{"id":7170,"date":"2011-09-11T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T16:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2018-12-21T22:49:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T02:49:51","slug":"acts-of-kindness-weekend-a-time-for-giving-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=7170","title":{"rendered":"Acts of Kindness Weekend: A Time for Giving Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We marked the 10th anniversary of 9\/11 with a tribute to those who  sacrificed their lives and honored them by giving back in our own  communities, to make life and living better for our neighbors. <strong>A-OK! Weekend,<\/strong> Acts of Kindness, happened&nbsp;<strong>Friday-Sunday, Sept 9-11, 2011.&nbsp;<\/strong>A  hallmark of A-OK! Weekend is signing up for a project that might be a little outside your comfort zone \u2014 one that brings you together with  people from another area of town from where you live, or from a  different faith tradition from your own. Stretching ourselves is a  superb way to inoculate our community from the ghosts of 9-11 \u2014 namely fear, as well as ignorance about the abundant religious and cultural  diversity in our city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s projects included \u201cadopting\u201d streets to clean up near the\n university; planning a picnic for veterans; and organizing donations \nfor New Americans. We\u2019re also placing a special emphasis on the South \nSide, including a major effort to clean up Kirk Park, a lovely but \novergrown park between South and Midland Avenues. Also on the South Side\n is a plan to clean parts of the banks and waters of Onondaga Creek, in \npartnership with the volunteer group the Creek Rats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it was not all work. A-OK! Weekend featured social events, \nincluding a community sing at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse \nUniversity campus and a ceremony and get-together to honor firefighters \nand first-responders at Sheridan Park. Those are just a few of the \ndozens of activities that happened all across metro Syracuse. When 9\/11 \nhappened in 2001, we all wanted to do something. 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Acts of Kindness Weekend \nin fall or 2011. Our unique story of women reaching out to each other \nacross faith lines proved a good storyline for many news outlets doing \n10-year anniversary coverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a sampling of some of the attention the media gave us: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/nytimes_090411a_e.jpg?resize=254%2C374\" alt=\"The New York Times story appears online and is expected to be in the print edition 9\/11.\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/09\/03\/us\/sept-11-reckoning\/interfaith.html?_r=1&amp;scp=1&amp;sq=women%20transcending&amp;st=cse\">New York Times <\/a> <\/em>print\n and online editions &nbsp;on September 11 &nbsp;featured &nbsp;the interfaith work of \nWTB over the past 10 years (click underlined type).&nbsp;<em>Times<\/em> \nreporter Laurie Goodstein and a photographer spent two days in Central \nNew York learning about WTB\u2019s origins and mission. Both stories \nshowcased a mosaic of WTB women\u2019s faces in the story appearing online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PBS\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/tag\/women-transcending-boundaries\/\">Religion and Ethics Newsweekly<\/a>\n aired a story on interfaith work nationwide, but much of the story was \nbuilt around WTB. The reporter and crew videotapted WTB\u2019s visit to the \nIslamic Society of Central New York for an iftar in August, 2011. The \npiece included interviews with WTB co-founders Danya Wellmon and Betsy \nWiggins, along with &nbsp;Saro Kumar, who works with our community garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/AOK_11_PBScrew_300.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"A crew from PBS records during an A-OK! planning meeting in August. \"\/><figcaption>A crew from PBS recorded a planning meeting in August<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/msmagazine.com\/blog\/blog\/2011\/09\/10\/women-transcending-boundaries-after-911\/\">Ms. Magazine blog<\/a> carried the story of&nbsp; WTB in a September 11 posting, writing, \u201c<em>From\n the small victories of helping one another through personal crises to \nthe big job of bringing their community together, Women Transcending \nBoundaries is a truly feminist response to 9\/11.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp; Syracuse&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2011\/09\/sept_11_brings_syracuse_volunt.html\"><em>Post Standard<\/em><\/a> covered the activities in a story you can&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2011\/09\/sept_11_brings_syracuse_volunt.html\">read here.