Langley School District Foundation

  PANDEMIC OF KINDNESS Every so often an idea resonates and becomes a phenomenon. And for once, this may not be hyperbole. Thanks to the amazing Foundation Fundraising Committee, our  Choose   Kindness  and Be Kind t-shirts have emerged as a must-have fashion accessory. Rendered in black with a bold white image (Foundation Apple/Heart logo intermeshed with a message of either  Choose   Kindness  or Be Kind), the 100% cotton T-shirts and their much-appreciated messages are a hit. This is such great news for the Foundation and its Food for Thought and Pandemic of  Kindness  Campaign.  The Campaign so Far Social media is rife with the message, and orders to purchase the t-shirts are coming in at a rate way beyond our imagination. But, in order to sustain our Food for Thought Initiative, whereby, the Foundation provides $50 gift cards every week to more than 650 families over a six-month period and beyond, we need your help.   Here's the plan. Businesses, associations, corpora

  Choose Kindness or Be Kind: Either One Works By Susan Cairns    If what you do makes a difference, then you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.  Jane Goodall was speaking, and I was riveted. Her gentle wisdom, laser focus and unabashed confidence had me mesmerized for more than two hours. But that wasn’t enough. I needed more. Nursing my red and applause-damaged hands, I mustered up a rare truckload of courage, as I elbowed my way through a crowd of adoring fans. Suddenly I was staring into a set of pale blue eyes that burned into my brain. Before I could stop myself, I asked if she remembered me. Her gaze turned from boredom, to annoyance, and just as I was about to flee, I saw a glint of curiosity.    “I’ve known you for more than 20 years,” I said. She managed a sly Mona Lisa smile and nodded. After she extracted herself from the throng, we met in the hotel lounge.    Now Jane Goodall is not only brilliant, compassionate, far-seeing, gentle and kind, b