Kindness Starts With One^®

My grammie was the "one" who showed me the most kindness. She took my sister, my mom, and I in when my parents divorced. I was three-years-old and my entire life was being uprooted. I had no idea what was going on or why. My gram never hesitated. She opened her door, retired from her job, and become the mom...

My Mom My Mom had a very strong sense of right, wrong and the importance of being the one to step up. Growing up, this was not always appreciated as she would stop the car while driving me to school to break up a fight between students or engaging in conversation with anyone anywhere much to my embarrassment. Later in...

Dr. Haru Inouye, former CEO of the Shinnyo-en Foundation asked me, What do you need and how we can help you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPQiPIfRtLU. Then, he put the whole power of his organization to support my small actions through pinwheels for peace to raise awareness of the International Day of Peace. I was of no significance, but somewhat he focused on my...

My dad is my ‘one’. He taught me to always stand up and fight for those who are most vunerable or cannot fight for themselves. He taught me to be fair, understanding, and above all else kind. He taught me to delight in differences and embrace equality. He taught me all these things by his living example and the actions...

My "One" is my mom, Denise Montgomery. She is 51 years old, but she is the best person in my life. She is a Principal in North Carolina, and that occupies most of her time, but I never feel forgotten. She has been through a lot, especially this past year. One day my mom felt really bad, and we had...

Jenitza Laguna, my sister. Where do I even begin... I am truly blessed to have someone as special as my sister to have walked along the way with me. In good times but also in bad times. Recently my husband lost his job and she was there not only to pray for me but to also help me with the...

The person that inspires me is my dad. My dad has gone through so much. In 2005 he was diagnosed with accute Leukemia. When my dad was going through this different ones stepped up and helped our family out. After a long fought battle and almost loosing my dad several times we are blessed and he is still alive today....

My 'one' is my mom, who joined my dad in Heaven in 2015. From the time my sisters and I were young, she instilled in us the value of "doing unto others as you would have them do unto you". She was the neighbor who would make soup or a pie for a neighbor who wasn't well. The Meals on...

My father, Claude Philips, was the inspiration for my lifelong journey to help those that I can whenever possible with a loving heart and no expectation of repayment.