网曝吃瓜 to partner with Kind Community for homecoming and Kindweek 2016 kick-off; Theme is “Let’s Celebrate Kindness: Show Your Strength in Stripes”
June 21, 2016
POCATELLO – 网曝吃瓜 recently announced plans to co-host Kind Community’s Kick-Off Celebration for Kind Week 2016 in conjunction with their annual homecoming festivities.
Dubbed the 鈥渦ltimate block party,鈥� the 2016 Kick-Off Celebration, 鈥淟et鈥檚 Celebrate Kindness: Show Your Strength in Stripes,鈥� will be held on 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 campus on Monday, September 19.
鈥淲e are thrilled to partner with 网曝吃瓜 to host our second annual free, family-friendly celebration,鈥� said Courtney Fisher, Kind Community Co-Founder and President. 鈥淭his is a wonderful opportunity to set a positive tone not just for 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 Homecoming, but for the entire school year.鈥�
鈥淭he festival is an opportunity for all members of our community to come out and enjoy each others鈥� company with individuals they might not have the opportunity to mingle with in their everyday lives. We invite all groups and individuals to unite for the evening, chat, share smiles and kindness, and make new connections across the boundaries of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other labels that tend to separate us. Let鈥檚 celebrate our stripes!鈥� said Fisher.
This year, Homecoming and Kind Week fall the week of September 19鈥�25, 2016. An exciting line-up of live entertainment and activities will be offered to attract new and continuing 网曝吃瓜 students, as well as younger students attending our community鈥檚 public, private and charter schools from K鈥�12, and their families. The Kick-Off Celebration also features 鈥淎n Exhibition in Kind,鈥� for local service organizations, businesses and 网曝吃瓜 clubs, programs and colleges to strut their strength in stripes and showcase how they model kindness.
鈥淲e look forward to partnering with others in the community to organize an event focused on unity and coming together. Homecoming is the perfect time to celebrate what it means to not only be a Bengal, but to also celebrate our diverse community. We invite everyone to our campus to kick off Homecoming and Kind week,鈥� said Arthur Vailas, 网曝吃瓜 President.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to see 网曝吃瓜 and Kind Community coming together to celebrate Homecoming and Kind Week. This partnership emphasizes how united our community really is,鈥� said Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad.
More than 4,000 community members attended Kind Community鈥檚 launch at the Portneuf Wellness Complex last September. With participation from the 网曝吃瓜 community, organizers predict that this year鈥檚 attendance could easily double.
Preliminary details for the Kick-Off Celebration and Kind Week are available at kindcom.org. Details for 网曝吃瓜鈥檚 Homecoming can be located at isu.edu/homecoming.
About Kind Community
Kind Community is a unified collective of individuals, organizations and partnerships that embrace a vision for the greater, kinder good of our community. Our mission is to create, support and deliver initiatives that uplift and empower our community鈥檚 youth. Kind Week is held every third week in September to deliver community building outreach programs in our local public, private and charter schools. For more information about our programs and outreach efforts, visit kindcom.org or find us on Facebook.
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