Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation Kicks Off Annual “Summer of Kindness” With Girls’ Day Out Collaboration
(Latham, N.Y.) The Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation partnered with Working Group on Girls of Schenectady, Inc. on Thursday, May 30 to participate in their annual Girls’ Day Out event with students from Schenectady City Schools.
In alignment with Sunmark Credit Union’s celebration of Mental Health Month and as the first project in the Foundation’s 2024 Summer of Kindness campaign, Sunmark led a group of 150 eighth grade girls in assembling toiletry bags curated with items promoting physical and mental health. A total of 200 bags, branded with a “You Are Awesome” message, were filled with body lotions, Beekman 1802 soap bars, lip balms, eye masks, positive affirmation stickers, calming sensory strips, gratitude journals and inspirational key chains.
At the end of the workshop, each girl received a completed care bag with the extra bags donated back to the Schenectady School District to have available in their counseling center. Girls’ Day Out was held at Union College in Schenectady and attended by the eighth-grade students who participated in a day of workshops, activities, and classes focused on creating habits that build positive relationships, successful futures, and mental and physical well-being.
The Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation will continue more Kindness Projects in its Summer of Kindness series throughout June, July, and August. Sunmark invites children up to age 12 to participate and “deposit kindness” by submitting ideas of how they would spread kindness in their local communities. Throughout the summer, a Kindness Crew comprised of Foundation members and Sunmark staff will work to bring selected ideas to life. To submit an idea or learn more, visit sunmark.org/kindness or email kindness@sunmark.org
The Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation provides financial contributions, in-kind services, and volunteer support to non-profit organizations within the Sunmark 14 county charter area. To learn more about Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation news and events, visit them on the web at sunmark.org/foundation or follow @SunmarkFoundation on Facebook.
Working Group on Girls of Schenectady, Inc. works to give social and emotional support to middle and high school girls in Schenectady by providing safe spaces and meaningful connections for them to develop their own voices. The first Girls’ Day Out event was held in 2009 and is an annual day meant to inspire, educate, and leave girls feeling supported and special. To learn more about Working Group on Girls of Schenectady, Inc. and Girls’ Day Out, visit their website at https://wggschenectady.org/.
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