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Life Vest Inside

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Life Vest Inside (LVI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grassroots organization based in New York City.[1]

Life Vest Inside
Founded2011
FounderOrly Wahba
TypeNon-profit organization
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.lifevestinside.com

Activities edit

LVI has been featured on The Today Show,[2] NBC,[3] CBS,[4] and other media outlets.[5][6][7][8][9]

Film and Media edit

In October 2011, Life Vest Inside posted a video called Kindness Boomerang.[1] Shot all in one take, it shows a chain reaction of random kindness, as strangers are helped—and then help others—through a bustling cityscape. Kindness Boomerang was shot on September 1, 2010.

Revolution of Love: A video in which a struggling musician utilizes his talents to help a homeless man find hope in a time of despair. Released November 13, 2015. [10]

Dance for Kindness edit

In 2012, Life Vest Inside initiated Dance For Kindness, a WorldWide event in celebration of World Kindness Day. Groups from across the globe join to perform a Kindness Freezmob/Flashmob to the same song, same dance, all happening on the same day.

The Dance for Kindness flagship location is Times Square.

In 2015, several Celebrity Ambassadors joined Life Vest Inside including:

Dance for Kindness Stats:

  • 2012: 15 Countries, 30 cities, 3,500 participants
  • 2013: 25 countries, 30 cities, 5,000 participants[13]
  • 2014: 30 countries, 80 cities, 10,000 participants[14]
  • 2015: 50 countries, 100 cities, 12,000+ participants

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Kindness Boomerang". YouTube/Life Vest Inside. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Hoda Kotb dances to kick off the Season of Kindness", Today, November 16, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Life Vest Inside’s 4th Annual Dance for Kindness" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, NBC New York, November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. ^ William Goodman, "Watch how an act of kindness can spread amongst people", CBS News, December 22, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Tim Nudd, "A tiny NYC nonprofit delivers one of the great feel-good spots of 2011", AdWeek, December 20, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "What a Flash Mob Can Teach Us About Business", Bloomberg Business, December 26, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Helaina Hovitz, "The Social Good Network: Where 11,000 Entrepreneurs Go To Grow", Forbes, December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. ^ David Magee, "Life Vest Inside: The Kindness Boomerang Revealed", International Business Times, December 22, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Life Vest Inside - Press" Archived 2016-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Life Vest Inside, November 10, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Life Vest Inside - Revolution of Love". YouTube/Life Vest Inside. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Peter Scolari of HBO's "Girls" and Fox's "Gotham" challenges 'bosom buddy' Tom Hanks to Dance for Kindness", GlobaNewswire, September 27, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "SUNDAY INTERVIEW with Rachel Marie Thomas", Jenny Burgartz, November 1, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "One Day, One Dance, One Heart! (DFK2013)", Youtube/Life Vest Inside, June 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  14. ^ "Official Dance for Kindness 2014 (Worldwide Montage)", Youtube/Life Vest Inside, May 1, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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