“Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.”
–Jewish philosopher and physician Maimonides
From Monday through Thursday of this week, representatives of SECU, Maryland’s largest credit union, are surprising visitors at Sinai Hospital with free parking in the garage and parking lot in honor of Kindness Month.
The campaign was created to inspire 500,000 acts of kindness throughout the state in 2023.
During the annual campaign, SECU performs one grand act of kindness to surprise and delight a local community organization, nonprofit or group in need.
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 3, Sarah Ryan, assistant vice president of community engagement at SECU, was on site to present Amy Shlossman, Sinai’s president and chief operating officer, with a check for $15,000 covering parking costs over the course of the week.
SECU’s “Kindness Team” was also on hand at the pop-up event that day to greet visitors at the lot.
In addition, SECU’s Kindness Campaign included providing more than 300 pairs of Comrad compression socks to Sinai workers constantly on their feet in the emergency department.
Fast Friends: Becky Smith (left), EVP and chief revenue officer for SECU, and Sarah Ryan, AVP of community engagement at SECU, surprised Noelle, a pediatric patient at Sinai, with a basket of goodies while chatting throughout the morning. (Provided photo) 
No Ticket Necessary: SECU staff informs visitors about free parking at Sinai while handing out “Kindness Cards” with ideas of how to pay kindness forward. (Provided photo) 
Joy of Giving: Benevolence bags at Sinai contained blankets, socks and kindness-themed goodies from SECU staff. (Provided photo) 
All Smiles: Pediatric oncology patient Noelle joined the kindness celebration on Tuesday morning . (Provided photo) 
Cavalcade of Kindness: Free parking signage was displayed on all of Sinai’s visitor lots this week. (Provided photo)
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