><strong>Fair World Market Place<\/strong>:<\/a> collecting food for a food pantry.<br> <strong>First Tee of Syracuse: <\/strong>providing golf coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hendricks.syr.edu\">Hendricks Chapel <\/a>at Syracuse University:<\/strong> hosting a closing celebration.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www,homehq.org\"><strong>Home HeadQuarters:<\/strong><\/a> collecting care packages for incoming refugee families.<br><strong>Honey Tree Day Care: <\/strong>painting a classroom and hallways, with LeMoyne College students volunteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingvisions.org\/\"><strong>Housing Visions:<\/strong><\/a> hosting a Block Party for the 600 Block of Catherine Street.<br><strong>Huntington Family Centers:<\/strong> cleaning out a recently-purchased building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Imagine Syracuse:<\/strong>&nbsp; setting up an information table at St. Lucy\u2019s Church about organ donations.<br><strong>Imagine Syracuse: Young Musicians: <\/strong>collecting donations of musical instruments for the Young Musicians Project.<br><strong>Imagining America:<\/strong> setting up the Art-in-Motion Open Hand Theater street show in Armory Square.<strong><br>The Inner Beauty Parlor<\/strong> Teens: making friendship bracelets<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithworkscny.org\"><strong>InterFaith Works:<\/strong> <\/a>setting up tables for children to make cards to send to children and families impacted by the oil spill on the Gulf coast.<br><strong>Interreligious Food Consortium:<\/strong> providing bins to collect food donations.<br><strong>Islamic Society of CNY:<\/strong> collecting food for food pantries; cleaning up the neighborhood; offering free meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jowonio\nSchool<\/strong>: constructing a children\u2019s labyrinth; tidying up outdoor\nplay spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KJ\u2019s Angels Memorial Fund:<\/strong> planting daffodils and removing leaves and debris from the common area in the Oakwood Cemetery.<br><strong>King of Kings Lutheran Church:<\/strong> partnering with the Center for New Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>La Casita Cultural Center:<\/strong> organizing a story-telling event at St. Lucy\u2019s Church.<br><strong>LaVallee\u2019s Karate:<\/strong> collecting \u201cWish List\u201d items for the SPCA.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/liverpoolfirstumc.org\">Liverpool First United Methodist Church:<\/a> <\/strong>honoring first responders with a free&nbsp;lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mothers\nAgainst Gun Violence:<\/strong> working on a South Side creek cleanup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Newell Street Garden:<\/strong> building a fence.<br><strong>Nottingham<\/strong> <strong>Senior Retirement Center residents:<\/strong> reading to children at St. Lucy\u2019s Church.<br><strong>NIA:<\/strong> teaching healing dances at various sites.<br><strong>Northside Learning Center: <\/strong>painting a mural on an outside concrete wall and repairing a fence.<strong><br>Northside Collaboratory:<\/strong> providing arts and crafts for children, music, food, health screenings, and sports activities in conjunction with the Assisi Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OnCenter:<\/strong> collecting musical instruments for Imagine Syracuse: Young Musicians.<br><strong>The Oaks at Menorah Park: <\/strong>writing letters to military personnel.<br><strong>Onondaga County Executive\u2019s Office:<\/strong> making sandwiches at the Samaritan Center.<br><strong>Onondaga County Health Department:<\/strong> organizing health screenings by medical professionals.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opheliasplace.org\/\"><strong>Ophelia\u2019s Place:<\/strong><\/a> offering a discount on coffee purchase in exchange for donations for a food pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Person\nto Person Citizen Advocacy:<\/strong> organizing a Game Day with\nresidents at Loretto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raging Grannies:<\/strong> singing at St. Lucy\u2019s Church.<br><strong>Rahma Clinic: <\/strong>offering free health screening, henna painting for children, and youth activities.<br><strong>Rapha Community: <\/strong>holding a \u201cHeart-Beat\u201d drumming session at Forman Park.<strong><br>Red Hot Mamas:<\/strong> inviting people to write letters and cards to members of the military.<br><strong>Respite Volunteers Clearinghouse:<\/strong> recruiting respite care volunteers for people served by local agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Say Yes to Education: <\/strong>providing pro bono lawyers at various sites.<br><strong>Sheridan Park Association<\/strong>: holding a Memorial Service for first responders with a color guard, fire and police department participation, speaker, and opening and closing prayer.