Orlando FL - This February WUCF will commemorate Kindness Month with its 10th Be My Neighbor Day. Throughout the month, WUCF will celebrate what it means to be a kind and caring neighbor through several events, including WUCF’s annual Be My Neighbor Day.
Join WUCF on February 10, 2024, for the Be My Neighbor Day Community Clean Up event. Help keep our community clean and stop by Lake Lorna Doone Park from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. for this free, family friendly service event. Registration is required.
Additionally, WUCF will host two kindness pop up events at local libraries (Winter Park Library and Hart Memorial Library). These events will include a variety of kindness activities, including friendship bracelets and an emotions hopscotch game.
- February 23 - Winter Park Library - 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
- February 25 - Hart Memorial Library - 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Participants can drop in at any point during any of the kindness events mentioned above and stay as long as they’d like.
“We are so thrilled to be able to celebrate Kindness Month and Be My Neighbor Day once again with Central Florida,” said Lauren Taylor, Education Services Manager for WUCF. “Our team has worked hard to bring Fred Rogers’ values to our community this year. We are able to share the importance of kindness through events like Be My Neighbor Day and the two library pop-ups we have planned.”
WUCF is also partnering with library branches across Central Florida to bring kindness to communities throughout our area. Families can check with their local library branch for activities, book recommendations, and more. Events vary by branch and supplies may be limited. Kicking off February 1, 2024, fans can also download kindness activities to help celebrate kindness and what it means to be a caring neighbor. Activities include exploring your community with Daniel Tiger, friendship cards, kindness sweaters, Daniel Tiger masks, and friendship bracelets. Visit http://wucf.org/bemyneighborday to print out these activities and more!
"Each year WUCF is excited to celebrate Kindness Month and bring Be My Neighbor Day to our Central Florida community,” said Jennifer Cook, executive director of WUCF. "Fred Rogers built a legacy of being a good neighbor to everyone and WUCF has been committed to sharing that message for the last 10 years and is committed for many years to come.”
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is one of PBS’ most popular animated programs and airs weekdays at 9 a.m. on WUCF and is available to stream for free using the PBS KIDS app. The program builds on the pioneering PBS series, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and is produced by Fred Rogers Productions. The series tells engaging stories about the life of a preschooler using musical strategies grounded in Rogers’ landmark social-emotional curriculum. Through imagination, creativity, and music, Daniel and his friends learn the key social skills necessary for school and life.
WUCF Kindness Month and Be My Neighbor Day events are supported by PNC Grow Up Great® and Fred Rogers Productions, with local support from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, and Window World.
Visit wucf.org/bemyneighborday for event information and downloadable activities.