About Our Tours
The Jennifer Riordan Foundation has stepped out of our kindness zone on multiple Spark Kindness Tours across the U.S. The purpose of our Tours is to recognize and support kind acts and to celebrate the people who spread kindness throughout their own cities. The Foundation was created to continue the legacy of Jennifer, who lived her life through the tenet to “Always be Kind, Loving, Caring and Sharing,” inspiring compassion and kind deeds wherever she went.
On the Cross Country Tour and East Coast Tours, we visited non-profit organizations whose missions align with our ABCs of Kindness: to Act kind, Be kind, C kind, and to support their work in the areas of Community Vitality, Financial Literacy, Childhood Education and Women’s Empowerment.

SPARK KINDNESS TOUR LOCAL DAY
This is what a local day of kindness looks like at the NM Bowl. This is what we want to bring to your town.
About the Tour
The Jennifer Riordan Foundation is setting off across the US to encourage kindness and to celebrate the people who spread kindness throughout their own cities. The Foundation was created to continue the legacy of Jennifer, who lived her life through the tenet of “Always be Kind, Loving, Caring and Sharing,” inspiring compassion and kind deeds wherever she went.
On the Spark Kindness Tour, we will visit non-profit organizations whose missions align with our ABCs of Kindness: to Act kind, Be kind, C kind, and to support their work in the areas of Community Vitality, Financial Literacy, Childhood Education and Women’s Empowerment. Our stops on the tour include Albuquerque, NM; Amarillo, TX; Springfield, MO; Richmond, IN; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Buffalo, NY; and Colchester, VT.
Our Routes
ABQ to Vermont
Both Albuquerque and Colchester hold a special place in Jennifer’s story. Her hometown of Colchester, VT taught her the values that shaped the kind, loving, caring, and sharing person we knew.
Jennifer and Michael Riordan took a leap of faith and moved across the country to make Albuquerque, NM their home in 1994. Jennifer touched the lives of countless people in both cities through her love for life and many passion projects. So, it’s only fitting that our Spark Kindness Tour begins in Albuquerque and ends in Colchester!
The original 2019 Kindness Tour was postponed due to the global pandemic. The Jennifer Riordan Foundation supported our local communities and provided resources to assist individuals, families, and businesses, during this time.
In 2020, we decided to plan a kindness mini-tour! At this point many states were lifting their mandates and reopening their communities. In the Summer of 2020, the Kindness Van hit the road and traveled from Albuquerque, NM to Colchester, VT.
Our stops included Springfield, MO; Indianapolis, IN; Richmond, IN; Cleveland, OH; Buffalo, NY; and Colchester, VT. We connected with the YMCAs in Springfield, Indianapolis, and Buffalo and celebrated kindness with early childhood teachers, children and their families. In Cleveland, we spent time with the Founders of BigHearted Blooms arranging “repurposed” flowers. We also had the pleasure of delivering these newly created flower arrangements to assisted living facilities.
2022 EAST COAST TOUR
During the summer of 2022, we embarked on the East Coast Tour! After our launch from Colchester High School, we spent time in Baltimore, MD; Richmond, VA; Rembert, SC; and Savannah, GA. Check out more details and videos about several of our stops on the East Coast Tour below:
Colchester, VT
Baltimore, Maryland
Richmond, VA
Our next stop was to meet with Garry Callis who founded Children of Light. It felt as though Garry was the Mayor of Richmond! Everyone knows Garry, and has such gratitude for the way he has helped Richmond, VA evolve in many positive ways to create community vibrancy. Check out our Richmond Children of Light video below or on YouTube here.
Rembert, SC
Reach out to us
It is our mission to recognize, support, and spread acts of kindness in the spirit of Jenn. If you or your organization would like to partner with us to spread kindness in your area, reach out! Our team would love to hear more about your efforts to bring out the good in your community.
Tour Press Releases
The Kindness Connection – Interview with Jesse Bridges
This Kindness Connection episode features an interview with Jesse Bridges, CEO of United Way of Northwest VT! You can watch the full video here.
The Kindness Connection – Interview with Doug Bishop
This Kindness Connection episode features an interview with Doug Bishop, Senior Director of Healthy Living & Communications at the Greater Burlington YMCA in Burlington, VT!...
The Kindness Connection – Interview with Johnny Mendez
This Kindness Connection episode features an interview with Johnny Mendez, Owner of Hen House Media and Producer of the 2022 East Coast Kindness Tour! You can watch the full...