What is caring and why does it matter?
Caring is showing a genuine concern for the welfare of others and being a kind, supportive helper.
“Tragedies happen every day and test our strength and resilience; but great things happen when communities come together, caring for one another.” Jared Bradford, Spokane Valley Firefighters’ Benevolent Association. PACE guest columnist December 2017.
“Each moment we put ourselves aside and think of others, the large community we live in becomes much smaller place and gives us a sense of community!” Wendy Van Orman, PACE Board Member and guest columnist December 2019.
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Share Your Kindness Story!
Caring in the trait for December. Kindness.org is great source for inspiration and for you to share your own story.
Click here to read some real life stories of kindness....
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December Certificate
Have student or employee to honor? Use our certificate to recognize their good character.
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Kindness 101
Can one teach kindness? We think so and Steve Hartman from CBS and CBS Sunday Morning agrees. Check out his first Facebook Live lesson on kindness.
(The full list of his videos and lessons may be found here....
Read MoreGuest Column: Caring
Caring is something we see every day. It can be defined as “showing a genuine concern for the welfare of others and being a kind, supportive helper.” But for something that seems so present, so easy to perform, why do we often feel that no one cares?...
Read MoreDecember: Good Character Reading!
Spokane County Library Suggests …
Caring Reading List
K-2
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman
A Map Into the World by Kao Kalia Yang
Something for You by Charlie Mylie
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde
Nothing in Common by Kate Hoefler
The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Thank You Omu!...
Guest Column: Caring
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For indeed, that’s all who ever have.” Margaret Mead
I was able to attend a celebration of Life for a great man that made an incredible impact on those around him....
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