KINDNESS MATTERS 365 COMMUNITY WELLNESS FEST SET FOR FEBRUARY 26TH AT OLD SCHOOL SQUARE IN DELRAY BEACH

BOCA RATON, FL (November 21, 2022) — Kindness Matters 365 (KM365), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the emotional well-being of children and teens, today announced the inaugural Kindness Matters 365 Community Wellness Fest. The first-of-its-kind, jam-packed celebration of all-things health and wellness will take place Sunday, February 26, 2023, from 9am to 2pm at the iconic Old School Square in downtown Delray Beach.

South Florida is home to renowned and diverse wellness practitioners, fitness instructors, nutritionists, holistic and integrative health providers, and alternative healers. The KM365 Wellness Fest will highlight local resources available for healthy living as attendees explore how to incorporate different wellness and healing modalities into their everyday routines.

“At Kindness Matters 365, we recognize and embrace the critical importance of self-care and making it a top priority,” said Laura Reiss, Event Co-Founder and KM365 Founder. “As part of our mission, we support others on their self-care journeys. Taking care of oneself is not selfish; rather, it is vital to maintaining our overall wellness and well-being. So we can be our best selves. This event intends to educate and inspire others with that message. It will be an experiential and interactive event. And it will shed much-needed light on all our region’s mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional resources. Because kindness to yourself matters.”

Free to attend and open to the public, the community will enjoy a Vendor Marketplace with over 50 exhibitors, interactive demonstrations and workshops held by leading wellness experts, a Kids Zone with engaging activities, and health-conscious food trucks and vendors. Main Stage events throughout the day will include entertainment by DJ Jean, Sound Bowl Meditation with Marianne Altschul and Jill Rappaport, Yoga Flow with Leslie Glickman, Rope Flow and Movement with AJ Londano and Georgie Boynton, a Drumming Circle with Anthony Bacchus, Mixed Martial Arts with Caio Uruguai of True Kombat Training, Didgeridoo by Bumi Benjamin throughout the day, and more.

KM365 is an established 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering innovative, transformative programs to support children and teens’ social and emotional well-being. Since its inception in 2008, KM365 has grown to encompass over 100 programs in ten states, serving 12,500+ kids for nearly 15 years. The KM365 Wellness Fest will serve as one of the nonprofit’s major fundraising initiatives for 2023.

“This will be a truly unique celebration of our region’s tremendous wellness sector,” said Julie Lohr-Prout, Event Co-Founder. “What’s more, it will support KM365, our kids, and our community. As sponsors or exhibitors, we invite kind-minded corporate and community partners to participate in this inaugural event and help KM365 reach even more children and teens with their transformational programs.”

Sponsorship opportunities for the KM365 Wellness Fest are available at various levels. Vendor and exhibitor categories include but are not limited to wellness industry professionals and practitioners, retailers, healers, self-improvement gurus, fitness and nutrition experts, and health-conscious food trucks or vendors. For sponsorship and vendor/exhibitor inquiries, email wellfest@km365.org. Visit kindnessmatters365.org/wellfest23 for more information.

Kindness Matters 365 (KM365) is an established 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2008, based in Boca Raton, FL, dedicated to supporting the social and emotional well-being of children and teens. KM365 helps youth transform from feeling worthless to worthy, isolated to included, fearful to empowered, and intolerant to kind through its afterschool and virtual programs and community service initiatives. KM365 programming supports children of all ages, guiding kids to develop resilience, empathy, and the skill set to purposefully care for themselves, one another, and our world. Since its inception, KM365 has grown to encompass over 100 programs in ten states serving 12,500+ kids and teens throughout the United States. Visit kindnessmatters365.org for more information and stay up to date with all things KM365 via Facebook @kindnessmatters365org and Instagram @kindnessmatters365.

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