Update 11/4/2010: Eyeglasses are no longer being collected. Thanks to everyone who has made a donation. Here is the story…short but very sweet. I was browsing around on Craig’s List and I spotted someone selling over 100 pair of sunglasses for $45.00. I e-mailed the owners and asked if they would be willing to donate… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Kind Acts in Action
Homeless Shelter Receives A $400 Gift Card
The Robert J. DeLonis Homeless Shelter in Washtenaw County Michigan was awarded a $400.00 store gift card from MEIJER on Jackson Road in Scio township. This is the 4th year in a row that MEIJER has been so generous and gracious by helping out the shelter. The shelter will be using this money for bedding… Read more »
Meijer Comes Through Again
For the 4th year in a row Meijer of Jackson Road in Scio Township Michigan has donated a monetary gift card to The Robert J. DeLonis Homeless Shelter here in Washtenaw County Michigan. Thanks Meijer!! If you would like to mail a donation (a blanket or twin sheet set) to the homeless shelter the address… Read more »
Let’s Give Reilly A Lift
Update 5/8/12 – Donations are no longer being collected. Thanks to everyone’s generosity and good will, Rielly has his new van! Please visit Reilly’s website and help us give Reilly a lift! Please help give Reilly a lift and send your donation to the address below… a non-profit! Donations can now be made by sending… Read more »
A Gift from a Mayan Woman in Guatemala
Thanks to all of those who participated in BK2HK’s prescription eyeglass donations for Guatemala. People such as the generous Mayan woman who gave me this purse as a gift can continue to work on such beautiful sewing projects thanks to better eyesight. The women from the villages sew many beautiful things. They sew the clothing… Read more »
The Garys Are Back From Guatemala
The Gary Family has returned this past Sunday, August 2nd from Guatemala. I spoke briefly to Shelli Gary and she said the trip was fantastic! So many happy people, happy faces receiving much needed eyeglasses/sunglasses/and drug store reading glasses. I am currently awaiting a full report from Shelli informing us in detail, along with a… Read more »
Handing Out Eyeglasses In Guatemala
The Gary Family is now in Guatemala assisting in dispensing the 1,730 pair of Prescription Eyeglasses collected by Be Kind to Humankind (BK2HK) and other sources here in the U.S. Shelli Gary estimates that BK2HK collected over 1,500 pair! BK2HK has helped to triple the amount of eyeglasses brought to Guatemala this summer. Last summer… Read more »
The Dexter Cider Mill In Dexter, Michigan Starts Giving Out Rewards For Kindness
The Owners of The Dexter Cider Mill, the oldest cider mill in Michigan (Established in 1886), took a shine to the recent article in the Ann Arbor News about Be Kind to Humankind Week. Former owner Richard Koziski (he passed the business ownership over to his daughter) had always wanted to be able to spread… Read more »
Prescription Used Eyeglass Donations For Guatemala
The Gary family is taking up a collection of used unwanted prescription eyeglasses for the men, women and children of Guatemala. The Gary family has gone to Guatemala for the past 2 summers bringing these much needed eyeglasses to the people there. If you have any used eyeglasses which you no longer wear, please mail… Read more »
The Gary Family Travels to Guatemala
On June 14, a team of nine from Connexions Church in Dexter, MI, will be headed to San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala on a mission trip to serve the needs of the people in the community. Among the team will be the Gary Family, who will be returning to Guatemala for their second time in less… Read more »