Lopez Island Family Resource Center – Strengthening Families for Life. Here are the Random Acts of Kindness that were collected during Compassion Lopez. Thank you to the many individuals that contributed to this! Random Acts of Kindness: No Names (or Names Removed)“Community member offering free beginning meditation classes”“About 5 minutes after I reassembled all my papers that were blown about in a gust of wind, a very nice man approached me with one last page that I hadn’t seen take off. He must have gone out of his way to chase it down, plus walk back a ways to return it.”“Our dog “Truffle” passed away last week. Welcome to Beautiful Bella Vista, in Northwest Arkansas at the Foothills of the Ozarks. A lovely community for those wishing to do more then just sit around. Welcome to Fort Huachuca, home of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command. ![]() ![]() ![]() The young lady next door brought us a small bouquet of flowers accompanied by a nice note and a hand drawn picture of Truffle.”“My daughter got stung by a bee. Her big sister went directly to her savings and gave her $8. A customer secretly slipped a treat into the shopping bag of another customer as they were checking out. Surprise when they get home! So fun.”“The beautiful, good, caring people of our island have made me feel loved – people at the P. O., Bank, Market, Book Store, all 3 churches, the Library, Dump, Every where!”“The hundreds of volunteers working every day to keep Lopez beautiful.”“I appreciate how welcoming our students are towards new students at our school.”“Appreciative of kindness towards classroom animals.”“I witnessed a biker with paniers biking to the ferry; A friend of theirs passed them ~ stopped and offered to lighten their load. Their paniers were carried by them to the ferry.”“Watched EMT’s help students at LISD”“A tree fell across the road and this person paid to have the tree limbed, cut into rounds and gave the rounds away.”“I loved the story about the Lopez Wave! Thank you for sharing and yes I wave. Love this place!”“Someone greeted me with a hug!; Someone told me, “Hey, you look great!; – Two people held the door open for me at two different stores; the folks at the Pharmacy let me borrow a pair of scissors and use their phone.”“During Earth Day Clean up, A team found a nice dog running free out towards Shark Reef. They put a temporary leash on him from twine they found along the road, made some phone calls, and the owner came and got him. A man gave us his spot in the extra- long ferry line on Easter Sunday so my husband could get to his cancer treatment 7. Someone returned keys to the TIOLI. Owner recovered.”“A friend treated my wife and me to a cup of hot tea at the Vortex! Thank you!”“One island family, who was getting new furniture, gave another island family that recently moved into a bigger house, some furniture. Win- win!”“Somebody treated me to a delicious Mocha at Isabel’s! Hey, it was great, thanks”“My dad bought my brother and I a treat.”“Standing in line at the grocery store I realized I forgot my wallet. I turned to go put my groceries away and an acquaintance said “I got this. How much do you need?”“Our neighbor comes over to walk with my husband who had Parkinson’s disease and might fall down.”“I was short on change at the post office and the woman behind me offered to give me the change.”“Some of the Compassion Lopez materials blew away in the wind by the preschool, and a very kind woman picked it all up for LIFRC staff. Thank you!”“The Emergency Squad on Lopez Island has been very kind to me. They make me feel like they are fine with seeing me and helping me when I’ve needed the squad. Thank you for your kindness and compassion.”“A special Thank You to Fudge Factory for all their attention to detail in making the best fudge I’ve ever had. The way they treat their customers and the extraordinary services they provide like shipping and packaging is remarkable. The Ice Cream is also A+ and a special treat for kids, adults, tourists, and Lopezians. Thank You for your kindness and gentleness as extra traits to your quality service and products.”“My boat sank during Dec. Two wonderful, compassionate people jumped in and saved my instruments, ropes, clothing, books”“My friend taught me how to mend a broken hose and weed wacker.”“A woman selflessly and devotedly cleans and tidies the yoga studio, generously offers candles for the altar, freshens the flowers and leaves a wake of beauty wherever she goes.”