house resolution no.53

Reps. Cambensy, Steenland, Peterson, Liberati, Coleman, Shannon, Garza, Tate, LaFave, Markkanen, O'Malley, Roth, Borton and Whitsett offered the following resolution:

A resolution to declare March 12, 2021, as Spread Goodness Day in the state of Michigan.

Whereas, The idea of Spread Goodness Day was first created in 2017 to inspire a global day of simple goodness by encouraging individuals, schools, and organizations to show the explosive power that one act of goodness multiplied by hundreds, thousands, and maybe millions has to change the world every single day; and

Whereas, In 2017 the launch was created as a global goodness day initiative, founded and headquartered in Marquette, Michigan; and,

Whereas, The people of Michigan rose up to create impactful Spread Goodness Day events and initiatives.  The goals of the occasion were a day that individuals, businesses, and schools committed to doing one good thing, celebrating goodness together and a day that proves that one action can change the world; and

Whereas, Public & private schools, from elementary to universities, participate in unique Spread Goodness Day events throughout their communities to create an atmosphere of empowerment worldwide that the simplest acts of goodness change the world every day, to spread goodness, plain and simple, to engage schools, student organizations, businesses and individuals worldwide, and to support grassroots non-profits that help people “survive with goodness” through sponsoring their fundraising events; and

Whereas, U.P resident Anna Dravland founded the non-profit event after experiencing the positive effects of engagement with her community, volunteerism, and social action. Despite suffering a massive stroke just after launching the platform, she has kept the initiative alive through the contagion of goodness sparked in Marquette and spread throughout the world; and

Whereas, On the second Friday of March, we honor the power and simplicity of goodness to change the world and positively impact our communities; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare March 12, 2021, as Spread Goodness Day in the state of Michigan. We encourage residents to uplift our state and inspire the world with acts of goodness.