AOK Man · The world tour

Real places. Real kindness. One yellow cape.

First stop on the world tour: a sample of the Minneapolis coffee shop tour. Coffee shops in Northeast, the Ely Market, a ride in Engine 10, a fundraiser for youth mentoring. Every photo here is the real thing.

AOK Man holding a Kindness: Pass It On card outside The Coffee Shop NE

Who is AOK Man?

The one you can see.

Most of the kindness civilization works in silence. AOK Man is the exception: one anonymous person, still figuring it out, sent into the world in a yellow cape so that kindness, for once, is impossible to miss. Loud on purpose, because quiet kindness slips past a world looking down at its phone.

Who he is underneath, no one knows. That's the point.

"To tell you the truth, I just finished a surprise mandatory getaway boot camp, with valuable lessons on mastering kindness. Now that I've read the contract, it appears I don't have much say over this calendar. Either a note arrives at my door, or Gloria, my administrator, assigned to me by the Foundation, puts it on the calendar. She's great. Ask her to play the tape."

AOK Man

In the field

Where he's been

Click any photo to see it large.

From AOK Man's studio

The fun side

Posters, ads and promos made in the studio. The photos above are the field; these are the show.

Where he's headed

Send for AOK Man, or catch him

The Foundation's directory
☎ 1-844-KIND-111

Call and ask Gloria to play the tape: fifteen minutes on what this whole operation is about.