Freedom House launches largest ever summer community outreach schedule

Freedom House is happy to announce an escalation of their downtown summer community outreach programs and the addition of some new ones!

“What the Deal” Fundraising Electronics Blowout Sale- June 16, 17, 18th from 9am – 9pm, Freedom House presents the “What the Deal?” Fundraising Electronics Blowout Sale beside the Freedom House TV studios across from Williams in the Market Square Mall. Local business owner Gary Kennett (I AM Studios) approached Freedom House after seeing the work of Captain Kindness and The Kindness Project with a partnership proposal to raise funds to escalate the kindness movement in Brantford. The 3 day sale will feature up to 60% off items like PS3’s, Sony Big Screen TV’s, Laptops, Appliances and much more (see the Facebook Event page for specifics here) with a portion of the proceeds going to fund community outreach programs!

Flippin’ Fridays – For the last 5 summers, Freedom House has spent every Friday Night from 10pm until 2am on the street (going between The Market Square Mall and Freedom House's Apartment building "Freedom Gate Apartments)… doing a free BBQ! Beginning July 8th and running until the end of September, roughly 150 hot dogs and hamburgers will be given out on the street weekly. Why? Because kindness changes communities. Flippin’ Friday’s has become common ground on the street for everyone from prostitutes and junkies to University Students and businessmen to come together. They’ve seen lives turn around after conversations opened up via a simple free hamburger. Volatile situations diffused… with a simple hot dog. Please inquire for specific stories, as there are some great ones! All are welcome to participate. (Facebook page here)

Harmony Square and Canada Day – This will be the 3rd summer that Freedom House will host the weekly Family Hour before Thursday’s Movie Night in the square. Local Superhero Captain Kindness and the team of volunteers perform shows, host games, encourage kids to change their city BY good INTO good, give away free popcorn, and lead families in Random Act of Kindness Blitzes around the downtown. On the Young Canadians stage at Canada Day in Lions Park, Captain Kindness’s annual half hour live piece of interactive theatre will this year introduce “The League of Kindness” including 3 NEW superheroes who will begin to be seen around the community.

Random Acts of Kindness – The money raised at the Electronics Sale will help take Freedom House’s “Kindness Project” to new heights this season. One new addition this summer will see the Freedom House summer students, as a part of the Kindness Crew, launch a weekly “RAK Attack” on a local business, showing up unannounced with free lunch for the staff!

The Kindness Project: The vision of Freedom House’s “Kindness Project” is to change cities BY good INTO good through multi-level, coordinated, intentional, strategic KINDNESS. Kindness can and does change a city BY good INTO good. But what if it's even bigger? What if there is another untapped level of synergy and interconnectedness... between business, government, social agencies, the church, and education... along with ordinary in neighborhoods everywhere... ALL working TOGETHER for the prosperity (as Mayor Chris Friel is suggesting) of the collective.

The Kindness Project plans to facilitate change on a citywide scale, towards ordinary people taking care of each other through coordinated kindness.