We have finished our second successful Dance For Kindness in our community… It has been amazing the reactions we receive and the support we have found.
Special Thanks
Tracey Materi, Carol Gil, Gurpreet Gill, Gerald McCaffrey, Kaleesha Howson, M5 Oilfield Services, Own Your Magnificence, Brooks Junior High School, Always $1.00 Brooks, AB, BRK Equipment Rentals, Tunde Adeniran, B.M.B Productions, Em Rose Photography
During the preparation, I have met so many kindnesses from even strangers, which made my heart feel warm whenever I recall. I am really honored to have their help to organize the event successfully. During the preparation, I have met so many kindnesses from even strangers, which made my heart feel warm whenever I recall. We received countless people sharing kindness and spreading warmth. Many people hugged us organizers, cried and said “Thank you” in the event. Kids participated in the event willingly. Through difficulties, you can find many treasures so go ahead and try spreading kindness by participating in Dance For Kindness 2018.
Take a moment and make the world a beautiful place…be the difference…make the change. It was an honor and a privilege to be the group leader for Dance For Kindness 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States of America. To be able to bring together so many unique individuals was a humbling experience. Thank you to all of you for believing and dancing with me. Until next year…keep spreading the kindness…keep dancing.
Special Thanks
Paula Anstaett and Ben Schneider:
Steven Wesloh: Photographer
Ann Marie Reinke and Mindy Zellner: Hosting the event at Maple Dale Elementary and Publicity
Mallory Bonbright: Publicity
Frank Forsthoefel: Superintendent for Sycamore Community School District: Community Support
Deanna Regruth: Queen City Spirit LLC- Event t-shirts
Shane Battershell: Fabulous Frames and Art- Mounting the posters for the event
The worldwide event organized by Life Vest Inside is for me, an action that brings a lot of joy and satisfaction. We shared the joy of being able to create a moment of peace, a sense of belonging, thus revealing the essence of life. For what is the aim of life, if not a smile, a hello, simply asking someone how they are and really being interested in the answer. All these things connect us with other people and have the power to change lives. We realized that being open to others might take us away briefly from our multitasking, busy lives and help us broaden our thinking, and strengthen social bonds.
Special Thanks
Special thanks to my colleague, Florin Cincan, the gym-teacher of the school, who worked together with the teachers and the students to learn the dance.
Special thanks to the sponsors: SN ROMGAZ SA, who sponsored 600 orange T-shirts and the city hall (Primaria Medias) who offered support in organizing the event.
Special thanks to the photographer and videographer Aurelian Suciu and Alin Chiricescu.
I am so honored to say I was a part of the 6th Annual Dance for Kindness brought to the world through Life Vest Inside!!! It was my 4th year being involved and each year it gets bigger and better!!! With over 250 dancers and over 200 viewers, it was more than moving being a part of a Global Movement and Community Collaboration. It left me with a huge feeling of pride, joy and accomplishment. It was really fun and inspiring seeing groups share their talents at the event and having the founder dance beside me wasn’t all that bad either. San Francisco felt Orly’s passion and love and it was so awesome to have the creator of Dance for Kindness with us at our event
Special Thanks
Tom Greenberg, Jack Lewis, Kiva Corshen and Nick Buckwalter, Larissa Kosla, Monica Fitzsimmons, Greg Wilson & Sonya Grover, Anjee’s Dance, Star Pilates & Fitness, Mindful Littles/Orinda CARES and Katie’s Dance Studio
TSplitz Dance Studio, Joy in Motion, Broadway Rhythm and Dance Company, Katies’s Dance Studio and The Peter Pan Foundation
Cormac Noonan, founder of The Sunday Pizza Club, Joel Malard from The Eye Contact Experiment
THANK YOU to the rest of the Life Vest Inside team, Elana Ades, Henrik Gerner, Sophie Wilkie, Mike Hedge and ESPECIALLY Orly Wahba.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time this year as the Group Leader for Toledo, Ohio. It was an amazing experience to bring the Dance for Kindness here for the first time. The city of Toledo was so acceptable to having us hold a day of kindness. We were thrilled with the participation and willingness of people to help. We were able to provide people who stopped to watch some great resources. I was humbled to be able to work with such a great organization and people to make it all happen and I was so proud to see a whole day dedicated to spreading KINDNESS!
My experience in 2017 as the Group Leader of Dance for Kindness Colombo, Sri Lanka and the experience working under the same pressure for Dance for Kindness 2015 in Kandy, Sri Lanka has changed my life a lot. Orly and Life Vest Inside provide you with everything to ensure you have all you need and they are with you throughout every step of the journey. Their dedication to helping us succeed in our mission is enormous but the greatest thing you learn is communication skills. You need to keep open communication throughout the process. For a person it takes lot of effort to be a leader and it takes more effort in becoming a leader for common good and social welfare. Never forget that the leader is a person who guides others and works with them to reach a common goal.
