Hello KIND Companions!
WOW. It has been almost an ENTIRE year that we haven't posted on this blog... shame on us! It's been an incredible year, but one that has kept us VERY, VERY busy! Because of that, we haven't been diligent about our blogging and instead utilized Facebook and Twitter to keep everyone updated. But, that is not fair for those of you who aren't in the world of Facebook and Twitter, so we are going to do our very best to start fresh and keep the blogs comin' from now on! Before we do that though, we wanted to fill you in on what has been happening this past year because things have definitely been HAPPENIN'!!
Rather than tell you, we thought we would SHOW you... so here is Kind Campaign's Year in Pictures:
Summer 2010:
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| Happy Summertime! |
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| Molly spoke at Delta Gamma Convention in Denver, Colorado and received the Courage Award in recognition of the courage to overcome bystander behavior and create an environment where social responsibility is nurtured. |
Fundraiser in Malibu, California
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| Finding Kind Family |
Molly and Chris's Engagement Party
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| Molly's Engagement Party = Road Trip Reunion |
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| Molly and her then fiance, Chris Molly's Engagement Party |
Assembly in Boston at PCC Camp
Featured speakers at SMARTY Event in Los Angeles
Facilitating three sessions at the Operation Smile Conference in Denver, Colorado
Fall 2010:
On September 20th, we embarked on another cross-country road trip to screen the film and do assemblies in schools, communities, and organizations nationwide. Here's a few snapshots of our journey...
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| Assembly at Lancer HS in Santa Barbara, California |
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| Sound Mixing in the studio |
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| Kind Campaign featured non-profit at Fashion's Night Out at BCBG on Rodeo Drive |
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| Final preparations to HIT THE ROAD for the second cross-country tour!! |
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| Lauren spoke at the Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention in Denver, Colorado |
Finding Kind Premiere
On September 20th, we embarked on another cross-country road trip to screen the film and do assemblies in schools, communities, and organizations nationwide. Here's a few snapshots of our journey...
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| Jack Rose, an amazing human, traveled with us on the journey driving & protecting us |
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| Nicole Vaughn, the incredibly talented musician, traveled with us on the journey playing after assemblies & screenings |
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| After being On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM, we took a one day break from the tour to fly back to L.A. for a meeting with Ryan Seacrest Productions |
We had such an amazing journey and were so blessed by the incredibly KIND people that we encountered along the way. After the road trip, we continued flying to different cities for assemblies and screenings...
Right after the road trip, Molly flew to Indianapolis to speak at the Alumnae Panhellenic Luncheon
Finding Kind screening at University of Mississippi
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| Lots of time spent in the air! |
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| Wisdom of the Kitchen's first event! |
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| Assemblies, assemblies, assemblies! |
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| Francis Parker School |
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| Orange County SOLD OUT Screening |
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| Marymount High School |
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| Marlborough High School |
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| NCL Desert Cities Chapter |
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| Chaminade Prep |
Two wonderful assemblies at San Celemente High School
Several Assemblies in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Classical Academy
Final Assembly of 2010 with Marlborough Middle School
Honored to speak at the Board of Directors and Board of Regents Meeting
at Pepperdine University, our alma mater
(that's us with President Benton!)
Celebrating Lauren's 24th birthday to wrap up the first semester and the year!
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| Oaks Christian MS |
Winter 2011:
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| San Jacinto Acadmey |
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| Reception for Social Justice Award for Documentary Film at the Santa Barbara Film Festival |
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| Garden Street Academy Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Lincoln Middle School Santa Monica, CA |
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| ABC KEYT Morning News Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Breakfast with Santa Barbara MS students following the first screening at SBIFF |
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| El Puente School |
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| Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
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| Meeting the AMAZING women of IndieFlix, our distribution company |
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| Walking the red carpet at Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
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| Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
Assemblies in 1 degree temperature in Kohler, Wisconsin!
Back to California for a screening for the National Charity League Laguna Chapter
Screening in Greeley, Colorado at University of Northern Colorado
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| Vista Verde School |
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| Arborlawn First United Methodist Church Dallas, Texas |
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| NCL La Jolla Chapter |
Spring 2011:
Molly tied to the knot on April 2, 2011 and married the love of her life, Christopher Thompson! Lauren, of course, was a bridesmaid in the wedding!! Now Molly is Mrs. Thompson!!
Photos courtesy of Lauren Larsen Photography
Sprockets Film Festival, sponsored by the Toronto International Film Festival
Finding Kind won the Student Choice Award!!
Palm Beach Women's International Film Festival
Finding Kind won Best Documentary!
Oaks Christian Middle School Screening
Seattle is IndieFlix headquarters, so we went up there to spend a few days to hold screenings and assemblies!
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| New Day Morning Show |
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| St. Joseph's School |
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| IndieFlix Headquarters |
Screening Event at Town Hall in Seattle, Washington
We hopped on a plane from Seattle to Portland to hold a screening and assembly at Valley Catholic in Beaverton, Oregon
Pepperdine Alumni dinner in Portland
We hopped on a plane from Seattle to head to Telluride, Colorado for MountainFilm. You've seen posts about this incredible film festival before from Lauren, but this was Molly's first time to go. Once again, it was WONDERFUL!
We hopped on a plane from Seattle to Portland to hold a screening and assembly at Valley Catholic in Beaverton, Oregon
Finding Kind screened at the Seattle International Film Festival so we spent a week in Seattle! SIFF connected us with local schools, so we held several screenings in the Seattle area and had an amazing time meeting all of the incredible students!
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| Lynnwood HS |
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| Jackson HS |
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| Meadowdale HS |
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| So happy to have Lauren's boyfriend, Aaron, and Molly's mom, Tetia, in Seattle with us! |
Red Carpet before the first SIFF Screening
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| Q&A following the screening |
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| Fellow Pepperdine alum and friends came to support |
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| Local Delta Gamma's came to support |
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| Nathan Hale HS |
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| Front Page of Seattle Times Northwest |
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| Seattle Times Feature SIFF's Best Bet |
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| FOX Q13 Nightly News |
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| King 5 Morning News |
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| Meeting with Mia Doces, Committee for Children |
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We went straight from Telluride back to California to do the last two assemblies of the school year. These were extremely special assemblies because they were at Lauren's middle school, it was in this schools hallways where she experienced girl-against-girl "crime". It was so wonderful to be at Niguel Hills Middle School!
Summer 2011:
Meeting with the INCREDIBLE
Once again, Happy Summertime!
Well there you have it... A year in the life of Kind Campaign! Whew, that was a whirlwind!
Now that it's summertime our days are filled with planning for the EXCITING things we have brewing for the Fall (Kind Week, Anti-Bullying month, etc!), attending festivals (we're heading to Ventura and Vegas this week!), and working on a new website (get excited!).
We'll keep you posted, but in the meantime, check out www.findingkind.com to schedule a screening or see if one is happening in your area! As always, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter!
We hope you are having a WONDERFUL summer! Enjoy every moment and BE KIND.
xoxo,
Molly and Lauren
This is amazing!! Molly you did an awesome job putting this together. Wow! You girls have been incredibly busy!! What a wonderful album to share with everyone! Love you girls <3 xoxo, Debra P.
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