Mayor Garner Launches Seven Days of Kindness for UG Employees

Published on April 11, 2022

Seven Days of Kindness

Overcoming Hate by Promoting Kindness and Connection in the Workplace

On Thursday, April 7, 2022, Unified Government CEO and Mayor Tyrone A. Garner issued a proclamation for the Seven Days of Kindness for Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. A regional campaign with activities running April 13 through April 24, 2022, the Unified Government will be participating for the first time in this initiative.

“The Unified Government is proud to announce that we will be joining this year’s Seven Days of Kindness,” said CEO/ Mayor Tyrone A. Garner. “Our goal is to remind ourselves of the importance of kindness in all that we do in service to one another, and in service to our community. It is through this effort that we hope to recognize those most deserving and to support a metro-wide initiative that also benefits us locally.”

During the Thursday, April 7, 2022, Commission meeting, in addition to issuing the proclamation, the SevenDays Board of Directors, the nonprofit organizer for this initiative, presented the Unified Government with a plaque of appreciation for adopting the initiative in Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.

“We are excited to help drive the dialogue that promotes kindness to overcome hate in our world and thank you for your support” said SevenDays Board of Director Keith Kennedy.  

The Seven Days of Kindness strives to overcome hate and discrimination through intentional acts of kindness in the workplace and throughout the community. The Unified Government will be celebrating the initiative by honoring volunteerism among staff; promoting self-care with a virtual mindfulness session and yoga in the park; sharing kindness among colleagues through candygrams with sales benefiting the Wyandotte County Parks Foundation; collecting toiletries and clothing for the Sheriff’s Juvenile Intake Program; and culminating in a community clean-up of Parkwood Park on Friday, April 22 (Earth Day).

Mayor Garner invites all Unified Government staff to participate in Seven Days of Kindness and encourages Wyandotte County residents to find ways to showcase kindness and connection towards oneself and others within the community during this initiative. The community is invited to tag their activities with #DotteProud and #GiveSevenDays.

About Seven Days of Kindness

The SevenDays® experience provides opportunities to encourage all people to increase kindness through knowledge, mindset and behavior. In April 2014, after a white supremacist murdered three Kansas City people because of his hate for Jews, two families and our community joined hands and hearts to shine a light on the darkness of hate.

Workplace kindness (within the community, with colleagues, and with oneself) has proven to elevate dopamine, produces oxytocin, and stimulates the action of the vegus nerve, which all help protect your heart and slow the effects of aging. These effects of kindness help keep your team members healthy, happy, and more productive. You can read more about SevenDays, including how you can participate, at their website: sevendays.org

To learn more about the Unified Government’s Seven Days of Kindness initiative, wycokck.org/kindness