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Kindness is Everything

Anitha Rao-Robinson

Children"s author and conservationist, Anitha Rao-Robinson invites listeners to join her as she creates a community of kindness. She speaks with folks of all ages about their incredible stories of kindness towards animals, the environment, and people.

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Episode 27- Kindness Is Helping Birds

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2021/08/14

In Canada, 25 million birds die every year from injuries sustained when they collide into windows. Angela Demarse from Bird Safe Guelph talks to Anitha about what this organization is doing to prevent this terrible tragedy from continuing. Angela shares simple tips on what each of us can do to prevent birds from crashing into our windows. As a thank you to Angela for sharing her story, Anitha donated to Nature Canada.Nature Canada is one of the oldest national nature conservation charities in

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Episode 26- Kindness Is Saving Sharks

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2021/07/21

Thirteen-year old Finlay Pringle, joins Anitha to share his passion about sharks. Sharks have been cruelly misjudged and wrongly considered ruthless predators of the sea. Finlay dispels these myths and tells us the truth about sharks. He also talks about the reasons 100 million sharks are killed every year and why it is so important to save them. An incredibly eye-opening episode! As a thank you for sharing his story, Anitha donated to Bite-Back Shark and Marine Conservation. To learn about the

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Episode 25- Kindness Is Family

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2021/07/11

This is a very personal episode for Anitha. Her son, Daniel joins her to celebrate the 25th episode of the podcast. At Daniel’s request, Anitha does her best to hold back her absolute pride as she and Daniel chat about all the kind and wonderful things he has done, from singing at nursing homes to volunteering at a camp for children with and/or recovering from cancer to creating the Sounds of Silence initiative and more. They share fun family memories and also talk about Daniel’s sister, Alyssa and

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Episode 24 - Kindness is Childhood Dreams

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2021/07/03

When she was around seven years old, Olivia Pisano received a huge book all about animals. She loved learning about the animals, especially the whales. This interest in whales continued through elementary school, high school, all the way to her PhD. Olivia joins Anitha to share her incredible story of connecting her PhD with her passion to help whales. Olivia talks about her research project to use satellite imagery as a way to keep whales safe. She and Anitha also discuss major threats to the whale

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Episode 23- Kindness is Saving Whales Together

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2021/06/27

In this very special episode, Jessica Cambell and her fifth-grade class from Mount Madonna School in California join Anitha to talk about their year- long class project to protect whales. The students take turns talking about why they chose whales for their environmental project, what they have learned, the activities they have organized to spread the word about the plight of whales, and so much more. These students show how much can be accomplished toward making the world a better place for all

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Episode 22- Kindness Is Choosing Your Cause

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2021/06/20

Isha Naik and Khushbu Kumari join Anitha from Australia to share their story of creating Choose Your Cause, an organization dedicated to educating and empowering young people about local and international issues that impact adolescents like themselves. Isha and Khushbu talk about what inspired them to volunteer their time and energy to help youth become involved in charities. This is a wonderful episode about finding a charity one is passionate about and developing a lasting relationship with these

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Episode 21- Kindness is Music Without Borders

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2021/06/12

Thirteen-year old Veronika Kolarska joins Anitha to talk about her passion for music. An incredibly talented musician, Veronika can play the piano, the violin, the recorder, the ukulele, the guitar, the flute and even musical spoons! Veronika talks about how she loves using her musical abilities to help others—teaching music to kids and being a part of a special virtual orchestra that raised funds for Musicians Without Borders, a charity that uses music to build peace and social change. Veronika

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Episode 20- Kindness is Books For All

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2021/06/12

Thirteen-year old, Sofia Rathjen talks to Anitha about her dedication to bring diversity to her school’s library.Like many visible minorities, Sofia has had to endure racist attitudes and micro-aggressions. But Sofia turned these difficult experiences into something positive.With the help of a grant, she purchased books by BIPOC authors for her school library. She talks about the importance of representation in books.This is an incredibly inspiring episode of a young woman turning negative personal

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Episode 19- Kindness is Music and Lego

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2021/05/22

Fourteen-year old Annora Wu and her eleven-year old brother Andrew join Anitha to share their stories of kindness. A talented musician, Annora talks about what it was like performing for residents of nursing homes and the joy she felt knowing she was making a positive difference in their lives. Not to be outdone by his older sister, Andrew shares his amazing initiative of combining his love of Lego and animals to create Lego For Charity. Andrew collects donated sets of Lego. He spends time

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Episode 18 - Kindness is Appreciating Your Own Backyard

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2021/05/05

Seventeen-year-old Alex White joins Anitha from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom to talk about his passion to inspire people to appreciate wildlife and nature in their own backyards.When Alex was seven, he was given a camera, and fairly soon after he created a blog to share stories and photographs of wildlife and nature in his Local Patch. His blog has been declared as one of the top 50 wildlife blogs.Alex also talks about his exciting stint as a journalist for a BBC wildlife magazine and publishing a

