FOX47 is proud to announce a groundbreaking initiative aimed at spreading kindness and making a positive impact across our neighborhoods.
1:00 PM UPDATE: The Day of Kindness continues at the Davies Project, where your Neighborhood Reporter Larry Wallace is helping volunteers plant gardens for the summer season!
10:30 AM UPDATE: The day if off and running at Jackson, Michigan Giving Back to the Community. Your Neighborhood Reporter Olivia Pageau is joining the team there doing some gardening and hoping that the rain holds off!
9:00 AM UPDATE: The day got off to a fast start at the Child and Family Charities Angel House in Mason. Volunteers from Granger are hard at work on drywall installation after a recent flood in the basement. Your neighborhood reporter Tianna Jenkins is on scene and sent these pictures of the work underway:
WHAT IS THE DAY OF KINDNESS? Teaming up with the local non-profit ePIFanyNow™ and several businesses, FOX47 is spearheading the first-ever Day of Kindness, scheduled to take place Friday at various nonprofits. The day culminates in a celebration from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Friendship Room of the Capital Region International Airport.
Here is a look at the locations we will be at today, and the work that will be done:
- Jackson, Michigan Giving Back to the Community
- Child and Family Charities Angel House
- Camp PaWapi
- Mitten Misfits
- The Davies Project
Each non-profit will receive over $750 from ePIFanyNow™, thanks to the generous sponsorship from Scripps Howard Fund, MSUFCU, Capital Region International Airport, Foster Swift, One North Kitchen and Bar, Amadore Beverages, and mConnexions.
