“Kindness is the golden chain by which society is held together.” No act of kindness, big or small goes unnoticed – and each and every one of us is affected by the outcome of generosity, love, compassion and kindness towards others. And the goal of Resort 2 Kindness, this month’s spotlight organization, is to create a chain reaction of kindness throughout the world.

Founded in 2007, Resort 2 Kindness is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the possibility of endless generosity and unconditional love. Resort 2 Kindness was created from the love of one family committed to making a difference by transforming the world through the actions of so many inspired people who are dedicated to do the same.

According to the Resort 2 Kindness website, the organization’s belief is that “doing little things can make a big impact”. You can make an impact and participate by:

1) Individual “Random Acts of Kindness”
Participants can share Random Acts of Kindness with people in their lives who they know or don’t know. Anyone of your choosing can be a potential recipient – friends, colleagues, family members, neighbors – or a brand new person who crosses your path just walking down the street. Kindness is a gift you can share everyday in a variety of ways. It generally costs you nothing but a moment in time.

2) Resort / Real Estate Sponsors Who Multiply The Kindness
Developers of Resort and Residential communities sponsor every act that R2K participants complete. They make a monetary contribution to the charities of their choice based on their commitment level. One hundred percent of all funds contributed by Resort / Real Estate Sponsors goes directly to the charity. No funds are used to support R2K administratively, so every kindness – and every dollar – goes where it counts!

3) Participating in the organization’s “Give Initiatives”
Every year, Resort 2 Kindness holds Giving Initiatives to give back to people and organizations in need, with the funds raised from their sponsors and Resort 2 Kindness supporters.

The first is “The Big Give,” held in the Spring/Summer of the year. This giving initiative is targeted at an organization whose focus is geared toward helping less fortunate individuals. For the “Big Give” initiative Resort 2 Kindness seeks to make an extraordinary impact on the lives of very ordinary people through monetary contributions and in-kind donations of varying degrees from its donors.

The second annual initiative, “The Little Give,” is held in the Fall/Winter of the year, and aims at helping a specific family or individual in need on a deeply personal level. This initiative only solicits monetary donations and seeks to positively impact any financial burdens a family or individual may be incurring, such as medical or other health needs, a change in a housing situation or other services related to food, shelter, clothing or general well-being.

This year, accomplishing its goal of raising $10,000 for The Little Give 2009, Resort 2 Kindness and its supporters gave one little girl’s organization, The Stink Bug Project, a very big head start. After struggling with her own battle against brain cancer, Allison Winn wanted to share with other children, the positive experience she had after receiving her therapy dog, Coco. Allison started by baking and selling dog biscuits to raise the money needed for a family to adopt a well-trained and rescued dog from the Prison Trained K-9 Program at Colorado Correctional Industries. Now, because of the remarkable generosity of one young girl, and the donations and support from the Resort 2 Kindness Community, The Stink Bug Project is able to touch the lives of so many – from families across the nation stricken with the devastation of childhood cancer, to the dogs that they are able to adopt and rescue from lives of neglect and abuse.