Chief Kindness Officer (CKO) Josué Arias will be giving a brief presentation on the Boys and Girls Club of the West San Gabriel Valley and the Eastside’s “Kindness Program” at the November 22nd meeting of the East Los Angeles-Montebello BPW at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Lounge, 2009 S. Garfield Avenue, Monterey Park (Networking starts at 4:30 p.m. with dinner/meeting by 5:00 p.m.). Arias will invite all in attendance to take the kindness pledge! The program and dinner is open to all interested people. Call or E-mail Linda Wilson (626) 307-5650 or lindalwilson@juno.com to make a reservation or for questions. The program is free and open to all interested people.

The Kindness Program was designed to teach students and others to look inward,

to show respect, to treat everybody equally, and to be considerate of others. The program provides youth and others with tools to empower them and to create a better understanding of kindness through mindfulness and other activities that drastically improve social and emotional behavior and create safer clubs and communities.

Besides being Chief Kindness Officer, Arias is a member of Monterey Park Rotary.

Arias received his Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis on Non-Profit Management from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and has more than a decade of experience working with non-profit organizations in youth development and leadership in after school environments. He is excited to bring this dynamic and cutting edge kindness program to schools, businesses, clubs, churches and anywhere else the message of kindness is welcomed.

For more information about BPW, this program and to make a reservation, call Linda Wilson at (626) 307-5650 or E-mail lindalwilson@juno.com.