The #FREEHUGS16 Tips You NEED to Know for 11/3
The big day is almost upon us! That’s right, November 3rd is almost here and all those pledged hugs will be made reality. To get you in the spirit, we wanted to share some really good tips with you on how to make the most of #FreeHugs Day. Think student center or freshman quad. Is everyone […]
A Spooky Blender Event in Downtown Manhattan
There is a monster with huge teeth and an open mouth, devouring airplanes and the skyline as we speak, while witches look on across the way and trees grow out of the concrete. Just a typical Monday morning, you know. The team at Swift Kick works out of a space called LMHQ in the Financial […]
A Look at This Year’s Random Acts of Kindness Day #RAK15
Thank you all so much for your incredible contributions to Random Acts of Kindness Day 2015. We loved seeing everyone from students to professionals get in the spirit of giving and sharing. Your random acts left us all inspired to continue spreading the love and living for and with others, and that’s what RAK Day is all about. Take […]
A Blender Event from Birch Coffee Shop
The typical solo coffee shop experience involves you ordering something with a fancy name, them messing up the spelling of your name on a cup, and then finding a seat by yourself to get lost in something to read or listen to. While many people find no issue with repeating this process of isolation, others […]
Be Kind: Random Acts of Kindness Day Over at Student Leader Collective
The Student Leader Collective is a community of ours that we are very proud of. If you’re a student leader, you need to check it out! On Monday, April 7, SLC will be hosting Random Acts of Kindness Day, aka #RAK14. Just like we did #FreeHugs last year, you can pledge to do random acts […]
Sign Sabotage… [BLENDER EVENT]
While at University of Connecticut the other day, I came across the Sparta sign below, and it got me thinking about a new Blender Event related to the Keynote I wish I would’ve done at the ACUI6 conference. Imagine if once a year, all the student groups partnered with the maintenance people to creatively reconstruct […]
Before I Die… [BLENDER EVENT]
Walls are usually a boring addition to buildings. However, with the right creative idea, walls can turn into something so much more. Artist, Candy Chang, converted a seemingly “dead” wall in a neighborhood into an engaging work of art that pushed people to think about themselves and their life. Meh –> Hmm. Campus walls are […]