News – Anna's Kindness

19 Apr

Volunteers visit the loving, lively residents at Mikey & Me

Anna’s Kindness volunteers walked and played with the foster dogs at Mikey & Me, who are awaiting adoption into their forever homes.

16 Apr

5,6 Pick Up Sticks: Volunteers Clean Up Ranch After Storms

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped clear hoof-damaging debris from the pasture at Starry Skies Horse Rescue.

21 Dec

Our elves ensured there were presents ready for families in need

“Do we have any Slime?” Such were the questions overheard this week in Santa’s workshop during the annual Peace Neighborhood […]

19 Dec

Volunteers write new chapter for rescued dogs’ ongoing story

Volunteers brought Christmas bags of chewable treats and bundles of love and affection to the rescued dogs at Mikey & Me.

18 Dec

Bringing joy (and presents) to Angel Tree families

Anna’s Kindness volunteers gave the gift of service at this year’s annual Angel Tree Prison Fellowship Ministry Christmas party for children of incarcerated parents.

18 Apr

Anna’s Day of Kindness 2022: Honoring Her Compassion

Nearly 100 students took part in Anna’s Day of Kindness, honoring her compassion and kindness for those in need.

10 Apr

An Alpha House-warming gift: Cleaned up gardens and new flowers

Anna’s Kindness volunteers raked, pulled weeds and planted flowers outside Alpha House.

10 Apr

Goats supervise the cleaning of their home (pen)

Apparently our dozen volunteers weren’t enough to clean the goat pens at Barn Sanctuary. So say the residents.

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10 Apr

Our first volunteers return, team up to provide breakfast for the homeless

Three of our first volunteers came back to help feed the homeless during Anna’s Day of Kindness.

09 Apr

Volunteers give Peace a spring makeover

Volunteers provided both a spring cleaning and beautifying to the grounds at Peace Neighborhood Center.

09 Apr

It may be early, but the horse poop don’t shovel itself

Middle schoolers woke up early to shovel poop and other more enjoyable ranch tasks at Starry Skies horse rescue.

08 Apr

Middle school, high school volunteers pull double-duty for foster children

Anna’s Kindness volunteers and alumni pulled off a double, volunteering with the Michigan Foster Care Closet on back-to-back days.

07 Apr

Long time, no see: Nursing home seniors love a visit from our volunteers

The Gilbert Residence seniors hadn’t enjoyed volunteer groups in two years … until our Anna’s Kindness students arrived, just in time for Easter.

03 Apr

Softball players thrown a curve: ‘You are Anna’s Kindness team this season’

The Rapid City U10 Cougar were surprised and excited to learn they would be this year’s Anna’s Kindness softball team.

02 Apr

A reunion of Anna’s best friends, complete with dogs and love

Anna’s classmates came together to honor her legacy by volunteering at Anna’s first charity ‘job’.

21 Dec

Many Anna’s Kindness hands made light work of stuffing stockings

Anna’s Kindness volunteers stuffed Christmas stockings for the homeless families served by Alpha House.

21 Dec

Volunteer Magic: Turning a classroom into a Christmas toyroom

Volunteers set up Christmas gifts for distribution to families in need served by Peace Neighborhood Center.

18 Dec

Christmas volunteers transform from elves to reindeer at FUMC

Anna’s Kindness volunteers wrapped Christmas presents for families served by the Community Action Network.

16 Dec

A well-oiled Christmas machine goes to work for foster families

What better way to transport Christmas gifts to foster families than in specially (holiday) made boxes from Anna’s Kindness volunteers.

14 Dec

Anna’s Kindness volunteers brighten Christmas for Angel Tree families

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped bring a little joy to families in the Prison Fellowship Angel Tree program.

29 May

Volunteers sort, fold, and stock for foster care children

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped organize and stock donations at he Michigan Foster Care Closet.

14 Apr

Rain or shine (or both), alumni determined to finish spring landscaping at Peace

Most Anna’s Kindness events are rain or shine. On Sunday, it was both, but that didn’t stop our alumni volunteers from finishing their project at Peace Neighborhood Center.

12 Apr

Volunteers plant a springtime ‘Welcome Home’ mat for Alpha House residents

Anna’s Kindness volunteers cleaned up and added some springtime color to the grounds at Alpha House.

11 Apr

Foster dogs forget their ailments when middle school volunteers arrive

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped walk and play with the foster dogs at Mikey & Me.

