Ghislaine is a close friend of our family from Winnipeg. She has always been a very generous person and has helped my parents with many little renovations and other projects around their house. Several years ago a botched surgery left her paralyzed but she has continued to have a positive attitude and is an inspiration to anyone facing difficult times. It was no surprise to us that Ghislaine was thinking of others less fortunate than herself and found a way to give back to the community. What a great charity and story thank you Ghislaine for helping us to share our love!

Act of Kindness Story submitted by Ghislaine Courcelles: 
While waiting in the dental office, I thought of a Random Act of Kindness for Joanna and Jeremy. I asked my dentist, Dr. Christine Lachance if I could buy some toothbrushes from her. When I explained to her why I wanted them, she gave them to me free of charge.
So now I had 5 dozen toothbrushes, I purchased 60 tubes of toothpaste and 60 bars of soap. I started doing some research as to where I could donate them. I remembered a story in the Winnipeg Free Press about a very young girl who was collecting backpacks and filling them up with needed supplies for the homeless. Learn by more about Callie's Backpacks for Winnipeg's Homeless on her Facebook page. 

When I contacted Callie, I told her about Joanna and Jeremy's wedding wish. Callie thought this was awesome and with Joanna and Jeremy's permission she will be posting their wedding story on her web page hoping others will consider doing the same.

During the weekend of our wedding, we were so thankful to receive notes in cards, texts or verbal accounts of all of the acts of kindness our guests were inspired to do on our behalf. From families committing to doing an act of kindness a month to others who were doing thoughtful gestures for their neighbours, friends or others in need in their community, we were truly touched by all of your stories. As these stories were shared only in a card or text and in an anonymous way, we felt that we could not write a story about each one on our blog. We truly appreciate everyone's efforts to make our world a better place and thank everyone for sharing your stories with us. We have enjoyed hearing all of them and hope everyone will keep paying it forward in the days and years to come! 

Trevor and Jennifer are both kind and thoughtful people who are always willing to lend a hand. We are so touched that you thought of Joanna's dad when making a choice of what to do for your act of kindness. It was thoughtful of you to help make him part of our special day. Thank you for helping us to share our love! 

Act of Kindness Story submitted by Trevor and Jennifer Morin: 
We have made a donation to the Legacy of Hope Foundation in honor of your dad.

Erin is Joanna's cousin. She is such a kind and generous person who loves to make sure everyone is taken care of and is having a great time. We always enjoy our visits and are so glad she is able to come celebrate with us. Thank you for your wonderful video and for helping us to share our love.  

Act of Kindness Story submitted by Erin Nunweiler: 
I Love this idea !!! Wow how great ! I just shared a video of what I do to try and be the best everyday and some things to remember on how we all can participate in random acts of kindness. 

Today we got a card in the mail from old family friends in Thunder Bay. They had purchased two pairs of boots through World Vision's gift catalogue. These boots are distributed to children living in harsh climates. Since we did not ask your permission to share your name on our blog, we will simply list you as "anonymous". Thank you for your generosity and for helping us to share our love.