The Kindness Project

The Mission of The Kindness Project is to create a Decade of Healing & Kindness. This project was born out of national and local events that were turning families, neighbors, and friends against each other. It affected me personally and I knew I needed to do something about it without becoming as hateful or cruel as others were. Otherwise I would be them. A new cultural conversation was needed. The default communication had to be "BE KIND" as a context for living. It was obvious that the opposite of hate was kindness, so the "Kindness Project" was born.

At the height of the Pandemic, our first stage was to donate live roses with messages of inspiration and gratitude to the nurses and health care workers in hospitals and nursing homes. Over 20,000 health care workers have been so honored. They are the "Heroes of the Decade" for sure. Their unselfish dedication needed to be acknowledged.

Phase two of the Kindness Project is to honor and thank our teachers and assist them to create discussions around "KINDNESS" with their students. There is no intention to dictate curriculum nor lesson plans noris there any political agenda. We wish to work with schools and teachers to enable them to introduce Kindness into their classrooms via discussions and projects. Kindness can be an antidote to bullying and discrimination, as well as creating a way of being that once adopted, can become a lifelong attitude. Kindness has the power to help create a world that works for everyone with no one left out. Like most things, we are not born kind, and we can adopt Kindness as a way of life. We can discover how to be kind to others and ourselves. In our experience students love it. They can be a real force in doing something kind. What a wonderful way to live a life.

We have created 2" red heart-shaped Kindness buttons that have a safety pin for all students and teachers. Girls can even add cording and make them into necklaces. This can be "The KINDNESS Badge of Honor" and provide the start of a discussion about, "What does Kindness mean?", "Why is Kindness important?", "What does it look like to be kind to others and ourselves?". This can be a created group discussion that organically will grow into an actualization. Students are smart and can come up with wonderful ideas and contributions. When they discover that they can "own" their Kindness, amazing attitude shifts can take place because they are proudly choosing a context for living their lives. Have everything be voluntary and freely chosen. And most of all FUN.

Phase three is creating entire "Communities of Kindness" in every state in the USA. LaGrange, KY has self-proclaimed themselves "The Kindest City in Kentucky", and out of that proclamation they transformed their town. See their efforts to change their culture in a You Tube video by searching "LaGrange Kentucky Kindness Program". What can your community, HOA, Church, Organization, State, or Corporation do to create Kindness? Call us and let's work out a program. This is a context for changing a cultural conversation. We are living in an age where forces are working on creating a cultural conversation around bigotry, hate, and discrimination to normalize the worst of us. We can do better!

Currently we are working with Churches, organizations, and the governors of several states to have them declare themselves as a "COMMUNITY OF KINDNESS".

The limits to these programs are your imagination. They are very organic. Go for it! Have fun! Be kind. Let us know what works for you all if you would be so kind. This is your program. This project is not about pins, flowers, or tote bags. It is about creating a new cultural conversation that makes a difference. Have it fit your special circumstances. These programs have been created by Sid & Kathy Fey, at LoveIsARose.com. We are available for questions, consulting, and suggestions via our email mail@loveisarose.com or you can call +1-630-393-1111. We thank you for your partnership in bringing a Decade of Healing & Kindness to the planet. Call us, engage us.

About Sid & Kathy Fey

During her career as the marketing director of a major shopping center, Kathy Fey started The Giving Tree at Christmas time that allowed people to donate gifts to the needy. She also served as president and remains on the board of Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center, which has programs in Franklin Park and Hoffman Estates, IL. She is an accomplished artist and has two daughters.

Sid Fey is a jewelry designer and is the proud father of two sons. In the 1980's Sid and several friends organized a "Make A Wish" program for school principals in the CPS. This NFP called "Chicago Education Support Network" targeted the 50 most at risk schools in the Chicago Public School (CPS) Systems (500 schools). The organization supported the Principals to accomplish major programs that they had always wanted to do in their schools but had not been able to do so. This was accomplished with coaching, intentions, and amazing cooperation of Principals, parents & teachers. No outside funding was ever needed to actuate these 50 initiatives. One of the programs consisted of sending a dozen students and teachers to Africa in an exchange program after the whole school mastered certain scholastic goals. ABC TV aired a documentary on that project. Another was a grade school that needed their reading levels to get to national norms, so we created an all volunteer summer school reading program and even the Chicago Unions volunteered their assistance. For 6 years the "Most Valuable Principal" award in the CPS was given to one of our participants for outstanding achievement.

With Kathy's help, Sid wrote a book, "The BEING Game: For the Love of Your Life", which takes readers on an inspirational journey that urges people to live in the present and begins with the question, "Who are you going to BE today?" The book examines the use and power of language in our thinking and speaking & it's effect on our attitudes & behaviors. In all this work we have learned that when there are issues in relationships & life someone needs to put their righteousness behind & step up & be a hero. It's amazingly simple. Just be Kind. You can be part of a "Community of Kindness" in many remarkable ways. Our loveable Kindness Bears are assembled by disabled Veterans who thank you for supporting them. They remind us to be kind and to love those around us. Information on the Kindness Project is available by calling +1-630-393-1111 or emailing mail@loveisarose.com

The whole world is eagerly waiting to create a world that works for everyone, with no one left out. A world where wars, hatred, bigotry, and discrimination turn to compassion, kindness, love, and laughter. A world where we lift people up not tear them down. It may seem somewhat of an illusion now. You and I can make a difference and normalize Kindness. All things are possible. The Kindmess of God is in all of us. It is all up to you & me.

The quality of our lives – our satisfaction and fulfillment can be produced by who we are BEING at each and every moment in time -Sid Fey

"Let's Create a Decade of Healing & Kindness"

Each of us can make a difference when we speak and take actions that connect with healing & kindness. There is light if we are willing to see it and brave enough to BE it. The universe will present us with an abundance of opportunities to take simple actions of kindness that can send ripples of love, healing, and compassion flowing throughout the planet for the next decade and beyond. All that is necesssary is our willingness to be present to those miraculous moments.

For every rose sold on our site, we will donate a real rose to nursing home & elder care residents, nurses, healthcare workers, first responders, and teachers. We will also include a Kindness Pin and a message of gratitude and inspiration. These fine people really are the inspiring Angels of Service and the Heroes of the Decade.

Join Our Mission to create a
"Decade of Healing & Kindness"!

We are funded by the individuals and corporations who believe in our mission and know that, "We can get through this better together." We have an opportunity to create a world that works for everyone with no one left out.

What group of heroes would you like to honor? Let us know how YOU wish to participate.
-Sid & Kathy Fey

We are accepting Donations, Sponsors, and Corporation Partners.

Past Rose Donation Programs

Northwestern Hospital: Winfield, IL: 1,500 Nurses

Friendship Village of Schaumburg: Schaumburg, IL: 753 Residents and their Caregivers

Northwestern Hospital Group (April/May): 10 Hospitals: 15,000 Nurses

Forest Glen Housing: Carol Stream, IL: 60 Families

For Our Heroes

Here are 2 pieces of inspiration for our Heroes.