Cycling for Kindness

On February 26, 2000, the Cycling for Kindness Road Team set out on a journey to join and touch hearts around North America. The Team traveled from Vancouver, down the West Coast to La Jolla, California; across the southern States to Tallahasse, Florida; up the East Coast to St. John, New Brunswick; then across Canada and back to Vancouver. The purpose of the journey was to raise awareness for kindness and inspire people to take positive action in their lives, schools, workplaces and communities. After 205 days and 17,764 km (10, 966 miles) on the road, through wind, snow and temperatures of 108 degrees, a record 20 flats in two days, encounters with an alligator, snake and more, the Team returned to their very starting point and hometown, Vancouver, on September 17, 2000.

Total Media and Presentation Successes in 205 days:

121 newspaper interviews
45 television interviews
44 radio interviews
33 speaking engagements
12 Kindness Conferences
12 school presentations – 1407 students
11 internet interviews
7 personal deliveries of kindness stories to officials
6 call-in reports to Vancouver’s Porridge for the Soul event

While the miles, days and media successes can be counted, what is immeasurable are the number of people touched and lives transformed through the rippling effects of kindness.

The journey not only succeeded in its purpose of raising awareness for kindness but also increased awareness of the existence of kindness groups and enthusiasts around the continent. As more groups are finding out about each other, a kindness network is being formed and the voice of kindness is becoming more united and powerful than ever.

"...one kind act by one kind person is the kind of action that shows kindred spirits how kindness can rekindle our oneness..."

- Brock Tully