Stories of Kindness from Around the World

The Buddy Bench Project


--by bawhelton, posted Jul 15, 2017


This story is the result of reading your article from the student who started the Buddy Bench program at his school. My Delta Kappa Gamma chapter of educators took this idea and set out to get Buddy Benches in local elementary schools where members of our chapter were teaching.

Our first one started the ball rolling for more benches. That was 2 years ago and we are working to place our fourth bench in our school district, Clear Creek ISD in the Clear Lake Area south of Houston, Texas. We have found a company that makes such a bench in red, blue, and yellow for our schools with the words, Buddy Bench, displayed on the back of the bench.

Each school selects the right spot to place their bench in their school yard. The morning we come to give the bench a gathering of the faculty and students come to a presentation to tell our story for remembering students needing a friend at some times in school. Students know that a fellow student sitting all alone on the Buddy Bench needs a friend.

Our project is now funded with a grant that we seek each year. Our chapter has been so successful by using a story in a magazine to reach kids in need. Just wanted to share our good news of how kindness can be catching!
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Readers Comments

Virginia Reeves wrote: What a grand idea and congratulations for continuing to take action to spread this method of kindness. As we know, one person can make a difference and a buddy at the right time could turn out to be so important.
Christie Derrick wrote: I believe we need those benches in more places than school nowadays!
healingtree wrote: perfect
splain wrote: Wonderful and so needed
Mish wrote: Totally awesome and wonderful!! Unending ripples will emanate from this.
kjoyw wrote: Just love this!
leoladyc728 wrote: so glad you got the grant. wonderful project
mindyjourney wrote: So love this project!! A buddy bench project was painted on site at local Y and donated ❤️. Many tx for spreading more "buddies" out into our world :).

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