It's Time Again For Southington's Good Deeds Week

SOUTHINGTON, CT — For the fourth year in a row, Southington residents have the opportunity to participate in the Southington STEPS Good Deeds Week.

The week is slated for April 7 to 13.

Good Deeds Week is an effort to promote the Search Institute's Developmental Asset No. 9 — Service to Others — and make the Southington community an even better place to live.

"What a great week in our community. People doing good deeds for one another in an effort to support kindness. I love that this has become a standing tradition in town and really appreciate all that participate." said Mark Pooler, STEPS board member and one of the coordinators for Good Deeds Week.

Since 2007, Good Deeds Day has been a global movement that has united over 60 countries around the world in doing good deeds. Millions of people and thousands of organizations and businesses worldwide have united together every year to do good and volunteer, putting into practice the simple idea that every person can do a good deed, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively impact the world.

STEPS has expanded the concept to make it a week-long effort of service to others and spreading good will throughout the community.

"I like to get our leadership staff from the YMCA out that week and into the community to help others. It is great to spend time together helping others and doing some teambuilding," Pooler said.

For the last few years, STEPS initiated the week-long celebration of doing good deeds and it was very well received.

"Not only do we have individuals and families in the community participate but each school in the Southington Public School System participates through their Asset Building Classrooms Team as well," said Kelly Leppard, youth prevention coordinator for STEPS. "Service to others is one of the assets the district highlights as an asset of the month. It is important that our youth understand the value in helping others."

Those wishing to participate in Good Deeds Week, can do so at all you need to do is sign the via a pledge at http://www.southingtonsteps.org/gooddeedsweek and complete a random act of kindness the week of April 7 to the 13.

Good Deeds Week participants are encouraged to take a picture of their good deed and send it to the Southington STEPS Facebook page or emailing it to southingtonsteps@gmail.com with the hashtag #GoodDeedsWeekwithSTEPS #DoGood #DoingGood!

For more information contact the STEPS Coalition at SouthingtonSTEPS@gmail.com or 860-276-6285.