Today is National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day! The Care Bears are spreading the message to share your care every day through small and large acts. What is #ShareYourCare? Sharing you care can be something small like making someone smile or something large like planting a tree or donating time to charity. No matter how big or small, it’s the act of caring that makes all the difference.
I’ve continually talked about doing things for others and teaching children to think of others. One of my first posts after I started this blog was about Random Acts of Kindness. You never know the difference one little act of caring can make in someone’s day. When I was pregnant for Lovebug we got terrible news that there may be major complications. There was nothing I could do but wait for test results. I was a mess. I was crying and picturing all the ways my life was going to change. I decided to stop through the drive through for a coffee and a muffin to collect myself before heading back to work. The person in front of me paid for my drink that day (a random day in January) and it made such an impact at that moment. Someone who didn’t know anything about me (but may have seen my hot mess self in their rear view), did something small and it impacted my day. I’ll never forget that feeling of knowing that someone I never met did something to make my day better. It stayed with me and I wanted other people to feel that way.
This past summer I wanted to give back. My kiddos are happy and healthy and don’t need anything. I knew there were plenty of kiddos that aren’t that lucky. I wanted to help kids in need go back to school with the supplies they might not otherwise have. I partnered with the local Boys & Girls Club to start a school supplies drive. Through the generosity of so many donors, I was able to give forty lunch boxes stuffed with school supplies to local kids in need. Doing something for someone you’ll never meet without expecting anything in return is an amazing feeling and a fantastic way to #ShareYourCare.
How can you #ShareYourCare? You can start by becoming an official Share Your Care Crew memember by signing up on the Care Bears site! You can also join other crew members and ambassadors for the #ShareYourCare Twitter party tonight and win awesome Care Bear prizes! RSVP here and join the party! Don’t forget to #ShareYourCare today and everyday!
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Random acts of kindness are the best. They are a simple, easy way to remind people of the good in humanity!
It sounds like an interesting twitter party for those who like to do charitable things and help others, and who doesn’t?
Such a great idea but such a young mind – gives me hope for our future generation 😉
Good job on giving back! It’s nice to teach the kids the value of giving back. It’s such a beautiful thing.
I definitely like seeing those small acts of kindness influence others to do the same. This is such a nice message.
National Care Bears #ShareYourCare Day sounds fantastic! Kindness is contagious, we do random act of kindness everyday. And.. I love Care Bears!!!
It always helps to give back. This event is so wonderful, a lot of people have participated and in return they learned the value of kindness, sharing, and giving back.
Great idea! Hopefully many will join this cause ! Awesome!
What an awesome program! I am going to try to make the twitter party!
A great way of showing people you care. Got to love care bears.
What a great program they are doing! Love the care bears, kids can always use kindness.
I think it’s so cool that the Care Bears have there own day!!! Such a great message behind this campaign as well. Love it!
You did a good thing with helping children in need. May you be blessed even more and may you touch more hearts with your kindness.
Wow that was a great thing you did! So many kids can benefit from something like that. 🙂 love the campaign.
How wonderful that you have helped so many kiddos! Great program and great job!