Windsor-Essex once again showed its kindness on November 4th - 34,000 of you took the time out of your busy day to reach out to someone else with an act of kindness! This includes individuals from 54 organizations or businesses and from 53 schools. To each of you we say WELL DONE!!

Participants performed a wide range of activities, from buying a cup of coffee for a stranger to raking the leaves on a neighbour’s front yard to handing out free newspapers at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel. Each of them were received gratefully and graciously.

In a recent speech in Vancouver, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, commented, “Helping a friend move; mowing a neighbour’s lawn; checking in on an elderly relative; or even paying for a stranger’s coffee at the drive through – all these deeds show us to be a caring nation. Imagine all of the good deeds that go unseen and unsung.”

Thanks to the caring individuals in Windsor and Essex County, a good many of those generous acts of kindness are now being talked about. You can read some of the stories that have been reported to the Community Foundation here. If someone did something kind for you, send an email to tell us about it.