Media Coverage

We are pleased to have been covered by many news publications over the years.

The following is a sampling of this reporting, some earlier entries under
our former name, Bucketfillers.com.

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The Lansing State Journal
Lansing, MI February 23, 2010
‘Bucketfillers’ teach importance of respect, kindness to others

The Three Rivers Commercial News
Three Rivers, MI January 8, 2010
How To Feel Better in 24 Seconds

The Livingston Community News
Ann Arbor, MI October 10, 2008
Bucketfilling Message Effective in Business and Schools

The Northwest Advance
Hudsonville, MI November 4, 2008
School Brings in Buckets of Love to Classrooms

The Detroit Free Press
Detroit, MI December 14, 2007
Buckets of Love

From the Catholic Times
Saginaw, MI – March 11, 2005
“Bucket Man” visits St. Paul School

Advance Newspapers
Grand Rapids, MI August 20,2007
Bucketman Makes Motivational Stop at Emmons Lake

The Detroit News
Detroit, MI October 5, 2007
Filling buckets with kindness
Four schools hope idea celebrates good behavior, ends bullying

From OurMidland.com
Midland, MI – Feb. 27, 2007
Fill ‘er up: Floyd students’ buckets overflow with kindness

Daily Press & Argus
Livingston County, MI – May 8, 2007
Filling buckets, touching lives — Speaker looks to spark positive changes

From the Milford Times
Milford, MI – May 10, 2007
Bucket, dippers teach respect to Spring Mills students

Daily Press & Argus
Livingston County, MI – March 8, 2004
Motivation by the bucket – Inspiration is speaker’s work in area schools

From Buddy Moorehouse, editor, Daily Press & Argus
Livingston County, MI – Sept. 14, 2003
Teaching kids to fill buckets

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"Our bucketfilling assemblies and workshops have been some of the most impressionistic initiatives we have undertaken! Our students have learned how to articulate and share their feelings with others using positive communication, they know how they can make a difference in someone’s life every day with their words or actions, and they have openly shared what they’ve learned with their families and loved ones! We have received touching compliments and letters of thanks from parents about the “amazing conversations that occurred between their children following these assemblies”. Coupled with a positive school-wide behavior plan that we implemented last year, Bucketfilling has now become part of our school culture. We will continue to host workshops each year to maintain this positive energy in our school community."

LouAnne Pisha, Principal
Crissman Elementary School
Utica School District
Shelby Township, MI
“You showed me things that I didn’t see before. Three things that I will do to keep this going are write a letter to everyone in my family, try to be nicer and not yell as much. Thank you for helping me understand things I never understood before.”

Amber, a Student
“I have been in the classroom for over 30 years. Never had I seen a more profound and dramatic turn-around of emotions. Students who are typically brazen and self-absorbed became, for a moment, beyond themselves, showing real empathy for others. I saw a lot of tears.”

Kerry Carlini, 5th grade teacher
Lindemann Elementary School, Allen Park, MI