![]() Presented in partnership with the regional school districts and nationally recognized educators, these programs positively impact the lives of thousands of area teachers and students every year. Also crucial to the organization’s mission are its ongoing education initiatives. Since 2004, EOD’s international, juried exhibition celebrating the theme of “enriching lives through diversity and inclusion,” showcases the art and words of thousands of artists and writers from around the world, including hundreds of area-based students and educators. Process, discover they fill their own bucket, too.” For more information, visit. My hope is that children will be inspired to choose kindness more often and proactively look for ways to fill buckets and, in the When they are unkind, they dip into a bucket and remove some happiness. When they are kind, they fill someone’s bucket with happiness. ![]() I’m excited because more than 3,000 children will concretely learn that what they say and do affects others. “I’m honored because, in a market of hundreds of excellent books that teach children the value and importance of kindness, our bucketfilling series of children’s books was selected by Embracing Our Differences. McCloud says she’s thrilled to participate in the initiative. We’re touched by her generosity and desire to reach as many area students as possible.” “Carol will join us on November 8, reading from her books at various classrooms throughout the day. Wertheimer adds that EOD is honored to work directly with Carol McCloud. It’s a beautiful idea for children-and I think it works for adults, too.” Carol asks children to imagine that everyone possesses an invisible bucket they can fill up with kindness, support and love. “Carol McCloud invented the concept-and her ‘Bucket Fillers’ series of children’s books spells it out delightfully. “A ‘bucket filler’ is somebody who spontaneously shares compliments and spreads positive vibes without being asked,” she says. Sarah Wertheimer, EOD’s executive director, says they all possess distinct identifying traits. Who officially qualifies as a “bucket filler?” On November 8, through a partnership with Sarasota County schools, Embracing Our Differences is coordinating 150 volunteers to read from “Bucket Filler” books to 3,000 students in 150 kindergarten through third grade classes in Sarasota County. As an author, speaker, and early childhood specialist, McCloud says her goal is to help all ages and occupations grow in kindness, self-control, resilience, and forgiveness. Her nine children’s books have sold three million copies worldwide and are used in schools around the world as their primary character development program. Since her first book, “Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids,” was published in 2006, Carol McCloud, a nationally acclaimed author and Venice resident, has inspired millions of people of all ages to become daily “bucket fillers” through her books, seminars, and other publications.
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