<br><strong>South Side Interfaith Community Development Center:<\/strong> organizing a cotillion and formal fashion show for teens.<strong><br>Southern Sudan Initiatives:<\/strong> promoting a school for women and children in Southern Sudan and a community center for \u201cLost Boys\u201d living in Syracuse.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespaat500.com\/\"><strong>The Spa at 500<\/strong> and <\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespaat500.com\/\">The Art of Massage:<\/a> <\/strong>providing chair massages for volunteers after a project.<br><strong>Spay\/Neuter Assistance Program:<\/strong> distributing literature on spay\/neutering; displaying kittens for adoption.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/www.sjhsyr.org\/\"><strong>St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital:<\/strong><\/a> sending professional staff to provide blood pressure screenings at the Assisi center.<br><strong>St. Lucy\u2019s Roman Catholic Church: <\/strong>sending performers to Nottingham Senior Retirement Center and Loretto.<strong><br>Starfish International:<\/strong> providing Progressive Muscle Relaxation sessions at various sites.<br><strong>Stone Soup Children\u2019s Garden<\/strong>: building and painting a fence by&nbsp; Le Moyne College students.<br><strong>Sunnycrest Parks Association: <\/strong>assisting volunteers at Sunnycrest Park with tree planting and clean-up tasks.<br><strong>SUNY ESF<\/strong> students: removing invasive plant species along Onondaga Creek.<br><strong>Syracuse Parks Conservancy: <\/strong>giving flower bulbs and helping with plantings at various sites.<a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/www.syracusegrows.org\"><strong>Syracuse Grows:<\/strong> <\/a>offering tours of community gardens.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.syrfilmfest.com\"><strong>Syracuse International Film Festival:<\/strong><\/a> documenting the weekend activities.<br><strong>Syracuse Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Center:<\/strong> collecting food and hygiene items for a food pantry.<br><strong>Syracuse Parks Conservancy: <\/strong>donating flower bulbs and helping to plant bulbs.<br><strong>Syracuse Peace Council:<\/strong> conducting a bike clinic at St. Lucy\u2019s Church.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.syr.edu\"><strong>Syracuse University:<\/strong><\/a> connecting students from a variety of programs to volunteer activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adath.org\"><strong>Temple Adath Yeshurun:<\/strong><\/a> collecting baby items for the Mary Nelson Center; painting the Mikvah at the Temple; visiting residents at Menorah Park; collecting food for the Interfaith Food Consortium.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.templeconcord.org\"><strong>Temple Concord:<\/strong><\/a> cleaning up at Thornden Park.<br><strong>Triangle Park:<\/strong> planting daffodils and mums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbgm-umc.org\/university\"><strong>University United Methodist Church:<\/strong><\/a> offering crafts and music, food demonstration, blood pressure screening, HIV testing, free legal advice and credit reviews, and a free community breakfast.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upstate.edu\"><strong>Upstate University Hospital:<\/strong><\/a> providing professional staff to offer blood pressure screenings at St. Lucy\u2019s Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vet Farms of Baldwinsville:<\/strong> developing a vegetable garden for veterans.<br><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/vfcinc.org\">Visions for Change:<\/a> <\/strong>presenting a poverty-simulation at Grace Episcopal Church in Syracuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.watsongardencenter.com\"><strong>Carol Watson Greenhouse<\/strong><\/a>: giving away house plants at the Assisi Center.<br><strong>West Side Learning Center<\/strong>: painting classrooms and a large hallway by Alpha Phi Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Xi\nChapter, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc.: <\/strong>volunteering\nat Hopps Memorial C.M.E. Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The\nZen Center:<\/strong> clearing brush around a sculpture by\nCayuga-Seneca artist Tom Huff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A-OK!\nWeekend spreads to Detroit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\nhearing about A-OK! Weekend here, the women\u2019s group WISDOM partnered with\ninterfaith groups across Michigan to stage their own A-OK Weekend. More than\n600 volunteers came out, from metro Detroit and as far away as Northern\nMichigan. Dozens were &nbsp;teenagers. After opening ceremonies they spread out\nto 11 sites in a four-mile radius in Southwest Detroit to mulch and weed, plant\nflowers, trim bushes, board up decaying buildings, pick up garbage, paint over\ngraffiti, clean up playgrounds for children, and other projects. WISDOM was\nenthusiastic about the response. 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