The City of Brooklyn Center held our second Random Acts of Kindness Celebration event on Saturday, November 23, 2024. This recognition marked the city’s 27th year.  Random Acts of Kindness are the expression of our empathy and compassion for one another. Although the daily acts of kindness of most Brooklyn Center community members often go unrecognized, this year we were able to celebrate the kindness of 44 recipients. View the Random Acts of Kindness 2024 CCX feature highlighting recipient testimonials here.  A huge thank you to all nominators for nominating the following individuals and/or groups: 

RAK 2024 Nominees 

BKBM Engineers

Top Golf

Luther of Brookdale

Friends of Palmer Lake Park

Ron and Debbie Pain

Dan Do

Roberta Branson

Jeff and Julie Basche

Rita Ascher

Raven Robinson

Organization of Liberian Women in MN

Diane Sannes

Brooklyn Center Lions Club

Brooklyn Center Lady Lions Club

Kids on the Move Daycare

Ashlee and Sharon Kephart

Jack MacMillan and Jill Dalton

Hennepin Tech Photosynthesizers Club

Brooklyn Center Rotary Club

Tony Trice

Shawn Evers

Kimoyda (Yaya) Cochran

Beverly Truran

Stacey Johnson and Lori Aziz

Kathie LeRoy

Amanda Engel

Rick Nordstrom

Jill White

Susan Crumpton

Minneapolis Elks Lodge #44

Matt Horwath

Wilson Sr., Wilson Jr., Maria, Nancee, and Jose Mendez

Tessa Gedatus

Jeff Bradley

Allan and Darnell Hancock

Daryll Sannes

Anas Hassan

Sandy Becker

Erwin Heisler

Barb Sorenson

Living Christ’s Mission Church

Brookdale United Methodist Church

Brookdale Covenant Church

Community Connector Award

Brooklyn Center Community Schools

The City of Brooklyn Center held our second Random Acts of Kindness Celebration event on Saturday, November 18, 2023. This recognition marked the city’s 26th year.  Random Acts of Kindness are the expression of our empathy and compassion for one another. Although the daily acts of kindness of most Brooklyn Center community members often go unrecognized, this year we were able to celebrate the kindness of 71 recipients. View the Random Acts of Kindness 2023 video here.  A huge thank you to all nominators for nominating the following individuals and/or groups: 

• Brooklyn Center Lions Club
• Mandora Young
• Darryl Sannes
• Chuck Humke
• Lydia Shields
• Christina Jones 
• Sandy Becker
• Erwin Heisler
• Madeleine Mork
• Wendy Christensen 
• Michelle Auld
• Joan Schonning
• Diane Sannes 
• Susan Arneson 
• Amrill Okonkwo/Igbo Women's League of Minnesota
• Yang Family
• Allan Hancock 
• Ms. Kim Kenny
• Michael Crenshaw
• Pastor Ruth Ann Ramstad and BUMC Church
• Jill Dalton 
• Jack MacMillan
• Jamar Hester- Brooklyn Center Cub
• Megan Lindstrom- Doherty Staffing 
• Russell Waisanen
• Richard Kopf
• Lois Hattenberger
• Kathy and Don Winn
• Barb Suciu- City of Brooklyn Center 
• Kavessé Wicker
• Pamela Solomon
• Mrs. Kim Jones
• Brooklyn Center Garden Club
• Rebecca Walker
• Diana Bourque
• McDonald's Morning Crew
  • Melissa Morehouse
  • Chance Thao
  • Terrance Tate
  • Suzy Juarez Parez
  • Roxana Cruz-Lozano
  • Ariel Ortega Peralta
  • Sandra Domingo 
  • Silvia Lozano,
  • Alberto Vazquez
  • Maria Ibarra Carillo
  • Daniel Miranda
  • Victor Marquez
  • Brigida Martinez-Rubio
  • Cesar Berrera
  • Marina Olmeda
  • Ezequial Aredondo
• David Yang
• Jan Tieden
• Pastor Jim Verbout- Lutheran Church of the Master 
• Craig Phillips 
• Eddie Chesmer
• Lowell Kpanyor
• Gladys Castellano
• Keevin Miller
• Derrick & Andrea Lanz
• Greg & Donna Jones
• Butch Zang 
• Jeff Foss
• Brooklyn Center Lady Lions Club
• Soldiers 6
• TaLeia “ACE” Thomas

The Community Engagement Connector Award, for leaders who engage and connect the Brooklyn Center community to needed resources, 3 residents/businesses/organizations were nominated.

Community Engagement Connector Award:

• Northwest Family Resource Collaborative
• Brooklyn Center Community Schools Health Resource Center 
• Hennepin County Community Health and Prevention

Recipients pictured below with Councilmembers Teneshia Kragness, Dan Jerzak, and Kris Lawrence-Anderson.

The City of Brooklyn Center held our first Random Acts of Kindness Celebration event on Thursday, November 17, 2022. This recognition marked the city’s 25th year.  Random Acts of Kindness are the expression of our empathy and compassion for one another. Although the daily acts of kindness of most Brooklyn Center community members often go unrecognized, this year we were able to celebrate the kindness of 34 recipients. View the Random Acts of Kindness 2022 video here.  A huge thank you to all nominators for nominating the following individuals and/or groups: 

• Alfreda Daniels   
• BC Lady Lions Club       
• BC Lions Club     
• Carol Shetka     
• Cha Lee Yang     
• Free Bikes for Kidz   
• James Johnson     
• John Solomon   
• Julie Bourque   
• Lisa Ellis     
• Marsha Jones     
• Matt Branch   
• Matt Malwitz   
• Melissa Carey 
• Mpls Elk Lodge #44
• Nancy Mikulak
• Paula Brown
• Richard Sund

Not Pictured:

• Jan Cederholm
• Victoria and Hassan Christian
• Tom Dahlstrom
• Mayra and Jonathan Deras
• Grace Green
• Tom Green
• Bobbi Hanson
• BC Cub Manager Jamar Hester
• Chris Mahigan
• Darryl and Diane Sannes
• Shoe Away Hunger
• Andrew Splinter

New this year, the Community Engagement Connector Award, for leaders who engage and connect the Brooklyn Center community to needed resources, 3 residents/businesses/organizations were nominated.

Community Engagement Connector Award:

• Brookdale Covenant Church
• Phillip Musa
• Loveth Amayanvbo (not pictured)

Recipients pictured below with Mayor Mike Elliott and Councilmembers Dan Ryan and Kris Lawrence-Anderson.