Kindness Week 2024
Welcome to ROCK RSO’s inaugural Kindness Week, a magical celebration filled with self-care activities and service learning opportunities! Bring your tiaras and Minnie ears as with this year’s theme “kindness is magical”, we have created a series of events that center around our favorite fairytale princesses!
💜I’ve Got A Dream💜 March 18th, Library Lawn, 11am-2pm
Inspired by the film Tangled, join us on the Library Lawn for our Kindness Week kickoff. We will have a visit from the therapy horses from Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures. You can also have your hair braided or have hair tinsel tied to your hair, have your face painted, and create friendship bracelets.
🩷Once Upon A Dream🩷 March 19th, Cohen 213, 6pm-8pm
Inspired by the film Sleeping Beauty, the team at Prevention & Wellness will educate you on better sleeping habits through their “Dream On” presentation. After, we will decorate sleep eye masks to help you start your beauty sleep.
🩵A Whole New World🩵 March 20th, Cohen Ballroom, 7pm-9pm
Inspired by the film Aladdin, take a magic carpet ride around the world as you visit some of our amazing cultural & service-based RSOs on campus and learn more about their heritage. During your flight with us, you will receive a commemorative passport notebook.
💛Be Our Guest💛 March 21st, Cohen 214, 6pm-8pm
Inspired by the film, Beauty and the Beast, you are invited to join our first service learning activity of the week! We will be creating custom bookmarks for the children we teach in Laurel Oak Elementary and donate a book to each student to jumpstart their summer reading. Additionally, we will be serving tea, cookies, and hosting Disney Sing Along Karaoke.
💙Bibbity Bobbity Boo💙 March 22nd, Aquatics Center Module, 1pm-4pm
Inspired by the film Cinderella, our second service learning activity will provide us the chance to help every student dress to impress for their next interview! Join us and Career Development Services as we organize FGCU’s professional clothing closet service, Azul’s Attire. We also encourage participants to bring any gently used professional clothing or accessories to donate.
❤️How Far I’ll Go❤️ March 23rd, Lovers Key State Park Beach, 1pm-5pm
Inspired by the film Moana, our Kindness Week social will have our toes in the sand! Join us for a fun trip out to Lovers Key State Park as we enjoy a day of sand, sunshine, and shelling with your fellow ROCK stars. *YOU MUST RSVP FOR THIS EVENT IN ADVANCE
💚Tiana’s Palace💚 March 18th-23rd, Donation bins will be at our check-in table at each event
Inspired by The Princess and the Frog, our final Kindness Week event is an event that takes place within all of our others! Join us in supporting the Campus Food Pantry so that all of our Eagle family can whip up a delicious meal. For every item donated, you will receive a raffle ticket to win an insulated cooler filled with swag items! See the list of needed donation items on the FGCU Campus Food Pantry's website.
We hope to see you there as we celebrate a week of kindness at FGCU, remember to RSVP!