by Joey Crotty | Oct 11, 2012 | Compassionate Seattle, Stories of Compassion, Ways to Play | "random acts of compassion", Charter for Compassion, compassion, compassion games, Compassionate Seattle, meditation, Stories of Compassion, yoga
Submitted by Dee Williams Many people are studying compassion in order to introduce it into schools and other places. Some say it should be taught. Others have won awards for their programs that teach about compassion. Cities are touted as being the most...
by Joey Crotty | Oct 9, 2012 | Education - Schools, Stories of Compassion, United Way, Ways to Play, WhatsGood206 | "Do Good", "Tell A Story", "Volunteer", community project, compassion games, compassionate action, compassionate action projects, solutions, Stories of Compassion, United Way Day of Caring, Youth
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...
by JonRamer | Oct 1, 2012 | Faith and Interfaith, Stories of Compassion | compassion games, Compassionate Action Network International, global citizens, immigrants, refugees, Stories of Compassion, United Way
Story and photos by Tara Clark After living in a small, remote village called Lesotho, in southern Africa, as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1990s, I continued to travel off the beaten path to far corners of the world. My paths led to Haiti, the South Sudan, Laos,...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 28, 2012 | Scavenger Hunt: SuperBetter | compassion games, Scavenger Hunt, SuperBetter
It’s been a week since the start of the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest and that includes a whole week of interesting Quests in the Scavenger Hunt. For your information and for posterity, here are last week’s Quests: Quest #1. Read and sign the...
by JonRamer | Sep 21, 2012 | Kindness Class, Random Acts of Compassion, Scavenger Hunt: SuperBetter, Service Projecs, Stories of Compassion, Unity Games, Ways to Play | "City of Seattle", "Do Good", "random acts of compassion", "Tell A Story", "Volunteer", community project, compassion, compassion games, compassionate action, compassionate action projects, SuperBetter, United Way Day of Caring, volunteers
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,...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 20, 2012 | Compassionate Seattle, Partners, Seattle Center, Unity Games | "City of Seattle", "Seattle City Council", compassion games, compassionate action, seattle, SuperBetter, United Way Day of Caring, volunteers
On September 10, 2012, representatives of the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest briefed the Seattle city council on the goals and plans for the Compassion Games. The Council members committed to engage and help spread the word to their constituents. For...
by JonRamer | Sep 18, 2012 | Kindness Class, Puget Sound Community School, Ways to Play | "Andy Smallman", "Kindness Class", compassion games, compassionate action
We are so fortunate to have Andy Smallman leading his Kindness Class during the Compassion Games. Andy has been teaching kindness for over 15 years. He and his wife Melinda Shaw founded the Puget Sound Community School and Kind Living. Participating in this activity...
by JonRamer | Sep 9, 2012 | Faith and Interfaith, Stories of Compassion, Youth | "Seattle police officers", arrests, compassion games, compassionate action, police, seattle, Stories of Compassion, Youth
Here is a story of compassion that is so needed at this time as we support our police force to think differently about how they relate to their fellow citizens. Imagine if it was your job to arrest people. How would you relate to the people you’re arresting?...
by JonRamer | Aug 24, 2012 | Partners, Service Projecs | community project, compassion games, compassionate action projects, Next Fifty, partners, Seattle Center, sponsors, United Way Day of Caring, volunteers
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...
