by Karyl Anne Fischer | Jun 5, 2021 | Spark
In all, 839 people pledged to complete an act during Spark, 452 of whom listed GISH as their inspiration for pledging. By the end of Spark, 170 staff and supporters submitted participation forms documenting their kindness acts. Here are just a few of those acts.
by Becky Houseman | Apr 12, 2021 | Spark
“Do the best you can until you know better. When you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou We love this sentiment by Maya Angelou because it reminds us that we can always change and evolve as we learn new information. Our initiative AMOK (Annual Melee of Kindness)...
by Lisa Cerezo | Jun 14, 2019 | Kindness Stories, Spark
We recently completed our Annual Melee of Kindness (AMOK) and we are so thrilled to see all of the kindness you have put into your communities, both during that weekend and beyond. Because we love our supporters and get inspired by the things they do, we wanted to...
by Lisa Cerezo | May 8, 2019 | Kindness Stories, Spark
Our Annual Melee of Kindness (AMOK) has wrapped up for another year. And what a melee it was! Supporters around the globe came together in an amazing show of kindness, giving all of us hope and encouraging us to do even more. As always, AMOK participants came up with...
by Lisa Cerezo | Apr 25, 2019 | Kindness Stories, Spark
It’s almost here – the 2019 Annual Melee of Kindness (AMOK)! Your mission, should you choose to accept it: pick a random act of kindness and spread it across your community. Do a solo mission or a group exercise – or both! It’s up to you to decide how...
by Lisa Cerezo | Apr 17, 2019 | Kindness Stories, Spark
By now you should have a pretty good idea of what AMOK is — namely, our Annual Melee of Kindness — although you may still be asking yourself, “Okay but what should I DO?” For the answer to that, we turn to our AMOK Program Coordinator, Jean Hayes. Jean...
