Midleton Men’s Shed Weekly News
Try a little kindness
As I sat down to write this report, a news article on the radio was
reporting that today is World Kindness day.
This got me thinking that while it’s a good thing that we have a World
Kindness Day, realistically everyday should be kindness day. There are plenty of little sayings like ‘It’s
nice to be nice’, or ‘It costs nothing to be nice’ and these are all very true,
however I believe that in addition to not costing anything, there is a kindness
dividend too. Every time we do something nice or kind for someone we know, or
even someone we don’t know, we feel better about it too. So can I suggest to you all that you actively
carry out a ‘Random act of kindness’ for someone every day as you go about your
business. If it’s only to hold a door open for someone as they pass through or
pick up something that someone else has dropped, just do it. You’ll both feel
better.
Dam Easy Flood
Barriers
A few months back it was well reported locally that our Men’s Shed was giving
something back to the community by installing ‘Dam Easy’ flood barriers at
houses in the Midleton area that are particularly susceptible to flooding. The recipients were delighted and hugely
relieved to get these quick, easy to install devices to protect their homes
from future flooding. The good news is we hope to be in a position to present
and install another small batch of these barriers in the coming weeks, to other
flood-prone households that meet the qualifying criteria. As soon as we have definite dates for the
arrival of the flood barriers we will make it known here and on our facebook
and twitter pages.
Our Men’s shed group meets weekly at 11.30 on
Friday mornings in the Edmond Rice Centre.
We welcome new members, and if you would like more information you can
contact us by email at [email protected]
We are also on social media as follows:
Twitter: @MensMidleton
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MidletonMensShed2018