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Orono Weekly Times, 30 Oct 2002, p. 8

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These girls were enroled in the 2nd Orono Brownie Pack on October 23. They are April Dawn Perrin, Tori Ewstratin, Kaleigh Hooper, Janie Ervine, Shawna Bourke, Tÿlar French, Carly Prescott and Andra Legault. Congratulations girls. Basic Black by Arthur Black Warning! Kindness Ahead! No act of kindness, no matter matter how small, is ever wasted. A Greek chap by the name of Aesop scratched that observation observation down on a clay tablet about 25 centuries ago. It is a simple gem, as verities go. Self-evident. I've never heard - can't imagine - anyone disputing disputing it. And I don't know anyone, with the possible exception of the Dalai Llama, who even pretends to live by it. Well, him and the Kindness Crew. The Kindness Crew is Val Litwin, Chris Bratseth, Eric Hanson and Brad Stokes - four twenty-something Victoria lads who are currently currently crossing the country in a psychedelic motor home committing committing random acts of kindness kindness wherever they park. What sort of acts? Oh, they've showed up at SPCA kennels offering to wash and exercise the animals. They've made sandwiches and handed them out to work crews on construction sites. They've treated homeless people to hot meals, done the shopping for shut-ins, entertained patients at a kids' hospital, fixed flats, weeded gardens, swept city streets, picked up hitchhikers, driven old-age pensioners to the bank and handed out free hugs to grumpy bus passengers. passengers. And the fee is always the same: Nada. Nil. Zilch. 1 met these guys in Vancouver 'way back last spring when they were merely talking about their cross- Canada odyssey. Cynical observer that 1 am, I tried to figure out their 'angle'. Here were four liealthy-looking white kids who looked like they could be modeling college college fashions for the Eaton's Catalog. Instead they were planning to travel from sea to sea doing good deeds, like superannuated boy scouts. Why? They were not Mormons or Scientologists or Jehovah's Witnesses or even Catholics. They are not spoiled rich kids working on a hi-tech Ph.D. thesis. I reckoned they were good for two weeks of hard travelling travelling before they'd limp back to Victoria and forget the whole thing. I was wrong. As I write, they are close to half-way across the country, moving out of Regina and on to Winnipeg. They've still got Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and Newfoundland to go. They plan to wrap up their tour in, fittingly enough, one of Canada's friendliest cities - St. John's - on November 28th. Adventures? They've had a lifetime's worth already, from blowing minds in downtown downtown Vancouver as they Windexed office building windows and swept the streets with whisks and dustpans, to riding wild horses in Merrit, BC. That's where a cowboy said "You wanna perform an act of kindness, pardner? Great. Whyncha bust this bronco for me?" And they did. Well. At least they didn't get trampled. And already they've noticed a curious thing on what they arc calling the Extreme Kindness Tour. It's becoming apparent that random random acts of kindness arc con tagious. People along the way keep showing up at their motorhome with urns of coffee coffee and baked goodies for ttiem - They get 'adopted' by families who keep taking them home for dinner. Four guys who set out to be kind to others are drowning in kindnesses kindnesses returned to them. If you check their website (www.extremekindness.com) you'll note that they write more about being grateful for kindness received than they do about kindness dispensed. Even hard-headed businessmen businessmen have caught the virus. The Extreme Kindness Tour has picked up corporate sponsors ranging from a hotel chain to a footwear manufacturer. manufacturer. Still, you have to wonder about these guys. What would possess four normal Canadian kids to spend three months of their lives doing menial chores for strangers? It's no big mystery to the Kindness Crew. They have a simple mantra: inspiration, motivation, stimulation, kind- to-the-nation. Could be worse. They could be spending their twenties twenties in a fog of keg parties, fast cars, smoky poolrooms and dumb television like, er, someone I once knew. The philosopher Jean- Jacques Rousseau wrote "What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? " Good question. Another good question: Why a Random Acts of Kindness Tour? Why not? Harvest continues as fast as the weather will allow. Some of the com has blown down in ttie winds we have had - even some of the stronger varieties. There may be an excess of volunteer com next year, that is corn that does not get picked up by the combine and grows. On Sunday, Oct. 20, Tyrone service was conducted by Jake Koene, as Rev. Seli was part of some discussions at Enniskillen. Following the service, the congregation held a Choir Appreciation Lunch to thank the choir for their time and energy put into the music program of the church. A thank you song written by Rev. Norm was sung. Next Sunday, Nov. 3, the annual Tyrone Cup will take place. This year it is in the form of a Pick Up Soccer game in the park. Hot dogs will be served for lunch. Come to participate or watch! On Nov. 3, Enniskillen will hold its third Men's Cook Off. All proceeds go to Mission and Service. For information, phone the church. Tyrone Open Assembly meets on Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The budget will be one topic of discussion. UCW meets Nov. 13 at 9:30 a.m. to do reports and to wind up the Penny Sale held on Oct. 30. Club 60+ will hold a luncheon and cards that same day at the Orange Hall beginning at noon. Bethesda Cemetery has been the victim of thieves this season. During the summer some strong person took a cement bench and two flower pot covers, breaking one in the process. Recently a ceramic deer was stolen off a grave. Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it? Have a safe Hallowe'en! 407 Expansion Continued from front sion could be either a public, publicly tolled or privately tolled highway," stated Leech who later commented, "the Government could open it to compétitive bidding after it is completed." The presentation included some projections about growth throughout the Durham Region, but as noted by attendees, the Durham Transportation Master Plan is still in draft form and needs to be approved. This document would be instrumental in helping helping the public evaluate the need for the expansion of the 407 beyond a north/south link to the 401 in Whitby to alleviate alleviate the congestion at the current current exit/end of the 407at Brock Road, Pickering. These public meetings including the one to be held this evening at the Solina Community Hall at 1964 Concession 6 at 6:30 p.m. are an opportunity for the public to participate in the process. 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