Painting With A Purpose

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https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/bethlehem/event/3197255/

  Join Us on November 20, 2022 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at Painting with a Twist 3650 Nazareth Pike Unit 4 Bethlehem, PA 18020. Thanks to the generosity of the owners of Painting With A Twist in Bethlehem, $10.00 per reservation will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. to help pay down student lunch debt in the Bethlehem Area School District.

Special Thank you to Sara Madonna from WFMZ for sharing Wescosville Elementary School’s service project with Kindness Is Magic Inc.

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-valley-organization-partners-with-4-local-school-districts-to-help-pay-down-student-lunch/article_04c44390-3dff-11ed-8e35-fb4e6e4b569c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

The children in the community service club at Wescosville Elementary School started off their school year designing and selling t-shirts starring their community service dog, Mario. They are donating their proceeds to Kindness Is Magic Inc to help their fellow students pay for lunch.

Northampton Community College is kicking off their shoes
with Kindness Is Magic Inc.

Come to NCC’s Summer Theatre production of Footloose – this upbeat musical will have you dancing in the aisles! Opens Wednesday, June 1 and runs through Sunday, June 12, 2022 in the Lipkin Theatre.  Please bring new or gently used shoes for donation when you come to see the show.  Money raised through shoe donations will be given to local school districts to help children suffering from food insecurity in our community.

Kindness Is Magic Inc. is excited to announce that we are among one of the ten nonprofit recipients of the Bright Lights PPL award!

We are overwhelmed by the generosity that PPL has shown our charity and the neighbors in our community.  We are excited to be able to pass this money along to families that are struggling with food insecurity. Thank you PPL!!

Kindness Is Magic Shoe Collection 2020!


Pausing our shoe collection! We are truly grateful for all of the community support we have received during our Kindness Is Magic Shoe collection this year. Although our drive is only half way through, we have already collected over 5,000 pairs of shoes! In order to help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus 19 we feel it necessary to temporarily suspend collections at this time. Our mission of helping children who are suffering from food insecurity in our community continues. To find alternative ways to support our mission, contact us today!

Join us for Cactus Blue Day!

The owners of Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant have once again graciously opened their hearts to the Bethlehem community. Dine in or take out from 11am to 9pm on Monday, December 16, 2019. 10% percent of food proceeds that day will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. and every penny we receive will be given to the Bethlehem Area School District to help pay down their student lunch debt.
Cactus Blue is located at 2915 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Reservations are suggested call 610-814-3000. Check out their menu cactusblue.biz.

Ornament Fundraiser with Bethlehem Area Public Library

The Bethlehem Area Public Library and Kindness Is Magic Inc. have teamed up again this year to sell ornaments handmade by volunteers and upcycled from discarded library books. 100% of the proceeds from each purchase goes to pay down student lunch debt and student library fines. A $5.00 donation is requested per ornament.
Thank you to all of the businesses and organizations that are helping to make this year a success.  Ornaments can be purchased at all four of the Bethlehem Area Public Library locations as well as the following businesses and events this holiday season.

• As You Wish Laser/American Fence
• Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant, Bethlehem
• Fillman And Sons Floors and More
• Let’s Play Books
• Moravian Village
• Morning Star Rotary Club of Bethlehem
• Painting With A Twist, Bethlehem

Upcoming Events: 
• 11/17 Allentown Band Salute the Troops Veteran’s Day Event at Northeast Middle School
• 11/23 & 12/7 Da Vinci Center
• 11/30 Barnes & Noble Center Valley- BAPL Book Fair
• 12/1 Lehigh University Zoellner Arts Center
• 12/6 First Friday- South Side Bethlehem
• 12/7 Keystone A Cappella Holiday Concert at BAPL (Main Library)

If you are interested in helping out, please send an email to info@kindnessismagicinc.com.

Painting With A Purpose! “Sunset Over Snowy Pines”

Join us Sunday December 8, 2019 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

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Thanks to the generosity of the owners of Painting With A Twist in Allentown, 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. and will help us pay down student lunch debt in the Lehigh Valley.

