April 7th - April 30th

Kindness Week Themes & Timeline:

• Monday 4/7 - Raisin Kindness Begins!

  • Week 1 focus: Get ready for an EXCITING kickoff—Week 1 of Raisin Kindness is all about celebrating our AMAZING SPONSORS who bring this program to life! These incredible supporters LOVE being tagged in your social media shoutouts, adore receiving oversized thank-you cards, get a thrill from your heartfelt thank-you videos, and are overjoyed knowing their donations are sparking kindness and transforming lives! You can find their mailing addresses below—perfect for sending some love their way!

    *Keep your eyes peeled for an email with a SUPER SPECIAL BONUS PRIZE for the first 3 classrooms to send sponsor cards via snail mail to all the main sponsors—let’s make it a race to spread the joy!

  • Week 1 prize:   Tom Sturgis individual Pretzel bags!

  • Task: Send a photo of the sponsor thank you cards before you mail them to coltonryan913@gmail.com! The first 2 classrooms who email a photo of all the sponsors cards (can be one photo with all the cards in the one photo) AND we receive a message from a sponsor saying they got a nice card - will win a classroom party!! *Make sure you clearly write your classroom/ team name or number on the cards. The classroom party will be either a SWEET RIDE ICE CREAM truck party or MIMMO’s PIZZA PARTY! All Snack prizes (even the ones noted below) will be delivered on 4/23 or 4/24 for you to present to your classroom as it fits into your agenda!

• Monday 4/14 - Raisin Kindness Week 2!

  • Week 2 focus: Local Veterans and elderly neighbors

  • Week 2 prize: Diffenbach Potato Chip individual bags!

  • Task: Option to print a bunch of the attached PDF to use as card paper to make your cards. Be sure to scroll down to find your classroom number (below the sponsors) and write it on the pdf paper to get a chance to win if it is reposted on social media! The blurb on the PDF simply encourages the recipient to share their card on social media and tag @RaisinKindness to help your class earn "extra credit towards a pizza party". (Email a photo of a card(s) to Colton that shows the blurb on them if possible for us to share too!) Note: Downloadable PDFs can be found by the classroom number below!

  • Bonus - the classroom that gets the most social media posts with photos of your cards with your classroom number written in the blank between today and 4/17 will win a MIMMO's Pizza Party!! *must tag @RaisinKindness so we see it and have your classroom number mentioned.

• Monday 4/21 - Raisin Kindness Week 3!

  • Week 3 focus: Local firefighters & police officers!

  • Week 3 prize: Pepperidge Farm Goldfish individual bags!

  • Task: Option to print a bunch of the PDF templates (below) with the social posting blurb to use as card paper to make your cards. *Be sure to scroll down to find your classroom number (below the sponsors) and write it on the pdf paper to get a chance to win if it is reposted on social media! The blurb on the PDF simply encourages the recipient to share their card on social media and tag @RaisinKindness to help to help your class earn "extra credit towards a pizza party". (Email a photo of a card(s) to Colton that shows the blurb on them if possible for us to share too!) Note: Downloadable PDFs can be found by the classroom number below!

  • Wednesday 4/23 - HEATHER to pick up any cards or crafts that were not mailed directly or dropped off on 4/23 from Governor Mifflin, Wilson, Wyomissing, Oley, Twin Valley, and Daniel Boone school districts from the school offices. This is also when you will receive all of your prize snack bags & Yard Signs.

  • Thursday 4/24 - HEATHER to pick up any cards or crafts that were not mailed directly or dropped off on 4/24 from Hamburg, Muhlenberg, SV, and Tulpehocken. This is also when you will receive all of your prize snack bags & Yard Signs.

• Monday 4/28 - Raisin Kindness Week 4! The Last week! (must deliver on your own)

  • Week 4 focus: Local school helpers! In the past, decorating janitor’s closest, giving bus drivers oversized cards to thank them, and surprising PTO with homemade appreciation cards have made significant impacts! Think parent volunteers, PTO, coaches, lunchaids, classroom moms, special teachers, secretaries, principals, etc.

  • Week 4 prize: SunMaid Raisins! (And Milano Cookies for those who send Colton a photo to use on social media)

  • Task: Decorate the Yard Signs with kind/ inspiration/ appreciation messages provided with your snack bag delivery! Consider putting it around your school outside with the stakes, or use them as posters in the school to surprise teachers! You can also place them in teacher’s yards if you have permission! Encourage them to share their sign on social media and tag @RaisinKindness to help your class earn ice cream cash. (Email a photo of the yard signs and anything else fun you do to Colton for us to share too)

• Wednesday, April 30th - National Raisin Day!

  • Kind Kid Wrap-Up Celebration - details coming soon!

  Ideas:

• Leave the Yard Signs up and posters around school for a few weeks as decorations for Teacher Appreciation Week the following week!

• Encourage your kids to complete these acts of kindness at home, in the classroom, during sports practices, …anywhere! The goal is to spread kindness … always! Click HERE for the parent Raisin Kindness website link which you can share with parents to encourage them to complete kind acts at home too!

A win-win!  Teamwork makes the dream work.  (And kindness is contagious!!  Let's sprinkle it EVERYWHERE!) 

Thank you for spreading smiles & sharing the love with me!

-Colton

10-Year Old, Founder of Raisin Kindness

Photos only to Colton: ColtonRyan913@gmail.com

Questions to Colton’s Mom?  heather@doitlocalberks.com (Colton's mom).