“She offered to buy fudge for her friends without being prompted.”“A friend makes me an espresso coffee every morning with my name on it.”“My friend lent me her sewing kit so I could make my moss hat for the species parade.”“Someone gave me three passenger ferry tickets at the Anacortes ferry terminal.”“People in orange vests picking up trash.”“October 2. Korean Spa in Lynnwood WA. My car was dead. The owner came out and jumped my car. His friend drove up. They took out my battery, drove me to an auto parts store where I bought a new battery, and they then installed my battery! Just so kind! I was completely WOWED.”Random Acts of Kindness: With Names“Laura S helped to create a delicious meal and shared her warm smiles.”“Molly’s welcoming kindness to our “new to the island” friend was so lovely to witness.”“Liela was spotted spreading joy and love through hugs and kind words.”“Gaby shared her time and lovely kindness with a new group of friends.”“Karen helped to create a lovely meal and shared her delightful energy for a group of new friends.”“Alek T gave his time and wonderful energy to prepare a meal for others.”“Linda V. She makes feel so loved.”“Julia Rogers for her kindness and positive energy toward others.”“I want to thank Erin Bernardi for sharing two delightful books on kindness with me.”“Thank you Ron Metcalf for escorting me to my car at the Huddle. I am blind at night and was panic stricken when you came from behind and guided me to the car. Thank you!”“Thank you Kimberly and Alek for bringing such joy to our Compassion Week. ![]() ![]() Close Why We Use Cookies This site uses cookies to make your browsing experience more convenient and personal. Cookies store useful information on your computer to. This annoying system pig-out is caused by a Windows Vista mis-feature (piece of crap) called SuperFetch. While the service still exists in Win7 it's been fixed up and. Marijuana Resource Center. Marijuana FAQ; State Laws Related to Marijuana; The Public Health Consequences of Marijuana Legalization; Marijuana is a topic of. Welcome to your Arizona Wedding Resource. Val Vista Lakes Events offers waterfront elegance, sunset draped mountain views, green scenery and distinctly personalized. ![]() ![]() Lopez will miss you!”“My Friend Gloria Smith Hunt, who gave me rides when my car broke down Easter week. My BFF & Sweetest Ever.”“Special call out to the awareness of art and craft of Molly Swan- Sheeran. Her compassion for nature flows through her writings.”“Kimberly Taylor always takes me by a pleasant surprise. Her ability to always make another act for others is amazing.”“Patti Gobin. Thank you, Patti, We need your leadership and teachings and you come even when it is not convenient for you. Love and Compassion is what you always give us.”“Barbara Pickering deserves her name placed here. She has always been kind and considerate to me, someone who cannot offer her much of anything. I am grateful she has been in my life.”“Even Stephenson always hears what others say about their lives and understands that most feel sadness and joy about life. Even is so kind sometimes, it makes me want to cry.”“Ruthie and Harold Van Doren are kind and heartfelt sweet people. They go out of their way to make sure everyone feels comfortable and never leave anyone out of conversations or interactions. They make you feel like they recognize everyone as worthy human beings.”“Don Barringer shows compassion in his helpfulness to others just for the pleasure of the interaction of helping.”“Alec Taylor has a kind word for everyone and always makes everyone feel included.”“William Yukluk, Thank you for all your kindnesses. You are a compassionate young man who likes to help people in the community. You treat older people well, and that is almost a forgotten art. Thank you.”“I saw Gary South help someone by giving them a glass of water!”“Mo Pomietto & Scott Pinegar organized a “Welcome Home” part of neighbors and friends for our Timberland Home delivery. Deeply touching after the very recent death of my mother. They fed us, helped worked! Bastians of Compassionn! Thanks Mo and Scott!” –signed, Nikyta & Vern“A Recognition: for the Compassion of Barbara Gurley in her bubbly nature, her care and service to others, and her attitude to the equality of all.”.
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