Check Out the New #OnentaRides Kindness Fleet!

It’s been a quiet summer for RM, but that doesn’t mean we’ve been idle!

We’ve been working behind the scenes to expand our #OneontaRides community outreach effort. This time last year, we were down to only one small car. When we resume operations this Friday, 8-25, we’ll have a “kindness fleet” and be able to help even more people in our community make it home safe on the weekends.

This includes the addition of an 8-person “Kindness Wagon,” the original Kindness Car is repaired and ready to, Pastor Kaler's Kia is still insured for giving free rides and standing by as a backup car (should we encounter a big night), and gaining access to vans from other local organizations is shaping up nicely (more details on that to follow).

Expanding a community service comes at a cost—we’ve spent roughly $2,500 just this summer alone on car repairs, licensing fees, and an extra in-car security camera. Plus, we paid for a year’s worth of insurance on our cars, AND we paid extra to increase the amount of coverage for all of our passengers.

All of this has been a major expense for our little church, but it’s all possible thanks to the generosity of others. This act of kindness outreach continues to operate solely from the kindness and gifts of others.

We’ve got a big school year of outreach planned and we’ll need help from the community with funds and volunteers in order to pull it off and keep the crazy momentum that we experienced from our last Kindness Team outing in May. You can join the Oneonta Kindness Team Facebook Group to volunteer, monetary donations can be made online, and we’re always accepting donations of Kindness Station supplies.

The 10th semester of #OneontaRides kicks off this Fall!