Pinwheel Day

My amazing friend Tricia thought of this great idea, to make Lincoln's birthday (March 19th) into Pinwheel Day!!  It turned out to be an incredibly amazing day and we felt so loved and supported.

Here are a few highlights from that awesome day!

*2 articles in our community newspaper were published about our Lincoln boy:

http://www.kirklandreporter.com/community/199246261.html

http://www.kirklandreporter.com/opinion/letters/197891001.html

*People were honoring Lincoln ALL over the world- including friends in Saudi Arabia, Hawaii and Ukraine.  This little pinwheel went all over Hawaii!

*Someone put a sign on the pedestrian walkway, above I-405, and we don't know who it was!

*People put pinwheels up and down our street, decorated our mailbox, put them all over the entrance of my daughter's school, at Trader Joe's (my favorite place to grocery shop!) and at my work.  They were everywhere!!  Including our favorite neighborhood park!

 We had a pinwheel party to pass out pinwheels to everyone!

* I also got word of so many people doing sweet and random acts of kindness for others.  A friend of a friend was passing out pinwheels in Michigan to random strangers, with starbucks coffee cards attached.  People made dinner for people who were sick or had just had a baby.  I wish I could post pictures of all the amazing places these pinwheels spun on Lincoln's birthday.  It was a very special day and I'm filled with overwhelming gratitude and love for all those who are so thoughtful and took part in such a fun and special day.  Thank you!


Here is the link to the Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/PinwheelDayInHonorOfLincolnHartley

You can just type in Pinwheel Day in the search on Facebook too and it will pop up!

Here is the little description that Tricia wrote about Pinwheel Day:

Pinwheel Day is about making someone’s heart spin, eyes twinkle, and day burst with joy. Lincoln loved to spin things so let’s spin hearts on Pinwheel Day! Then mark Pinwheel Day by placing a pinwheel in your yard, garden, car, hair or lapel and watch your pinwheel spin and think of Lincoln. Then start spinning hearts again! 

Share your picture of where you put a pinwheel and what you did to spinhearts on Pinwheel Day. Then invite all your friends, family, neighbors and strangers to join Pinwheel Day to spin more hearts. Let’s show the Hartleys how many hearts we can spin in honor Lincoln!

Ways to spin hearts can be as easy as longer hugs, extra kisses, more time playing with little ones, kind words, a phone call to say “I love you!”, being bright and cheery, smiling from ear to ear all day, making others smile from ear to ear, doing kind deeds, being gentle, helping others. Be creative! Make Pinwheel Day full of hearts spinning then bursting with love, happiness and joy.