Kindness Works International Foundation
Our Singular Mission...
Advancing and Encourgaing Acts of Kindness!
Advancing and Encourgaing Acts of Kindness!
The following Kindness Quote by Dr. Brian Weiss forms the basis for our Mission and Vision Statement for You Kindness.
DR..BRIAN WEISS
Roger Raguso, Director, Canandaigua NY
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"Kindness and caring cannot be reserved only for families and friends. Otherwise, society will not change at all. Strangers must approach strangers, we need to reach out to all others. If we could get everyone to perform a few acts of kindness each day, we could change the world.” Dr. Brian Weiss.
WELCOME TO You-Kindness Presented by Kindness Works International Foundation (KWI), a 501c3 non profit organization. Kindness Works International Foundation is not affiliated with any religion, political party or ideology. Our total emphasis in on carrying out and encouraging Acts of Kindness. We are seeking kind minded people, like you, who believe that Acts of Kindness makes our communities, our country and the World a better place. Our motto is simple, "we are made kind by being kind." |
There is much that divide us and at times it seems we can't agree on anything. However, there's one thing that's universally everyone is in agreement “The World becomes a better place when people are just "more KIND" to one another.” The Fact that Kindness is contagious, and will be passed on, is a provable truth. The the following statement by Roald Dahl says it all! Roger Raguso
Kindness...My number One Attribute.
We Totally Agree, If You're Kind That's it!...Roger Raguso
CHILD BRAINS, MENTAL HEALTH
Kindness strengthens the brain: Study shows it helps boost the entire family’s cognitive health.
APRIL 15, 2022
by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira
Doing an act of kindness can make you feel good about yourself, and a new study suggests it also benefits the brains of everyone living under one roof. Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas report that teaching and practicing kindness at home improved parents’ resilience and children’s empathy. Because both resilience and empathy use different cognitive skills such as responding well to stressors or considering different perspectives, the researchers suggest kindness can improve a person’s cognition.
“In times of stress, taking a moment to practice kindness for yourself and model it for your children can boost your own resilience and improve your child’s prosocial behaviors,” says Julie Fratantoni, PhD, cognitive neuroscientist and head of operations for The BrainHealth Project. “Do not underestimate the power of kindness, because it can ultimately change and shape brain health.”
The findings are available to read in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
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Health Benefits of planned or Random Act of Kindness
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Updated 9:45 AM ET, Thu February 17, 2022 Walk a Neighbor's dog for free, a kind Act that will make you feel good, and is good for you physically too!
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Putting the well-being of others before our own, without expecting anything in return -- or what is called being altruistic -- stimulates the reward centers of the brain, studies show. Those feel-good chemicals flood our system, producing a sort of "helper's high." Volunteering, for example, has been shown to minimize stress and improves depression. that's not all: The same activity can also reduce the risk for cognitive impairment and even help us live longer.
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:"
Three thousand years ago Solomon said: “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” KJV Proverbs 17:22. Recent studies have shown when people laugh, the brain releases an endorphin that's good for the heart. Isn't that just amazing? At a time when people knew nothing about the workings of the human body, Solomon was able to make a statement that only recently, 3000 years later, was confirmed as scientific truth. Our saying, "Kindness creates smiles that changes the World", is also a truth. The world it changes first, is the one of the giver and receiver. Give it a try, be Kind and see it immediately create two smiles. Roger Raguso
You Kindness is Helping the family of a 13 Year Old Girl Named Ava, who Contracted Leukemia.
Ava's Story as Told by Her Mother
My 13-year-old daughter Ava was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and currently is being treated at the National Children’s Hospital.
In April 2021 Ava started to show redness and swelling behind her right ear. I took her to the clinic in the middle of our first major lockdown for Covid-19. After a series of tests Ava was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). As you can imagine our family was in shock with this devastating news. Raising a daughter as a single parent is difficult enough, but this news was overwhelming. I had to quit my job and my new job was doing what I could do to help save my only child's precious life.
Doctors immediately started treating her with Chemotherapy the very next day. Other complications developed including very high blood sugar which necessitated insulin shots with many blood transfusions. The Chemotherapy treatment therapy, designed to kill the cancer cells, has side effects, and is terribly debilitating. It compromised Ava's immune system, putting her at additional risk to other diseases including COVID. We were living in constant fear of her contracting something else while being treated for Leukemia. I never left her, staying by her side while she was in the hospital, aware that I to was at risk of contracting something while at the hospital. Although I was an emotional wreck, feeling helpless, and constantly crying, I had to be strong for Ava, as well as my aging mother, who was also emotionally devastated.
