Compassion Reports Archives - Compassion Games International

Celebrate the Unbelievable Final Results of the 2016 Global Unity Games

by Joey Crotty | Oct 17, 2016 | Compassion Reports, For Others, For Self, For the Earth, Unity Games

Dear Agents of Compassion, It's easy to believe that we are living in a time of a "great divide". It is also true that we live in a time of “global connections”. There are over one billion people active on Facebook alone. Can we use this unprecedented connectivity to heal the divides between us and build bridges to Global Unity? We set out to play the Global Unity Compassion Games to explore and discover what's needed to create Global Unity and here's what we found out. The Global Unity Games...

The Summary and Highlights of Earth Week 2016

by Joey Crotty | May 11, 2016 | Compassion Reports, Earth Week

Earth is our home, and something incredible happens when we humans fall in love with the Great Story of Life. In knowing we belong here, we become calmer in the face of adversity. Our words and thoughts become kinder, our hearts become full and generous, and we naturally rise to the challenges to protect and restore what is dear to us. In this Summary and Highlights of Earth Week 2016, you will peer into the events and experiences of thousands of players and over a hundred teams from around...

Ms. Lia Mandelbaum and a Compassionate Uprising

by JonRamer | Mar 18, 2016 | Compassion Reports, Education - Schools, Giving Games, Unity Games

One of the great joys of organizing the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest is meeting remarkable people who take the Games and do truly amazing things. It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to Lia Mandelbaum, a writer for the Jewish Journal and a resounding Champion of Compassion. The following interview with Lia is organized into short segments highlighting some of the incredible things she was able to accomplish with the Games. (The complete interview is available at the bottom...

Acts of Intolerance Make Compassion Bench More Meaningful Than Ever

by Joey Crotty | Nov 19, 2015 | Compassion Reports, Unity Games

Back in 2012, Louisville, KY had both the guts and credentials to back themselves up when Mayor of Louisville Greg Fischer boldly stated: “We are the most compassionate city in the world, and will be so until proven otherwise.” This was of course a playful gesture in the spirit of “competitive altruism”, aimed to ignite engagement from other cities to make communities around the world more compassionate. And it worked, because this lead to the birth of the Compassion Games: Survival of the...

From 20,000 to 250,000 to 1,252,160 Meals Feeding Children Everywhere!

by JonRamer | Nov 19, 2015 | Compassion Reports, Unity Games

One million, two hundred and fifty two thousand, one hundred and sixty. Need to see that in numerical form? 1,252,160. That’s how many meals were packaged for local food shelters. How did they reach such an astonishing number? Compassionate DFW is a project founded by Dr. Charles Barker. In this year's Compassion Games Dr. Barker and his team organized over 200 volunteers from over 15 houses of worship and 15 nonprofit organizations to come together in a service project they called “Feeding...

Pass the Compassion Torch at the 2015 Parliament: Face to Face and Heart to Heart

by JonRamer | Nov 2, 2015 | Compassion Reports, Ways to Play

The world’s religious and spiritual traditions, represented by nearly 10,000 people, came together under one roof during October 2015 in Salt Lake City for the Parliament of World’s Religions. Along with them came thousands of cultures, spiritual practices, and traditions, providing a tremendous opportunity for meeting each other, building relationships, and creating unity in diversity. And equally, presenting quite a challenge. As organizers of such an event, how do you create an environment...

2015 Annual Games: Summary of Results and Highlights

by JonRamer | Oct 13, 2015 | Compassion Reports, Unity Games

Introduction We are proud and excited to share the results of the 2015 Annual Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest. This year’s Annual Games were a remarkable performance by thousands of people and hundreds of teams committed to bringing compassion to life! What we measure reflects what matters, and the Compassion Games are designed to measure a community's (team’s) "compassion impact and strength" in planning, doing, reporting, reflecting on, and counting service in action. The theme for...

Highlights for Earth Week from Around the World!

by Joey Crotty | May 6, 2015 | Compassion Reports, Earth Week, Stories of Compassion, Ways to Play

Greetings Compassionistas of Planet Earth! We are proud to report that over 30 teams from 4 continents inspired thousands of people to come together, acting in ways that affirm our love and compassion for the Earth and all her inhabitants. This awakening biophilia, or “love of life”, is transforming the world! We are still in the process of gathering the reflection reports on the Compassion Mapand have set a “liveline” (deadline) on the Scoreboard for Friday, May 8th. If you participated in...

The Power of Love and Compassion to Stop the Violence and Start the Healing

by JonRamer | May 1, 2015 | Compassion Reports, Earth Week, Faith and Interfaith, For Others, Harmony Week, Teams

Baltimore’s riots this week have highlighted the growing unrest and injustices across America. Many are being forced to rethink assumptions we've made about race, power, civility, and compassion. We seem to have forgotten concepts like fairness and justice as a nation. Without this moral compass to guide us, what’s left? As video after video surfaces of young black males being brutally treated by police, it makes us wonder if racial discrimination and police brutality can now be tolerated in...

Mayors as Leaders in the Compassion Movement

by JonRamer | Apr 22, 2015 | Cities - Mayors, Compassion Reports, Compassionate Seattle, Earth Week, For Others, Louisville Kentucky, Ways to Play

As citizens, we understand the power of public policy and the choices that a Mayor can make. We know that budgets are moral documents that reflect the values of our community and are then carried out by our elected officials. We also know that now is a tough time to hold public office with so many fellow citizens distrusting the government and the political process. Therefore, we think it is particularly meaningful to recognize outstanding leaders who are committed to integrating compassion...