So a year comes and goes very fast and that is the case for
Superheroes as well. On December 6th,
2012 the Nevada Superheroes of Kindness celebrated their first birthday! The
past year has been great with all the missions that we have been on, and the
smiles that we have brought to so many people.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that the Superheroes would be
what they are today in just one short year.
When we went on the first mission to thank Erica for the
fabric for our capes never did I think that would lead to us being asked to
honor our Veteran’s at the parade this year.
Many of our missions have been small in scale but their impact has
stretched far beyond. Every now and then
I am reminded of this when someone asks about the Superheroes and they do not
even live in Nevada. I am so glad and so proud of the Superheroes for all they
do and all the smiles that they bring.
People often come up to me and thank me for the Superheroes
but I cannot take any of the credit on this one. I may have started the group but the
Superheroes do all the hard work. I mean
think about it, how awkward would it be if it was just me walking around in a cape
handing out hearts to people. Not only
are the Superheroes very adorable and easy to love they actually get the idea
of spreading kindness. I have told many
people this, especially after they ask them questions about why they wear the
cape and they are amazed by the answer they receive. We do not rehearse answers or tell them what
to say. Before they get their capes we read them “Have you filled a Bucket
Today” and explain how that applies to being a Superhero and then before each
mission we explain why we are going out and ask them why this is a special
mission that is all we do. They get it
and I would like to think it makes them feel good to do these good things for
other people. I know it makes me feel
very good to see and hear them with the people we visit and see the smiles they
bring.
I am so very happy to celebrate this birthday after all the hard
work that went into getting the program started. I will cherish all the Superheroes that have
the great privilege to wear the cape and spread happiness but that first class
will hold a very special place in my heart.
I was so very happy that many of them even got to join in on the
birthday party. They still spread the
kindness even though they don’t go on the missions and wear the capes all that
often. I even appreciate that they all remember
me and some even go out of their way to give me a hug and tell me hello
whenever and where ever they see me, trust me that never gets old. I am honored by the fact that I have made
such an impact on them that they remember, and I hope they never forget the
year they first became a Superhero because I know I never will.
I know this blog is not the light hearted and witty post
that you have come accustomed to with the Superheroes but I really felt the
need to tell you how the Superheroes have affected me and my life. I also want to send a great big thank you to
St. Mary’s School , they took a true leap of faith in letting me start my
program in their school. Thank you to
Nancy, Ruth, and especially Megan for working with me and letting me disrupt
the school day once or twice a month to take the Superheroes on their
missions. I look forward to many more
years of classes and hope to one day have a school full of caped up
Superheroes.
I also want to thank all of the media outlets that have also
supported the Superheroes along the way as well. One of our biggest supporters is the Nevada
Daily Mail, they are always there to cover anything we do, and if they can’t
make it all I have to do is send them something and they are more than happy to
add it to the paper. Also the Catholic
Key has been a great supporter as well. They
have had the Superheroes in their publication a couple of times as well. Last but not least is KSN and KODE for their
support and coming to Nevada a couple times to interview the Superheroes. Big thanks to Katie Love and Brad Douglas for
coming to town and putting our small capes on the big screen. All of these people help to spread the word
of kindness that we are all about.
I have rambled long enough but there is one more person I
need to thank and that is you!
That’s
right I want to thank you for reading this blog and spreading the word about
the Superheroes. This blog has been
visited almost 2500 times in the past year and has been viewed by people in 29 different
countries, and it is all of you that help to spread the word about the
Superheroes and all that they do. Without
all of you the Superheroes would not get to make people outside of Nevada smile
and heck, we don’t want to keep all the smiles to ourselves especially when
they look as good as ours do. I wish I
could give you all a cape and make you a Superhero, but like I have said time
and time again you do not need a cape to be Superhero, but seriously how cool
are those capes!!
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!!
PB