Fighting this disease involves stages of chemotherapy in order to get the disease into remission. However, the COVID Pandemic made it much more difficult. The planning and care that goes into protecting Ava, myself and my mother is a full-time job. I want to thank the people at Kindness Works who found out about our situation and started helping us. They helped in putting together a Go Fund me page and are providing other assistance. Frankly, I don't know where we would be right now without their help, and the help of many others, who are helping in our hour of need. I also want to thank the many fine doctors at the Children's Hospital who are treating Ava and keeping her alive.
Going through this great ordeal has given me a new appreciation of life, my health and kindness of others. Appreciate every day you and your family live a healthy life and don't take your good health for granted. Be always mindful and thankful, every day, how precious your life really is and do what you can to keep yourself healthy in both body, mind and spirit. Isabella Nowotny.
Please do what you can to help out this family. Any support you can give, including your prayers, will be greatly appreciated. One hundred percent of every donation will goes towards Ava's treatment. Click on the Go Fund Me Page Below and give what you can.
Roger Raguso, Director
Kindness Works International Foundation.
https://gofund.me/acb93934
In April 2021 Ava started to show redness and swelling behind her right ear. I took her to the clinic in the middle of our first major lockdown for Covid-19. After a series of tests Ava was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). As you can imagine our family was in shock with this devastating news. Raising a daughter as a single parent is difficult enough, but this news was overwhelming. I had to quit my job and my new job was doing what I could do to help save my only child's precious life.
Doctors immediately started treating her with Chemotherapy the very next day. Other complications developed including very high blood sugar which necessitated insulin shots with many blood transfusions. The Chemotherapy treatment therapy, designed to kill the cancer cells, has side effects, and is terribly debilitating. It compromised Ava's immune system, putting her at additional risk to other diseases including COVID. We were living in constant fear of her contracting something else while being treated for Leukemia. I never left her, staying by her side while she was in the hospital, aware that I to was at risk of contracting something while at the hospital. Although I was an emotional wreck, feeling helpless, and constantly crying, I had to be strong for Ava, as well as my aging mother, who was also emotionally devastated.
Fighting this disease involves stages of chemotherapy in order to get the disease into remission. However, the COVID Pandemic made it much more difficult. The planning and care that goes into protecting Ava, myself and my mother is a full-time job. I want to thank the people at Kindness Works who found out about our situation and started helping us. They helped in putting together a Go Fund me page and are providing other assistance. Frankly, I don't know where we would be right now without their help, and the help of many others, who are helping in our hour of need. I also want to thank the many fine doctors at the Children's Hospital who are treating Ava and keeping her alive.
Going through this great ordeal has given me a new appreciation of life, my health and kindness of others. Appreciate every day you and your family live a healthy life and don't take your good health for granted. Be always mindful and thankful, every day, how precious your life really is and do what you can to keep yourself healthy in both body, mind and spirit. Isabella Nowotny.
Please do what you can to help out this family. Any support you can give, including your prayers, will be greatly appreciated. One hundred percent of every donation will goes towards Ava's treatment. Click on the Go Fund Me Page Below and give what you can.
Roger Raguso, Director
Kindness Works International Foundation.
https://gofund.me/acb93934
Update on Ava April 2022: GOOD NEWS
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This picture was taken of Ava on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. As you can see, it is quite different from the ones taken a year ago. After a long and difficult battle with (ALL), and prayers and the support of many, Ava is doing much better and the cancer is in remission. However, every month Ava has to go back to the hospital for various test, blood test, spinal taps, etc to make sure the cancer is still in remission. We want to thank each one that helped support Ava and our family in its time of need. To everyone that helped, I just want to say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart, and may God bless you all. Without your help, this could have had a very different ending. I also want to thank You Kindness in helping to facility the support, and for their contributions to our family. Ava and our family will never forget the many Acts of Kindness that helped Ava beat this awful disease. Isabella Nowotny.
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The Video Below Show the
Power of Unexpected Acts of Kindness...
and Why “Kindness is Good”.
Power of Unexpected Acts of Kindness...
and Why “Kindness is Good”.
MARK TWAIN
"Kindness is a Language
the Deaf can Hear and the Blind can see."
Mark Twain
We Are Made Kind by Being Kind
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Kindness is Contagious and will be passed on!
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"The Smallest Act of kindness is Worth More than the Greatest Intention."
Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran
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