11 Apr

Poop and Pax: A cleanup and a breakthrough at Starry Skies

Anna’s Kindness volunteers waded through mud and manure to help spruce up the living quarters of the horses at Starry Skies.

09 Apr

Rainstorm couldn’t dampen the surprise, joy of The Gilbert senior citizens

Anna’s Kindness volunteers brought cards, smiles, and umbrellas to The Gilbert Residence Thursday.

23 Dec

Delivering Christmas gifts of art and song to seniors

Anna’s Kindness volunteer brought the Christmas spirit (and song and cards) to The Gilbert Residence nursing home.

21 Dec

Secret Santa’s, elves pick toys for children in need

Our volunteers were given the opportunity to choose Christmas gifts for other children, based on lists provided by parents.

20 Dec

Making Christmas morning special for children in need

Anna’s Kindness volunteers wrapped over 200 presents for children in need.

13 Dec

Raining cats and dogs, but only the dogs don’t mind

It may have been raining, but the dogs at Mikey & Me still needed their Saturday morning walk from our volunteers.

06 Dec

A heavy lift: Students move sand to help horses’ hooves

Anna’s Kindness volunteers did some heavy lifting in order to save a horse rescue from the expense of purchasing new sand for its barn.

29 Nov

Dogs, students spend time getting comfortable with each other

Sometimes Mikey & Me foster dogs help acclimate the student volunteers.

21 Nov

These Thanksgiving cards arrived ‘special delivery’

Not only did Anna’s Kindness volunteers make Thanksgiving cards for nursing home residents, they showed up to deliver them in person (outside their windows).

16 Nov

Dogs breaking their lease at Mikey & Me is a good thing

When dogs arrive at Mikey & Me foster dog facility, the hope is always that they won’t stay long, and a forever home is in their (near) future.

08 Nov

Clague, Tappan girls ensure rescue horses have clean water

Eight girls from Clague and Tappan Middle School joined Anna’s Kindness to perform some necessary but dirty ranch chores for the horses at Starry Skies Equine Rescue.

01 Nov

Wintery cold wind, yes, but the dogs still need their morning walk

November may have started off with a chill, but foster dogs don’t mind.

30 Jun

Another great year of service that even a pandemic couldn’t stop

28 volunteer opportunities. Over 300 students. This month officially brought to a close Anna’s Kindness’ third school year of providing […]

14 Jun

Brightening senior citizens’ day. And doors. And walls.

They may not be able to receive guests, but at least they are able to receive Anna’s Kindness cards.

22 May

Anna’s Kindness families make PPE for front-line health care workers

14 Anna’s Kindness families made over 300 hospital-approved isolation gowns for front-line health care workers.

14 May

Visitors? Maybe not. But a springtime surprise? Absolutely.

Anna’s Kindness students brought a splash of color and springtime inside The Gilbert Residence long-term care facility.

05 May

Anna’s Kindness families sew face masks for the vulnerable homeless

Volunteer families made face masks for the homeless at Miller Manor and Mercy House.

02 May

Volunteer families make isolation gowns for angels

Anna’s Kindness volunteers teamed with Angels Wear Gowns to make 100 hospital-approved isolation gowns for nursing staff at The Gilbert Residence.

23 Apr

A springtime surprise for Grace Hall senior citizens

The Gilbert Residence seniors received a special spring surprise from Anna’s Kindness volunteers.

21 Apr

Clague students show support for health care workers

Anna’s Kindness volunteers from Clague Middle School reminded the staff at Glacier Hills nursing care facility that they are appreciated.

17 Apr

Virus doesn’t stop the spread of kindness

Anna’s Kindness volunteers have been finding creative ways to help and support others throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Mar

Nice weather allows cats, volunteers to head outside

33 cats, 5 Forsythe students, and some beautiful spring weather. A nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

08 Mar

Volunteers ensure kindness will go on as scheduled

Just because an Anna’s Kindness event was cancelled does not mean the kindness was cancelled as well.

09 Feb

Four students, 29 kittens: Lots of love being spread around

Anna’s Kindness volunteers spent the day with kittens suffering from feline leukemia.

08 Feb

Volunteers create a special prom evening

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped make prom night wonderful for special needs adults throughout the region at A Night to Shine.

23 Dec

Students help provide Christmas toys to less fortunate families

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped less fortunate parents ensure their children had gifts under their Christmas tree.

20 Dec

No senior citizen should miss a Christmas Party this awesome

Anna’s Kindness volunteers made sure wheelchair-bound seniors were able to enjoy the Glacier Hill Christmas Party.