<\/a> It printed a<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.syracuse.com\/opinion\/2011\/09\/a-ok_weekend_ahead_acts_of_kin.html\">n opinion piece by WTB Council members<\/a> on Sept. 4 that encouraged readers to honor the 9\/11 anniversary by giving back to their community on A-OK! Weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Syracuse New Times<\/em> also published a spread on WTB, its history and plans for A-OK! Weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects and volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"vp1KK8Zz\" title=\"Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/embed.animoto.com\/play.html?w=swf\/production\/vp1&amp;e=1545410104&amp;f=KK8Zzj96pmoGPctuvhDKuQ&amp;d=0&amp;m=p&amp;r=240p+480p+720p&amp;volume=100&amp;start_res=720p&amp;i=m&amp;ct=www.wtb.org&amp;cu=www.wtb.org&amp;asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&amp;animoto_domain=animoto.com&amp;options=\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"240\" width=\"432\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To download an illustrated .pdf report click <a href=\"https:\/\/wtb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Acts-of-Kindness-Weekend-2011.pptx.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville<\/strong> \u2013 Helping with children\u2019s activities at the Golden Harvest Festival<br><strong>Beauchamp Branch Library <\/strong>\u2013 Planting a tree<br><strong>Cecile Center<\/strong> \u2013 hosting a concert by the Syracuse  Brigadiers Alumni Drum &amp; Bugle Corps; making cards for patients at  Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital<br><strong>Creek Rats<\/strong> \u2013 cleaning up along Onondaga Creek<br><strong>First Baptist Church of Central Square<\/strong> \u2013 inviting a Muslim to co-lead Sunday service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grace Episcopal Church, Baldwinsville<\/strong> \u2013 dedicating a 9\/11 memorial; serving breakfast for first responder<br><strong>Habitat for Humanity<\/strong> \u2013building a home for a veteran<br><strong>The House at 807 Oswego Street, Liverpool<\/strong> \u2013 yard cleanup and landscaping<br><strong>Huntington School<\/strong> \u2013 creating a Freedom Garden; dedicating the bird feeder project at 25 city schools<br><strong>Jowonio School<\/strong> \u2013 cleaning up Trike Town<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kirk Park<\/strong> \u2013 cleaning trails and removing brush<br><strong>Le Moyne College<\/strong> \u2013 holding a memorial mass at the Panasci Family Chapel<br><strong>Liverpool First United Methodist Church<\/strong> \u2013 serving a free breakfast to first responders<br><strong>Menorah Park<\/strong> \u2013 packing bird seed; giving interview to SUNY Oswego students<br><strong>Midler Avenue Wesleyan Church<\/strong> \u2013 hosting refreshments at the memorial ceremony at Sheridan Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Operation Northern Comfort<\/strong> \u2013 fixing up front yards at Christopher Community residences on Catherine Street<br><strong>Plymouth Congregational Church<\/strong> \u2013 inviting a Muslim leader to give the Sunday sermon<br><strong>Sheridan Park<\/strong> \u2013 hosting a 9\/11 memorial service<br><strong>Southwest Community Center<\/strong> \u2013 various ongoing volunteer opportunities<br><strong>St. Lucy\u2019s Roman Catholic Church<\/strong> \u2013 inviting a Muslim leader to give the homily<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stone Soup Community Garden<\/strong> \u2013 planting, weeding, mulching<br><strong>Syracuse University<\/strong> \u2013 adopt-a-street cleanup<br><strong>Syracuse University Hendricks Chapel<\/strong> \u2013 hosting a 9\/11 commemoration<br><strong>Syracuse University Schine<\/strong> <strong>Student Center<\/strong> \u2013 collecting donations of canned goods<br><strong>Temple Adath Yeshurun<\/strong> \u2013 organizing its library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University United Methodist Church<\/strong> \u2013 inviting children to bake cookies for firemen<br><strong>West Genesee High School<\/strong> \u2013 offering a free concert<br><strong>Westcott Street<\/strong> \u2013 organizing a neighborhood cleanup<br><strong>West Side Learning Center<\/strong> \u2013 cleaning and painting<br><strong>Zen Center<\/strong> \u2013 Cleaning up around the Garden of Serenity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, we continued the tradition of Acts of Kindness by engaging  in various projects including clean-ups, painting, and children\u2019s  activities. The following year we joined the annual prayer service and vigil on the World Day of Prayer hosted by Unity of Syracuse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We marked the 10th anniversary of 9\/11 with a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives and honored them by giving back in our own communities, to make life and living better for our neighbors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-7170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-programs","tag-acts-of-kindness",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7170"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7363,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170\/revisions\/7363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}