Unified Government CEO and Mayor Tyrone A. Garner issued a proclamation on Thursday, April 7, for the Seven Days of Kindness for Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
A regional campaign with activities running April 13 through April 24, the initiative will be joined for the first time this year by the UG.
“The Unified Government is proud to announce that we will be joining this year’s Seven Days of Kindness,” said CEO-Mayor Tyrone A. Garner. “Our goal is to remind ourselves of the importance of kindness in all that we do in service to one another, and in service to our community. It is through this effort that we hope to recognize those most deserving and to support a metro-wide initiative that also benefits us locally.”
During the Thursday, April 7, Commission meeting, in addition to issuing the proclamation, the Seven Days Board of Directors, the nonprofit organizer for this initiative, presented the Unified Government with a plaque of appreciation for adopting the initiative in Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
“We are excited to help drive the dialogue that promotes kindness to overcome hate in our world and thank you for your support” said Seven Days Board of Director Keith Kennedy.
The Seven Days of Kindness strives to overcome hate and discrimination through intentional acts of kindness in the workplace and throughout the community. The Unified Government will be celebrating the initiative by honoring volunteerism among staff; promoting self-care with a virtual mindfulness session and yoga in the park; sharing kindness among colleagues through candygrams with sales benefiting the Wyandotte County Parks Foundation; collecting toiletries and clothing for the Sheriff’s Juvenile Intake Program; and culminating in a community clean-up of Parkwood Park on Friday, April 22 (Earth Day).
Mayor Garner invited all Unified Government staff to participate in Seven Days of Kindness and encouraged Wyandotte County residents to find ways to showcase kindness and connection towards oneself and others within the community during this initiative. The community is invited to tag activities with #DotteProud and #GiveSevenDays.
About Seven Days of Kindness
The SevenDays® experience provides opportunities to encourage all people to increase kindness through knowledge, mindset and behavior. In April 2014, after a white supremacist murdered three Kansas City people because of his hate for Jews, two families and the community joined hands and hearts to shine a light on the darkness of hate.
Read more about SevenDays, including how to participate, at the website: sevendays.org.
- Story from the UG