2021

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• April 15, 2021 - How Children's Grove honored outgoing Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman (Columbia Tribune)

• April 15, 2021 - Stiepleman honored with kindness tree (Columbia Missourian)

• April 14, 2021 - CPS Superintendent recognized with a kindness tree as part of April’s Kindness Month celebrations (KOMU)

• April 14, 2021 - VIDEO: CPS Superintendent recognized with a kindness tree as part of April’s Kindness Month celebrations (KOMU)

• March 29, 2021 - Paul Pepper: Kim Dude, Children's Grove (KBIA)

• Feb. 10, 2021 - Paul Pepper: Cathy Salter, The Common Ingredient, "Youth Cook!" (KBIA)

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2020

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• Dec. 1, 2020 - Children’s Grove and Missouri Business Alert Announce Honorees (COMO Mag)

• Nov. 13, 2020 - Kindness tree honors members of Columbia community​ (KOMU)

• Oct. 15, 2020 - Children's Grove, Missouri Business Alert Announce Inaugural Kindness in Business Awards Honorees (Missouri Business Alert)

• Oct. 15, 2020 - Boone County businesses honored with Kindness awards (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• Sept. 9, 2020 - Awards to honor acts of kindness (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• Sept. 2, 2020 - Nominations sought for Kindness in Business Awards (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• Sept. 2, 2020 - Kindness in Business Awards to honor work during COVID-19 (Columbia Missourian)

• July 15, 2020 - Paul Pepper: Cathy Salter, The Common Ingredient, "The Common Ingredient is Love" (KBIA)

• April 17, 2020 - Paul Pepper: Lucio Bitoy, Columbia/Boone County Public Health Dept. & Kim Dude, Children's Grove (KBIA)

• Feb. 10, 2020 - Decade makes a difference for Columbia’s public art scene (Columbia Daily Tribune)

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2019

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• Nov. 13, 2019 - Late Columbia mayor honored at Russell Boulevard Elementary (KOMU)

• Nov. 12, 2019 - Russell Boulevard Elementary honors late mayor on World Kindness Day (KOMU)

• Nov. 4, 2019 - Paul Pepper: Kim Dude, Children's Grove, "World Kindness Day" & CB Chastain, MUVHC, "Dog Food" (KBIA)

• Aug. 26, 2019 - Butterfly Mural Dedication, Downtown Columbia, MO (KOMU)

• Aug. 24, 2019 - PHOTO GALLERY: Children's Grove encourages kindness with butterfly murals (Columbia Missourian)

• Aug. 14, 2019 - Local organization hopes new murals will spread kindness (KOMU)

• July 17, 2019 - Sam Whitworth and Amani Poindexter paint a large butterfly (Columbia Missourian)

• July 1, 2019 - Columbia named the 'Kindness Capital of Missouri' (Columbia Missourian)

• June 21, 2019 - The Nicest Place in Missouri: Columbia (Reader's Digest)

• May 8, 2019 - Columbia high school students compete to see who is the kindest (KOMU)

• April 25, 2019 - 'Love yourself': Kindness Week continues to grow in Columbia (Columbia Missourian)

• April 22, 2019 - Paul Pepper: Kindness Week Kicks Off Tonight! (KBIA)

• April 22, 2019 - 2nd Annual Best of Missouri Life Market Fair & Children's Grove, "Kindness Week 2019" (KBIA)

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2018

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• Oct. 22, 2018 - Paul Pepper: Children's Grove Outreach Programs & Todd Davison, Maples Rep Theatre (KBIA)

• May 17, 2018 - Mental health forum engages community autism discussion (KRCG)

• May 2, 2018 - Kindness Week pizza party brings awareness (Bearing News)

• May 1, 2018 - Paul Pepper: Children's Grove's Annual Acts of Kindness Week & Phoenix Health Programs (KBIA)

• May 1, 2018 - Photo: Tree dedicated to Douglass employee (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• April 30, 2018 - Pop-up art promotes kindness (Bearing News)

• April 30, 2018 - Kids take to sidewalks to write uplifting quotes in Columbia (KOMU)

• April 29, 2018 - Columbia kicks off Acts of Kindness Week with linking of kindness chain (Columbia Missourian)

• April 29, 2018 - Local organization sponsoring Acts of Kindness week (KOMU)

• March 8, 2018 - Kindness challenge pushes Bruins to embrace diversity (Columbia Missourian)

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2017

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• Aug. 29, 2017 - Paul Pepper: Children's Grove Photo Contest & Maplewood Barn, "The Ideal Husband" (KBIA)

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2016

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• Nov. 18, 2016 - Children’s Grove Photography Contest (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• Sept. 23, 2016 - Paul Pepper: Super Sam Foundation Fundraiser & Children's Grove Photography Competition (KBIA)

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2015

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• Children's Grove becomes a 501(c)(3)

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2014

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• May 18, 2014 - Pulse Shots: Children's Grove (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• May 4, 2014 - Children’s Grove dedicated at Stephens Lake Park (Columbia Daily Tribune)

• May 3, 2014 - Columbia celebrates new Children's Grove at Stephens Lake Park (Columbia Missourian)

• April 6, 2014 - Children's Grove (Columbia Daily Tribune)

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2013

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• Nov. 13, 2013 - Opinion: Children's Grove (Columbia Daily Tribune)