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Join us to celebrate a

Week of Kindness

June 2-6, 2025

A week filled with camaraderie, generosity, and meaningful actions, followed by a community celebration:

That’s ePIFanyNow’s Week of Kindness!

Spread Kindness & Raise Awareness

2025 Week of Kindness

We’ve identified five incredible local nonprofit organizations, each making a powerful impact on our community. From Monday, June 2 through Friday, June 6, 2025, we’re bringing together volunteers from local corporations and small businesses, who will tackle one key project for each selected nonprofit.  From projects such as painting, planting flowers, mulching gardens, leading automobile safety classes, and building wheelchair ramps, every task will have a lasting impact, amplifying the ripple effect of kindness throughout our community.

Following the week of service, the community is invited to celebrate these collective acts of kindness at a free Community Celebration from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the MSUFCU Headquarters Building 2 Community Room.

Families, friends, and neighbors are encouraged to come together to share stories, enjoy complimentary food, and honor the power of kindness. Free parking will be available.

We’ll also be announcing our 2025 Chris Rosati Hero Award winner during the evening event.

“We aim to make June 6, 2025, a day to remember — a day where kindness takes center stage and illuminates our community with hope, compassion, and joy. Together, we can create a brighter, kinder world.” – Bob Hoffman, founder of ePIFanyNow™

Join us at 5pm on June 6th to celebrate our Week of Kindness!

RSVP to let us know you that you’ll attend – the party is free, and so is parking!

Week of Kindness: Meet Our Nonprofits

Learn more about the five nonprofits we’re helping and celebrating during our Week of Kindness 2025 We encourage you to visit their websites, read more about their important missions, and pass it forward with a donation, in honor of Week of Kindness!

Visit The Village Flower Farm and Community CenterVisit The Disability Network Capital AreaVisit Danny Bath Legacy AwardsVisit T.W.I.G.S.Visit Nottingham Nature Nook

Donate to support our chosen nonprofits

Thanks to generous support from sponsors including MSUFCU, WSYM FOX 47, and mConnexions, each participating nonprofit will also receive a $500+ donation to help support their project efforts. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

Donate Today

Thank you to our Day of Kindness sponsors!

What is ePIFanyNow™?

The mission of ePIFanyNow™ is to create a revolution of positive transformational experiences through exponential acts of kindness.

The spelling is a bit unusual… but you too can have an epiphany right now to Pass – It (Kindness) – Forward. We know that when you do something kind for someone else, it’s eventually returned to you! We believe strongly that Mahatma Gandhi was onto something big when he said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”

Each year ePIFanyNow™ organizes a large group of people to come together and celebrate the power of kindness. If you want to experience something powerful, non-religious, and lots of fun, then please join us for our annual gathering. We will honor local youth passing kindness forward with the annual Y-PIF™ Award and we will also honor a local HERO making a difference.

What is the Y-PIF™ Award?

(Youth Passing It Forward)

The Y-PIF™ award honors kids in grades K – 12 who are passing kindness forward and making positive contributions to their communities. The 2024 Y-PIF™ award will be presented at the upcoming Day of Kindness event on May 3rd, from 4-6pm at Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport. Click here to RSVP. Nominations are now open!

How it Works

The Y-PIF™ award is given to kids in kindergarten through 12th grade. Anyone can nominate a student.  The process is simple and all are encouraged to attend the awards celebration.

Nominate

Nominate a young person whose kindness has inspired you.

Review

The ePIFanyNow™ board will review all the submissions and get back in touch with you within a few days.

Award

The 2024 Y-PIF™ award will be presented at the upcoming Day of Kindness event on May 3rd, from 4-6pm at Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport. Click here to RSVP. 

Past Y-PIF™ Winners

Since 2015, ePIFanyNow has presented the Y-PIF award to youth Passing Kindness Forward.  Below are the past Y-PIF winners:

Skyler Medes

Skyler Medes

Skyler’s family has been fostering children for years. Her project, “Suitcases for Kids,” collects clothes & supplies for foster kids who often arrive with nothing.

Rachel Kilmer

Rachel Kilmer

Rachel has been a teen volunteer at the Capital Area Humane Society for four years. A tireless volunteer, Rachel has been a role model to peers and youngsters, alike.

Jeremie Bordua

Jeremie Bordua

Jeremie gained national attention for a thank-you party he hosted for police officers, whom he felt were unduly criticized in the media.

Sebastian Williams

Sebastian Williams

Sebastian had participated in the “Lansing Walk to End Alzheimers” for several years – before deciding to organize the first-ever kid-only walk.

Isabelle Wynn & Zoe Zielger

Isabelle Wynn & Zoe Zielger

Isabelle & Zoe organized a 5k – and raised over $1k – for the “Life as a Zebra Foundation,” bringing awareness to those who suffer with incurable or invisible illnesses.

Rachel Munzenberg

Rachel Munzenberger

Rachel and her friends raised thousands of dollars for a younger neighbor with Dystonia, a rare neuro-muscular disorder.

Read Her Story

THE CHRIS ROSATI HERO AWARD

The ePIFanyNow™ board of directors gave out the first HERO Award in 2018. The award was given posthumously to Chris Rosati of Durham, North Carolina.

Chris made it his personal mission to impact the world in a positive way and inspire thousands of children to perform random acts of kindness. Chris’ wife, Anna, and daughters, Dalany and Logan, were on hand to accept the award and share more of Chris’ mission.

Kindness is our Motive.
Passing it Forward is our Passion.

Don’t take our word for it…

We’re grateful to have received so much coverage for the work we do. We appreciate it. But we appreciate the kids more.

A word from our founder

Meet Bob Hoffman, our founder, and see what inspires him. Then, check out what’s still inspiring him.

Pass it Forward

Help Us Spread the Kindness…

With so much negativity in the news today, we’re happy to tell stories of hope, love, and kindness. Will you help to support our mission?

Donate

Want to contribute a few dollars to the work of kindness? We appreciate the gift!


Volunteer

We can always use help spreading the word and setting up the event.

VOLUNTEER

Sponsor

We couldn’t do what we do without generous corporate sponsors

SPONSOR

Contact/Sponsor

Have a kid to nominate? A HERO to celebrate? A question about donating, sponsorship, or our award ceremony?

Whatever it is – we’d love to hear from you! Simply fill out the form or call us at 517-798-6503 and we’ll get back to you ASAP!

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