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Category Archives: Kindness of Strangers
Making Friends, Simple but True
Posted by: Jackie Ho While we were delivering thank-you cards during our last afternoon in Bridgeport, someone made the comment that we were mailing fewer cards than we normally did. “That just means that we’re making more friends!” I said. … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Bridgeport, Community Partners, Exploring towns, Kindness of Strangers, RiConn
Tagged 2011, better future project, Bridgeport, climate summer, RiConn
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Just Keep Pedaling
by: Maureen McCoy “Oh it’s just like riding a bicycle, one never forgets.” I can’t count how many times I have heard that saying in my life, but I’m wondering how that applies to people who legitimately do not know … Continue reading
Musings from Salem/Video Petition
Posted by: Sam Burke My teammates and I become attached to each town we visit. Church floors become bedrooms –everyone plopped down on a particular rug for the week – and certain cafes – the kinds with cheap coffee, free … Continue reading
Thanks for a Perspective from the Bike Seat
Posted by Alden Booth; Gill, Mass Alden Booth is the owner of the People’s Pint, a restaurant and brewery in downtown Greenfield. After meeting with them, we were more than impressed with the way that they integrated local, seasonal food … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Community Partners, Kindness of Strangers, Mass Team 3, MassAction
Tagged connection, cycling, Greenfield, guest blog, inspiration, People's Pint
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Hooked on Hartford and Haikus
Posted by: Julia Bradshaw The haikus are just a flavor of our stay in Hartford. We ate great food and we met inspiring and inspired people. Our community building began right when we dropped our panniers and trailers off at … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Community Partners, Kindness of Strangers, RiConn, Uncategorized
Tagged better future project, climate summer, Connecticut, Hartford, RiConn
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Guest Blog from anonymous inspiring reporter
Posted by: Joe Bobman, Summer of Solutions in Hartford, CT Tuesday: Climate Summer arrived in the Hartford, CT to attend a CCEJ meeting, get some food, make some friends. The kind of friends that will come to your meetings with a … Continue reading
MassMovement Arrives in Brockton
By: Maureen McCoy MassMovement got off to a rough start in Lowell, encountering countless battles with a rear rack (Rayleigh) and as expected, sore bums. Our week in New Bedford left us tired and maintaining a higher hope that … Continue reading
Leaving the Providence Land
By Louisa Kellogg RICONN left Providence on Monday and headed to our next destination: Hartford (more on that later). We have had an incredible week and the people we met and worked with were truly inspiring. As a native of … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Kindness of Strangers, Uncategorized
Tagged 2011, Climate, Providence, summer
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HOLY COW!
Posted by Brad Samuels “So when you leave in the morning just make sure the door is locked” said Leon, head of the board of directors at the Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Saco. “Actually, can we stay a whole … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Kindness of Strangers, Maine
Tagged biddeford, cornerstone, cow, holy, holy cow, Maine, saco
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Despite the Rain…
Posted by Kaia Zimmerman There’s been a lot of rain in Fitchburg this week, but despite this, MassAction spent most of Wednesday outside. We crawled out of bed at around 7:00 AM, munched on a quick breakfast, donned our rain-jackets … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Community Partners, Kindness of Strangers, Mass Team 3, MassAction, Uncategorized
Tagged Fitchburg, Gear Works Cyclery, Green Acres, MOC
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