February 11, 2011
First Annual Whitney Jill
Random Act of Kindness (RAOK) Day!
Here's the deal on this special day:
On Friday, February 11, Sean and I will be spending our day doing 31 random acts of kindness... that is one RAOK for each week I was pregnant with Whitney. We were so blessed by the kindness of others that we felt this was the perfect way for us to celebrate the short life of our beautiful daughter.
Many of the people who blessed us were complete strangers, but their prayers and support meant the world to us. We wanted a way for those people (YOU!), as well as our family and loved ones to be a part of Whitney's birthday celebration, too. BUT, since our family literally lives all over the world, your typical birthday party would prove to be impossible.
So what better way to celebrate together than to have a "virtual" RAOK day in Whitney's honor?? Here are the details on how you can get involved:
1. Sometime around Whitney's birthday (February 11th), do a random act of kindness (RAOK)... it can be for a stranger, a friend, a family member... anyone! You can do one thing, or several things... it doesn't matter! (Click here if you need ideas for a RAOK)
2. If you can/want to, take a picture of you or your family doing the RAOK!
3. Come back to this blog (it will be on the home page) and leave us a comment letting us know how you "celebrated" Whitney's birthday with us. (In other words, tell us what your RAOK was!) You can also email me with your RAOK (and picture, if you have it): sheyennew (at) gmail.com
That's it! Pretty simple, huh? A few days after our celebration, I"ll post a big summary of all the fun things Sean and I did, as well as the things all of YOU did! I am so excited to hear from you guys, and please know ahead of time how much it means to us each and every time you let us know you're thinking of Whitney. I can't think of any better way to celebrate her life than to share love and kindness with the people around us.
Sooooo... get your thinking caps on and get ready to bless some unexpecting person with your kindness!
We'd also love it if you help spread the word about our RAOK Day. You can take this button and put it on your blog (just copy the HTML in the box below the button), or link to this page via your blog, Facebook or Twitter! This truly is a "more the merrier" kinda thing!
PS- This information is also now a link on our Navigation Bar up to so you can get to it easier! :)
Amazing Idea! Count us in! Happy Heaven Day Sweet Whitney!
ReplyDeleteLove you!