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Episode 17: Kindness Is Never Saying Never

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2021/04/24

Andrew West suffered a stroke before he was born. His parents were told he may never walk, talk or feed himself. Andrew shares heartwarming stories of how he not only learned to walk, talk and feed himself, but played soccer, ran a 5K marathon and was part of his school band. He credits his family, friends and his community for helping him succeed at his goals. The sixteen-year old also talks about how he has given back to his community and helped others. Please join Anitha for this wonderful, feel

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Episode 16: Kindness Is Teaching Karate

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2021/04/24

Fifteen-year-old Jeffrey Wall has already accomplished so much—A black belt in Karate and inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.Jeffrey talks to Anitha about how he got into karate and what inspired him to share his passion for martial arts with residents of nursing homes. He teaches them the fun and importance of staying fit.The global pandemic has brought hardship to many, including those in long-term care facilities. Jeffrey hopes his act of kindness helps alleviate some of that stress, as

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Episode Fifteen: Kindness Is Explorer Hop

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2021/04/13

On previous episodes, Anitha has interviewed several kids who have participated in a program called Explorer Hop. This innovative program brings together kids of all ages and teaches them to become young entrepreneurs. In addition to learning about the ins and outs of creating a business, such as choosing a name, collaborating with others, and marketing, they are also taught about kindness and giving back. A portion (often 100%) of the funds earned through the business are donated to charities.On

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Episode Fourteen: Kindness Is Creating Good Karma

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2021/04/06

Eleven-year-old Will and seventeen-year-old Jada Finch share their inspiring story of turning personal heartache into helping animals. When Will was 7 and Jada was 12, the family adopted an adorable puppy they named Karma Rose. Sadly, within a few short weeks, Karma died from canine parvo-virus. Despite the devastating loss of his beloved puppy, Will decided to honor Karma on his 8th birthday. In lieu of gifts, he requested donations of money and pet supplies to donate to a local animal rescue. And

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Episode Thirteen: Kindness is Creating Card Games

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2021/03/21

In this episode, Anitha chats with Zachary Backman, another young entrepreneur from the Explorer Hop program. Zachary shares his fun story of creating a card game full of mythical creatures. A portion of the proceeds Zachary raised from the sale of his card game went to Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada.As a thank you for sharing his story, Anitha donated to Food For Thought. To learn about this charity and all they do, click on this link: https://www.foodforthought.cafe/To learn about Children’s

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Episode Twelve: Kindness is Telling Jokes

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2021/03/14

On this very fun episode, six-year-old Callaghan McLaughlin talks about how he spent the summer of 2020.Callaghan set up a table at the bottom of his driveway and shared jokes with those who passed by. He talks to Anitha about his favorite part of telling jokes and even shares a couple of jokes on the episode!Callaghan is proof that everyone, regardless of how young or old they are, can bring joy and kindness to others.Anitha learned about Callaghan from author Erin Silver’s book, What Kids Did:

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Episode Eleven: Kindness is Creating Opportunities

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2021/03/14

Community service and helping others have always been a part of sixteen-year old Arhan Chhabra’s life. In 2019 he started tutoring children in a village in India. Though he enjoyed helping these children, he wanted to do more for them. This spurred him to create AppVidya, followed by CoVidya.In this inspiring episode, Arhan shares details about these two projects, his goals, as well as the rewards and challenges of his amazing initiatives.To learn more about Arhan’s projects, please click on this

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Episode Ten: Kindness Is Reuniting A Family

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2021/03/06

Marcela Kuzma was at her grandmother’s restaurant in Brazil when she heard a Haitian employee talk about going to the airport to pick up his wife, whom he hadn’t seen for four years. Marcela soon discovered that this employee had also left behind a son, who was now five years old. Unfortunately, it was going to take several more years for the son to join his parents in Brazil.Hearing this family’s plight inspired Marcela to raise funds to reunite them. Marcela shares a heart-warming story of a

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Episode Nine: Kindness is Cooking & Cards

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2021/02/27

Like many kids, when the pandemic struck, Spencer Burwell found himself stuck at home in much need of something fun to do. A friend introduced him to Explorer Hop. This innovative organization teaches kids about global financial literacy entrepreneurship. But it also teaches them about giving back to society and the importance of helping those in need.Spencer shares his experience of creating businesses, raising money, and donating that money to CARE and The Canadian Mental Health Association. For

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Episode Eight: Kindness is Art and Music

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2021/02/22

Ryan Elliot Drew shares his innovative idea to teach children about global issues such as climate change and habitat loss through art & music.Combining his degrees in Music and Global Affairs, Ryan hopes to provide teachers with tools to inspire their students to appreciate the natural world through art.Join Anitha as she and Ryan talk about this wonderful project.To learn more about Ryan and his projects, click here: https://www.ryandrew.ca/As a thank you for sharing his story of kindness, Anitha

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