17 Dec

Volunteers care for cats with feline leukemia

Leuk’s Landing cats welcomed Anna’s Kindness volunteers into their kitty wonderland.

15 Dec

Footballs, and snow boots, and wrapping paper … oh my

No matter what shape or size, Anna’s Kindness volunteers were able to size up and wrap Christmas gifts for the area’s neediest families.

14 Dec

Tight as a drum. Anna’s Kindness wrappers brighten children’s Christmas Day

Anna’s Kindness volunteers showed off their giftwrapping skills at the Magic of Christmas Friday night.

07 Dec

Anna’s Kindness volunteers help bring Christmas to Angel Tree families

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped make Christmas a little brighter for Angel Tree children and their caregivers.

29 Nov

Anna’s Kindness volunteers make Thanksgiving special for those less fortunate

Anna’s largest volunteer event of the school year drew more than 50 volunteers to help provide a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless and less fortunate.

24 Nov

Benny, the four-legged magician, wows volunteers

The dogs at Mikey & Me were treated to a visit by Anna’s Kindness volunteers. The dogs, in turn, treated our volunteers to an impromptu magic show.

17 Nov

Volunteers wow Gilbert senior citizens with their art skills

Anna’s Kindness volunteers shared some holiday artistry with the senior citizens at the Gilbert Residence.

15 Nov

Foam turkeys, old middle schoolers, and grateful seniors

Anna’s father and his coworkers made Thanksgiving crafts and cards and delivered them to a nursing center in Manhattan this week.

08 Nov

Only the good stuff for foster families

These students worked hard to ensure that foster families would be able to choose from the best donated clothing available.

03 Nov

Dear rescue horses: Your bedroom is now clean

The horses at Starry Skies now have a much cleaner place to sleep, thanks to Anna’s Kindness volunteers.

02 Nov

A little cold, a lot of food to hand out

Although it was the first cold Friday of the fall, it didn’t stop Anna’s Kindness volunteers from serving food to the homeless.

27 Oct

Making Halloween pumpkins and new friends

Students from four Ann Arbor middle schools not only made pumpkins but made new friends at a nursing home.

19 Oct

Great weather, great time for Forsythe students (and foster dogs)

Eight Forsythe Middle School students had a great morning walking, running, and playing with the dogs at Mikey & Me’s […]

05 Oct

Who says you have to stop at first base?

Get on your running shoes, because Anna’s Kindness volunteers were flying around the basepaths with the baseball buddies during this Miracle League game for special needs athletes.

05 Oct

Puppies have energy, but Forsythe Middle School girls have more

A young dog has a lot of excitement and enthusiasm. Four of them? Well, they have enough energy to power a small town. But they were no match for the Forsythe Middle School girls who volunteered at Mikey & Me Friday afternoon.

27 May

Slauson students help foster families on a holiday weekend

Slauson Middle School students spent a part of their holiday weekend serving others.

19 May

Hugs and high fives at the ballpark

If there was any doubt whether the Miracle League ballplayers would warm up to our Anna’s Kindness volunteers on Saturday, […]

12 May

Tyler seldom gets tired. But Tyler hadn’t met our Forsythe volunteers.

Tyler almost never gets tired. But then he met the Anna’s Kindness volunteers from Forsythe Middle School. Tyler, one of […]

05 May

Volunteers rake leaves at the home of happier endings

Every animal had a story at the Barn Sanctuary in Chelsea. Most of their stories didn’t begin well, but many […]

14 Apr

Easter Magic: Foster children make 2,000 eggs disappear

Like a slow-moving vacuum cleaner, the toddlers and their parents moved methodically down the grass, sweeping up all the eggs […]

14 Apr

Steady hands, careful aim and lots of beanbags and prizes

Prizes. So many prizes. Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped run the carnival portion of this year’s Community Action Network Resource Fair. […]

19 Mar

Forsythe students clean up one amazing Closet

Sometimes, it just takes a moment to soak in the Michigan Foster Care Closet. What looks like a typical home […]

04 Mar

Who says you need experience to serve a fine breakfast?

