Be Kind Workshop in Sykesville | PHOTOS

January 15, 2024 by The Baltimore Sun

Be Kind Workshop, January 8, at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. Participants joined Tina Thomas, executive director and other members of Action For Kindness to create their own hand-painted BE KIND sign.

Friends; Kendra Castle, Megan Strojny, and Rose Freel, all from Sykesville, spend the evening together painting signs. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

A rainbow of color choices were available for painting. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Stephanie Sadler from Eldersburg, paints her sign. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Friends; Ann Costlow, Baltimore, and Ann Layton, Sykesville, spend the evening together painting signs. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Tyler Kaplan 13, from Woodbine, paints his sign with a “zen-tangle” themed. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Pamela Mlkin from Finksburg, paints her sigh. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

On the back of each sign, a Be Kind message is affixed. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Plenty of paint brushes available for participants. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Carrie Newcomer, Sykesville, paints her Be Kind sign. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Carroll County Public Library's Nadine Rosendale from Eldersburg and Pamela Malkin from Finksberg, paint their signs. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo) — Carroll County Public Library’s Nadine Rosendale from Eldersburg and Pamela Malkin from Finksberg, paint their signs. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Megan Strojny, Sykesville, paints her sign with a red pallet. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Carolina, 13, and Carley Masaberg from Eldersburg, paint their signs. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Carrie Newcomer, Sykesville, paints her Be Kind sign. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Meghan Manas and Carrie Newcomer, both from Sykesville, paint their signs. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Rachel Carpenter, 14, Sykesville, paints her sign. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Darcie Kaplan and her son, Tyler, 13, from Woodbine, paint their signs, Tyler painting a “zen-tangle” themed sign. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

This colorful sign was painted by Carroll County Public Library's Nadine Rosendale from Eldersburg. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo) — This colorful sign was painted by Carroll County Public Library’s Nadine Rosendale from Eldersburg. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Rachel Carpenter, 14, dips her brush into red paint. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Erin Denney, right, and her daughter, Allison, 14, recently moved to Mt. Airy from Tennessee. They said they were drawn to the area because of the welcoming, kind “vibe” they felt from Marylanders. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Erin Denney, right, and her daughter, Allison, 14, recently moved to Mt. Airy from Tennessee. They said they were drawn to the area because of the welcoming, kind “vibe” they felt from Marylanders. Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Tina Thomas, Executive Director of Action for Kindness, welcomes participants who will create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)

Participants create hand painted xe2x80x9cBe Kindxe2x80x9d signs at the Be Kind Workshop at the Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg Branch. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)