Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Being Kind = Teaching Moment

The Smiths are in the books!

Yesterday was the 1st annual Kindness Day for the Smith Household.

We started the day by purchasing food for the Oak Park / River Forest Food Panty.  It was a great opportunity to explain to Max how fortunate some families are and how it is great to help families who are less fortunate.   

On the way out of Jewel Max gave $$$ to a gentleman who was soliciting for The Salvation Army.

After dropping the food at the food-bank we stopped at Chipotle where we bought lunch for two Chicago Policeman.    They were incredibly appreciative.  Max thanked them for their work and got a couple of high-fives.

On the way out of Chipotle we noticed a woman struggling with the electronic parking payment system so we helped out and paid for her parking!

We then headed to Sugar Fix and bought a dozen cupcakes for the River Forest Fire Department.   Lieutenant Chris was very appreciative and ended up showing Max every detail of the new ladder truck.

On the way to dinner that night we gave $10 to a guy who was in need and looking for $$$ to get into a shelter.

All in all, a fantastic way to spend a day.