‘Bread Man’ brings message of kindness to Albion middle schoolers
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ALBION – Chet Fery speaks in the Albion Middle School Auditorium on Friday when he shared a message about kindness with students in grades 6-8.
Fery, a retired Gates-Chili school administrator, also brought many loaves of bread which he gave away.
Fery is known as “Chet the Bread Man.” He has shared more than 100,000 loaves of bread in the past 20 years.
Fery, a Brockport resident, makes many public appearances and tells “Bread Time Stories” to the crowd. His message: the power of kindness to create a positive and accepting school atmosphere.
He encouraged students to do acts of kindness at school, in the community and at home.
“Kindness amazes me,” Fery said. “Feel it and you want to share it . Share it and you create a ripple of kindness. I believe we return to places we feel kindness. Restaurants, banks, grocery stores, hair salons, libraries and more become something special when we receive a feeling of kindness in addition to good service and value.”
The students were engaged with Fery’s message on Friday.
