How a Ripple of Kindness Becomes a $300,000 Wave | Ashley Lehmann & Amber McGarvey-Moreland

Two hundred dollars feels small. A hundred women giving two hundred dollars at once turns into something else entirely. That's the idea behind Ripple of Kindness Orillia, the women's giving circle Ashley Lehmann and Amber McGarvey-Moreland co-direct. In this conversation they talk about how a simple act of kindness, pooled together and repeated, has sent more than $300,000 to local charities. We get into what kindness actually means to them, why Amber brought a chapter home to Orillia, and the moments that have stayed with them. The very first donation funded a palliative care bed at Mariposa House Hospice. The Salvation Army gift brought one of them full circle, back to the Christmas hampers her own family once relied on. It's a conversation about how giving can reshape a community, and how the small things really do add up. #RippleOfKindness #Orillia #GivingCircle #Kindness #Philanthropy #CommunityGiving #WomenGivingBack #Charity #BehindTheVillage Ripple of Kindness Orillia Website: https://rippleofkindness.ca/ Instagram:   / rippleofkindnessorillia   Facebook:   / ripple-of-kindness-orillia-100070948456356   Who are we Behind the Village is a podcast about how to live a life worth living. Real conversations about mental health, personal growth, and finding fulfillment. Follow Us Website: https://villagermagazine.ca/podcast/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11fe4qR... Newsletter: https://villagermagazine.ca/subscribe/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:20 What Kindness and Philanthropy Mean to Them 5:26 A Community of Women, Ages 18 to 90 8:44 The Hospice Bed Their First Gift Built 11:58 Full Circle With the Salvation Army 13:54 How to Join the Giving Circle 17:24 A Thank You to Every Member