Growing in Kindness

Kindness Is Magic is growing a garden with Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Bethlehem, PA. Thank You to Chloe Nouvelle of PBS3 New Tonight for helping us share our story.

Click Here to watch the news feature!

St. Timothy Lutheran Church Annual Peach Festival

Wednesday August 21, 2019 from 6 to 7:30pm at St. Timothy Lutheran Church 140 S. Ott St. Allentown.  Enjoy live music and great peach inspired treats as St. Timothy’s congregation raises money to help out local charities including Kindness Is Magic. 

Join Us Rain or Shine!!

Lower Macungie Mom’s Club

Thank you to the Mom’s Club of Lower Macungie who raised $1,200.00 for Kindness Is Magic this summer!  Every penny received from this donation was given to the East Penn School District to help out their children and families who are struggling to pay their student lunch.  Thank You Moms!!

Chuck E Cheese Night

Friday, April 26, 2019 Come anytime between 3pm to 9pm

Chuck E Cheese of Whitehall, PA invites all families with children of elementary school age to join us for a night of fun with a mission! Mention KINDNESS IS MAGIC at the register and the charity will receive 15% of all proceeds. We will then donate all proceeds to Bethlehem Area School District, East Penn Area School District, and the Saucon Valley School District to help pay down their student lunch debt.

Chuck E Cheese is located at 1000 Lehigh Valley Mall Whitehall, PA 18052.

Bethlehem Youth are collecting for Kindness throughout March

The youth group at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Bethlehem, PA is collecting change for Kindness Is Magic Inc. throughout the month of March to help fellow students in the Bethlehem Area School District. We are grateful to these youth for spreading Kindness!!

Don Juan Mex Grill Thursday, April 11, 2019

The generous owners of Don Juan Mex Grill of Macungie invite the public to join us for an evening of food and fun on Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 5pm to 9pm. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. Every penny raised will be given to the East Penn Area School District to help pay down their student lunch debt.

Don Juan Mex Grill Macungie is located at 1905 Brookside Road Macungie, PA 18062.

Join Us at the Apollo Grill on April 25th, 2019

The owner of the Apollo Grill in Bethlehem is mixing it up for the Bethlehem community.  $1.00 from every martini sold during happy hour on April 25th will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. and every penny we receive will be given to the Bethlehem Area School District to help pay down their student lunch debt.

The Apollo Grill is located at 85 West Broad St. Bethlehem, PA 18018.  Stay the evening and enjoy a delicious dinner.  Reservations are recommend for dinner.  Call 610-865-9600 for dinner reservations.

Color Me Mine Bethlehem

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2019
6 TO 9 PM

COLOR ME MINE OF BETHLEHEM INVITES ALL LEHIGH VALLEY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO HELP US PAINT AWAY OUR STUDENT LUNCH DEBT!!

20% OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO KINDNESS IS MAGIC INC. AND GIVEN TO BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP PAY DOWN STUDENT LUNCH DEBT.

COST: $8.00 STUDIO FEE PER PERSON PLUS THE ITEM THAT IS CHOSEN TO BE PAINTED.

Color Me Mine is located at 25 E. 3rd St. Bethlehem, PA 18015

Painting With A Purpose Event: Sunday, January 13, 2019

Thanks to the owner of Painting With a Twist in Bethlehem, 50% of the proceeds from this event totaling $367.50 will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. Every penny received will be given to the Bethlehem Area Public School District to help pay down their student lunch debt. Thank you for joining us for this event.  We are grateful for your support!

Sharing the blessings of Christmas!!

Special Thank you to Jacqueline Palochko of the Morning Call for sharing our story!! Ornaments made from books to help Bethlehem students

Kindness Is Magic Inc. partnered with the Bethlehem Public Library this Christmas season. The library and community businesses sold ornaments made from used books. The sales totaled $5,071.00.  Thanks to everyone in the community for your support.  50% of the proceeds will go to Kindness Is Magic Inc. to help pay down student lunch debt in BASD and 50% will go to the Bethlehem Public Library to help pay down overdue student library debt.

