Sharing Kindness and Spreading Happiness Message of ‘Painting the County Pink’ Campaign

Sharing Kindness and Spreading Happiness Message of ‘Painting the County Pink’ Campaign

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

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“If you can be anything, be kind.”

That is not only a popular quote from an unknown author, it embodies the actions of local youth who participated in the ‘Painting the County Pink’ in Two Hills and surrounding area in recognition and support of Pink Shirt Day that was held on February 24.

The Program Coordinator for the Two Hills Youth Centre, Marj Skoropadyk, Program Coordinator for the Two Hills Family Resource Network, Lisa Wiart, and the St Paul School Division Success Coach with the Together We’re Better Mental Health Capacity Building, Chelsea Dadensky collectively came up with the idea of the campaign on February 3.

One of the ‘Kindness Blooms’ in the Town of Two Hills.

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Skoropadyk said, “Our goal was to promote kindness, to educate and give students and their families the opportunity to share their feelings and ideas on what kindness is.

By wearing our pink shirts on February 24th, we demonstrated that we are taking a stand against bullying, as well as supporting David Shepherd and Travis Price, the originators of Pink Shirt Day.

Read the full story in the March 3, 2021 edition of the News Advertiser - now online!

Marj Skoropadyk, left, along with Chelsea Dadensky, (far right), and her children James, Lisa and Johnny spread a little kindness on February 24 in Two Hills.

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One of hundreds of ‘Kindness Blooms’ that were planted during the campaign.

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One of the displays during Pink Shirt Day in the Town of Two Hills.

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