Anti-bullying group CABINS makes call for ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ submissions

Posted 1/28/15

The anti-bullying organization CABINS has issued a call for digital entries from students in Rhode Island middle and high schools, supporting the theme “Random Acts of Kindness.”

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Anti-bullying group CABINS makes call for ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ submissions

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The anti-bullying organization CABINS has issued a call for digital entries from students in Rhode Island middle and high schools, supporting the theme “Random Acts of Kindness.”

Winning entries will be awarded cash prizes and invitations to the group’s annual gala on March 29 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln.

Entries should be sent to CABINS electronically by Feb. 6, at entry@cabinsri.org. Students should include their names, schools and contact information along with their entries.

Middle school entries should include a photograph with a quote or caption regarding acts of kindness, using Instagram, done in “meme” style.

High school entries should include a 15-second video, using Instagram, supporting the contest’s theme. Videos can include a poem, song or the depiction of a random act of kindness.

All entries must include original content. Plagiarism is grounds for disqualification.

Entries must be accompanied by a signed release from all persons depicted in photographs or videos, allowing CABINS to use those images on its website and social media, and to be displayed at future events including the annual spring gala.

Students are encouraged to use the hashtag, #CABINSRI, when posting their entries through social media, to help spread the theme of kindness.

For inspiration for their entries, students are encouraged to visit www.CABINSRI.org, choose the “Programs” drop-down menu, and use the “Random Acts of Kindness” link.

CABINS will hold its annual spring gala March 29 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln. The event features food, dancing and a silent auction for gift certificates, gift baskets, sports memorabilia and other items. Tickets are $50 and available via credit card or PayPal at www.cabinsri.org. The gala raises funds to support anti-bullying programs in Rhode Island middle and high schools.

CABINS, based in Lincoln, is a non-profit organization. It was organized by a group of concerned parents after Deborah and Peter Michalenka of Lincoln lost their son Jeffrey, who took his life in 2006 a week after his 16th birthday. It was common knowledge at his school that Jeffrey had suffered relentless bullying in school and online. The Michalenkas joined CABINS shortly after Jeffrey’s death.

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