We are grateful to the support of the following Bethlehem community businesses where the ornaments were purchased.

  • The Bethlehem Area Public Library Main Branch
  • The Bethlehem Area Public Library South Side Branch
  • Bethlehem Area School District Education Center
  • Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant:
  • Church St. Market
  • Historic Bethlehem Visitor’s Center
  • Image Evolution
  • Let’s Play Books (Emmaus)
  • Red Stag Pub

Thank you for joining us at the following Bethlehem community events:

  • Domaci Holiday Craft Show (12/15-12/16)
  • Zoellner Arts Center: Lightwire Theater: A Very Electric Christmas (12/22)
  • Bethlehem Area Public Library Holiday Concert (12/23)

Kicks For Kindness Shoe Drive

Sara Satullo from Lehigh Valley Live shared our story! Thank you Sara! Here’s how your old shoes can help pay off student lunch debt in the Lehigh Valley.

Kindness is Magic Inc. partnered with 35 schools in the Bethlehem Area School District, East Penn School District, and Saucon Valley School District to collect gently used and new shoes from September through November 24, 2018.  Thanks to the support of the Lehigh Valley community we collected 7,900 pairs (8,246 lbs) of gently used and new shoes raising $3,298.40!  Funds raised by the charity will go towards student lunch debt in these districts. All donated shoes will be redistributed to microenterprise partners through Funds2Orgs, a social enterprise used in developing nations for impoverished people to start their own businesses.

Thank you to all of our community drop off locations who helped make this drive successful!

  • Aardvark Sports Shop- 559 Main St. #122 Bethlehem, Pa 18018
  • Bethlehem Area Public Library- 11 W. Church St Bethlehem, Pa 18018
  • Bethlehem Area Public Library South Side Branch- 400 Webster St. 18015
  • Bethlehem City Hall- 10 E. Church St. Bethlehem, PA 18108
  • Emmaus Run Inn- 322 Main St. Emmaus, PA 18049
  • Fillman & Sons Floors and More LLC. 4030 Chestnut St. Unit #3 Emmaus, PA 18049
  • First Presbyterian Church- 2344 Center St. Bethlehem, PA 18017
  • Grace Lutheran Church- 729 St. John St. Allentown, PA 18103
  • Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley- 520 East 4th St. Bethlehem, PA 18015
  • Hosfeld Insurance- 19 East Main St. Macungie, PA 18062
  • Jordan Bowling Lanes- 731 Jordan Parkway Whitehall, PA 18052
  • Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit- 3461 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. Emmaus, PA 18049
  • Mary Ann Donut Kitchen- 1601 Liberty St. Allentown, PA 18102
  • Moravian College Nursing Honor Society: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Upsilon Alpha Chapter- Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center of Health Sciences Moravian College 1200 Main St. Bethlehem, PA 18018
  • Painting with a Twist- 3650 Nazareth Pike #4 Bethlehem, PA 18020
  • UPS Store- 3440 Lehigh St. Allentown, PA 18103

A special thank you to scout troops #604, #6007, and #6949 for helping us collect shoes.  We greatly appreciate your support.

Cactus Blue Day November 26, 2018

The owners of Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant opened their hearts to the Bethlehem community. 10% percent of food proceeds that day will be donated to Kindness Is Magic Inc. and every penny we receive will be given to the Bethlehem Area School District to help pay down their student lunch debt.  Thanks to everyone who attended and helped us raise $250.00 towards our cause that evening!

Spaghetti Dinner!!

We are truly grateful to Grace Lutheran Church Allentown for hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  Thanks to their generosity, $1,083.00 in proceeds was donated to Kindness is Magic Inc. and every penny was given to Bethlehem Area School District to help pay down their student lunch debt.  Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting our community.