Three Tappan Middle School girls. Three Forsythe Middle School girls. One smooth breakfast service. For six girls who had never […]

10 Feb

Volunteers help make ‘A Night to Shine’ a night to remember

It was A Night to Shine for everyone. For the nearly 100,000 special needs guests attending their proms worldwide sponsored […]

09 Feb

Slauson students make shopping easier for foster families

When foster families need to shop for their children, they often come to the Michigan Foster Care Closet. And thanks […]

02 Feb

After a week of snow days, Tappan students wake up early to serve others

For many middle school students, this past week was filled with snow days and sleeping in. But six Tappan Middle […]

20 Jan

Winter storm or not, people still need breakfast

Not only was it early, it was snowy. Winter storm advisory snowy. It was one of those Saturday mornings where […]

26 Dec

Santa can wait, we’ll serve others first

Waking up extra early on Christmas morning is a foregone conclusion in a house with children. But children waking up […]

20 Dec

Students deck Glacier Hills hallways with their energy, companionship

Sometimes, kindness is as simple as being present. Twenty-two Anna’s Kindness volunteers brought two wonderful holiday gifts to the senior […]

15 Dec

400 Christmas presents wrapped in just over an hour, whew

Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped make quick (and fun) work of wrapping hundreds of Christmas gifts for underserved children in Ann […]

05 Dec

Volunteers wrap a brighter Christmas for county’s children in need

Twenty Anna’s Kindness volunteers, students and parents, helped make Christmas a little brighter for many children in Washtenaw County tonight. […]

01 Dec

Forsythe students a well-oiled breakfast-serving machine

The Anna’s Kindness volunteers worked so efficiently and diligently Saturday morning to serve breakfast to those in need, you would […]

24 Nov

Big crowd, no worries for Clague students

It was one of the largest breakfast crowds Anna’s Kindness volunteers had ever served at St. Andrews. But it was […]

17 Nov

A little snow doesn’t slow Anna’s Kindness volunteers

An early winter snow was no damper for Anna’s Kindness volunteers who traveled to the Michigan Foster Care Closet to […]

13 Nov

Let sleeping dogs lie … comfortably

The foster care dogs at Mikey & Me are sleeping good tonight. And not just because Anna’s Kindness volunteers from […]

28 Oct

Clague students learn bingo quickly to help senior citizens

It’s a generation that has grown up on Angry Birds, Pokemon Go, and Fortnite, so forgive them if they needed […]

20 Oct

No need to cry over spilt milk (it was only a little spill)

The girls were warned the milk may get messy. It did. Eighth graders Mia Sanborn and Maddie Baybeck were standing […]

15 Oct

Why did the chicken cross the road? To reach its new home.

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to his new home, with the help of Anna’s Kindness volunteers. […]

13 Oct

When the terrier’s tired, you know you’ve done your job

Oscar was yapping and jumping and yapping and jumping. Climbing the fence. Yipping his little lungs out. You had never […]

27 Sep

Bumper-to-bumper wheelchair traffic for ukelele concert

And if you thought traffic was bad on University of Michigan football game days … the stop-and-go wheelchair congestion Wednesday […]

14 Sep

Deloitte honors Anna’s Kindness by volunteering at A Precious Child

BROOMFIELD, COLO. — What’s a great way to kick off the first day of your work team’s annual meeting? Fly […]

05 Aug

Anna’s Kindness artists transform milkhouse

CHELSEA, MI – Artistic talents and kind hearts intertwined on Saturday to create a colorful meet-and-greet room for prospective adoptive […]

07 Jun

Some went home soaked. All went home happy.

The Peace Neighborhood Center elementary school students went home happy, taking with them prizes and, in some cases, wet clothing. […]

20 May

Great timing: Volunteers work at Starry Skies ‘nursery’

They may need to rename it Starry Skies Equine Daycare Center. At least for a short time. When Starry Skies […]

06 May

Anna’s Kindness surprises Rapid City girls during opening ceremonies

Anna’s Kindness will be rooting for a special group of young Rapid City softball players this year. Let us tell […]

04 May

Rocks, root beer, and a whole bunch of smiles

Rocks and root beer floats. And girls. Plenty of them. Young and old(er). It all added up to quite a […]

28 Apr

When the weather is warmer, food goes quicker … even the peppers

When the weather is warmer, the food flies off the shelves. Or in this case, it flies off the tables […]

24 Apr

Girl Scouts bring a little luck and a lot of joy to bingo players

For girls who had little or no experience pushing wheelchairs, these Girl Scouts provided outstanding transportation Saturday afternoon. The Girl […]

22 Apr

Somebody (6 somebodys to be exact) is going to sleep good tonight

Mikey & Me’s foster dogs slept good Friday night. That’s what happens when you receive overwhelming one-on-one attention and excitement […]

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