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ELIJAH: Hello, everyone! In April 2025 we celebrated the 14th anniversary of the INC Giving Project! That’s right! Since 2011 we have been spreading kindness. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this collective impact!
Well, I’m happy to say the future of the INC Giving Project looks bright! As bright as the smiles on the faces of these INC Giving volunteers, on a beautiful sunny day in Australia!
Here we have a video posted by Cedrick aka Ceddy Pulls:
CEDRICK: What’s up guys. It’s @c3ddy.pulls. But today we’re pulling up some rubbish!
ELIJAH: Their crew was taking part in Clean Up Australia Day, an annual event dedicated to cleaning the environment.
When you see all those rubbish bags lined up, you know they’ve got goals! They scoured the beach for litter, proudly doing their part as proud Australians and as proud INC Giving volunteers! Great job, everyone!
And we found more proud Australians in Queensland! Thank you to our INC Giving volunteers in the city of Logan! Many thanks to Jeanne for sharing:
“Our Local Congregation came together for the INC Giving Project, making a positive impact through our clean-up drive. Every small effort counts in keeping our environment beautiful!”
ELIJAH: It’s really amazing to see you all out there picking up litter and rubbish, you’re certainly doing your part to help keep that wide green space clean and beautiful! Bravo!
Now we head over to Saskatoon, Canada. The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre posted a message of thanks to our INC Giving volunteers:
“… We are extremely grateful for your initiative and for your commitment to food security in Saskatoon.”
ELIJAH: How happy they must have been to see that truck open up, with all those boxes of generous donations of essential food items that are so desperately needed. The forklift operator wasted no time and quickly came over to bring in about two skids of donations. We are so happy that our INC Giving volunteers in Saskatchewan are doing their part to help those in need.
When it comes to this gift of nourishment, even a simple meal can warm the tummy and warm the heart! Like in Mamala, Quezon West, Philippines, where INC Giving volunteers set up a simple “Kape at Pandesal” stand (for coffee and bread rolls). This big, cheerful group of volunteers happily shared their free food with passersby in the community. Amazing!
And how precious is this! Over in Martan Barangay, in Commonwealth, Quezon City, Philippines, these two little girls just couldn’t believe they were giving away free brooms! Yes, these brooms (or walis tingting!) have become one of our favorite INC Giving tools for cleaning up the environment. But at this event, INC Giving volunteers wanted to share these brooms with their fellowmen! Yes! Let everyone be able to experience this joy we feel when cleaning and making our environment more beautiful to enjoy.
And to celebrate their fifth year together, INC Giving volunteers in Caloocan North, Philippines celebrated with a Medical and Dental mission! What a fun event! Looks like participants were treated to free entertainment, medical and dental checks, and even free food! Was that taho I see? One of my favorite sweet treats! Silken tofu with tapioca pearls and brown sugar! Mmmm… so good. And whenever we can, we can do good to those who need it! Great job, INC Giving family!
And how’s this for an act of kindness! These INC Giving volunteers in Candelaria, Quezon spent the day giving out something we could all use, especially in this kind of warm climate! Free flip flops or slippers! How practical! And how kind!
One thing I can’t stop looking at is this footage of these beautiful trees in Nabunturan, in Davao De Oro, Philippines! And to make sure these beautiful trees continue to flourish, these INC Giving volunteers embarked on a wonderful project: tree planting!
Now, we head over to meet John in Thailand! He’s super proud to show off that he’s a first time donor or giver of blood! Literally helping save lives, donating blood is something INC Giving volunteers continue to do proudly throughout the world. Great work to all!
And as our recap celebrates INC Giving’s anniversary, we see soooo many different kinds of projects, so many ways we can show kindness. And that’s why this last video features these INC Giving volunteers simply sharing a greeting! “Happy INC Giving!” They want to share with fellow volunteers throughout the world the happiness they feel whenever they have an INC Giving activity.
They’re ready and we hope you are too, to keep up this wonderful work of sharing acts of kindness throughout the INC Giving project. Keep sharing your projects with us! Head over to incgiving.org to submit your stories and please tag us when you post on your socials. Remember, whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it! That’s all for now, INC Giving family! Take care and see you soon!
