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Bo Levi Mitchell helps spread kindness with kindergarteners

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has had a busy couple of weeks. Not only did the 28-year-old Texan win the 2018 Grey Cup with the Stampeders, he was also inducted into the Windsong Heights School Kindness Ninjas program.
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Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell joined a kindergarten class from Windsong Heights School on a trip to Bethany Airdrie Nov. 29, to help spread some kindness. Mitchell was inducted into the kindergarten class’ “Kindness Ninjas” program.

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has had a busy couple of weeks. Not only did the 28-year-old Texan win the 2018 Grey Cup with the Stampeders, he was also inducted into the Windsong Heights School Kindness Ninjas program. Just four days after capturing his second CFL championship ring with the Stamps, Mitchell joined a kindergarten class from Windsong Heights School on a trip to Bethany Airdrie, to visit the long-term care facility’s senior residents. “It’s good to come out, put a smile on their faces and brighten their day a little bit,” Mitchell said. “To have kids that are in kindergarten wanting to make a difference like that – it really makes you feel like the world can change.” The Kindness Ninjas initiative started at Windsong Heights School two years ago, according to kindergarten teacher Taylor Patten. She said the program provides a way for the school’s youngest students to spread random acts of kindness without expecting anything in return. “We started out in our classroom and moved out to the school,” Patten said. “Now, we’re moving out to the community, and this was our first big event in the community.” According to Patten, the program received a $5,000 grant this year from the Shaw Kindness Sticks campaign. With the extra funding, she added, the students will be able to perform a variety of random acts of kindness in the community this year. “We have a lot of really exciting things lined up for the year,” she said. On Nov. 29, Mitchell and the students arrived at Bethany Airdrie to chat with the facility’s residents and provide them with handmade Christmas ornaments and flowers. The event was planned ahead of time, and many seniors donned Stampeders jerseys and hoisted signs in support of the team’s recent Grey Cup triumph. The grant from Shaw Communications was how Mitchell’s involvement with the Kindness Ninjas came about, Patten added. “[Shaw] thought it would be really great for him to join us,” she said. “It kind of suited us and he does a lot of kindness pursuits of his own, like with Mitchell’s Miracle Day.” Mitchell’s Miracle Day is a charity initiative started by the quarterback and his wife, Madison, in 2015. During the holiday season, they take six kids from the Calgary chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters on a shopping spree for their families – and foot the entire bill. “It’s fun to see the kids give, and understand the feeling of having the ability to do that,” Mitchell said. Before Mitchell was inducted into the Kindness Ninjas, Patten said, he had to recite the Kindness Ninja pledge, sign a plaque and participate in a Kindness Ninja training session, where the kids taught him all the ninja chops and kicks. “I’ve been initiated – I’m now a Kindness Ninja, and I couldn’t be more proud,” Mitchell said.

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