community project Archives - Compassion Games International

Help plant a garden of compassion at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club

by Joey Crotty | Oct 26, 2012 | Education - Schools, Stories of Compassion, Uncategorized, Ways to Play, Youth

By Jon Ramer The Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club needs you. Dedicated school chef Patrice Freeman shops the sales to feed her hungry troupe, but she has a dream, to feed her boys and girls with fresh fruit and vegetables from a bountiful school garden. She has the space, and she’s looking for donations of soil and the materials to create eight to 10 large planters for the garden and fill them with rich planting soil for the 2013 spring and summer. The club is budget challenged....

Volunteers nurture compassion throughout community

by Joey Crotty | Oct 22, 2012 | Education - Schools, Partners, Stories of Compassion, United Way, Ways to Play

Submitted by Kizzie Funkhouser We are fellow volunteers that serve those in need, Farmers of hope, we’re planting the seeds – Weeding out obstacles when lives’ pathways are blocked. Standing together, our diverse strands, woven to stalks Of goodwill and compassion we nurture, Strong – rooted in belief that every life matters That dignity and respect have no boundaries or status. We are young, we are old, yet we are the same Our vision not of the chore, we see...

What’s good? Volunteers in record numbers show compassion

by Joey Crotty | Oct 9, 2012 | Education - Schools, Stories of Compassion, United Way, Ways to Play, WhatsGood206

Submitted by What’s Good ‘206’? Some painted walls, others cleaned a preschool inside and out. Others pulled yard cleanup duty. All told, there were more than 12,000 of them — people who came out on Sept. 21, United Way of King County’s biggest ever Day of Caring and the launch of the Compassion Games. Take a look by the numbers: Total volunteers: 12,122 Total companies represented: 138 Total projects completed: 448 Total hours of labor: 59,737 Total value of...

“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” — Your Compassion Games Begin!

by JonRamer | Sep 21, 2012 | Kindness Class, Random Acts of Compassion, Scavenger Hunt: SuperBetter, Service Projecs, Stories of Compassion, Unity Games, Ways to Play

The Games Begin! A kind and understanding word, a generous act, the surprise of an unexpected gift, or the warmth of a smile…you’ve shared these acts of compassion as either the giver or receiver, probably many times. And while you may be facing one or many hardships, you have a dream within you that keeps you sharing acts of kindness despite signs that would have caused others to stop long ago. And that’s why the Compassion Games were created! The Compassion Games were created for you and...

How to Get More Attention for Your Project and Organization

by JonRamer | Aug 24, 2012 | Partners, Service Projecs

In the face of recent gun violence in Seattle and the nation, it is easy to become fearful and to lose sight of what unites a community. Many individuals such as yourself and many organizations that you may be a part of have been working in the community for decades to create real opportunities for those traditionally disenfranchised. We each do our part to bring to light issues of poverty, suffering, injustice, and violence. Whether newly awakened or long engaged, The Compassion Games seeks...