UPDATE 9/17/25: Today is the 7th Annual L.O.V.E. Is The Answer Day AND it is the date of the World Premiere of the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer TV Series, where ordinary people tap into their superpowers and come together to become superheroes who bless someone in their community. CLICK TO SEE THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF OUR TV SERIES and give generously here so that we can keep helping spreading love in the community!
The 7th Annual L.O.V.E. Is The Answer Day is an international celebration of humanity where people everywhere put love into action. It’s a day for kindness, creativity, and connection. https://trylovenow.com/l-o-v-e-istheanswerday/
This year’s theme: “ALL WE NEED IS L.O.V.E.”
Join our Zoom Celebration of L.O.V.E.
Time: Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025 5 PM to 7 PM Eastern Time
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: [phone redacted] 3409
Passcode: 816422
5 pm eastern - Welcome from A.J. Ali, CEO of L.O.V.E. Is The Answer
5:10 pm - A variety of speakers putting L.O.V.E. into action in communities nationwide
6 pm - *** World Premiere of the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer TV Series! ***
6:30 pm - Discussion about the show and future episodes
7 pm - Close
UPDATE 8/20/25: OUR BIG GIVE AUGUST 19 at Lake Elkhorn Middle School in Columbia, MD was a HUGE SUCCESS! 324 backpacks filled with school supplies were donated to the school, teachers were fed and entertained, and a teacher received a major surprise blessing! Thank you everyone for helping to make it happen.
Imagine a community where everyone cares enough about the people around them to be the change their neighbors wish to see.
That’s the heart of L.O.V.E. Is The Answer, an inspirational, aspirational, educational movement built around a simple but powerful pledge: I pledge to LEARN about the people in my community, to unconditionally OPEN my heart to their needs as if they were all immediate family members, to VOLUNTEER to be part of the solution in their lives during both good and challenging times, and to EMPOWER everyone I meet to do the same as if our lives depended on each other.
Through workshops, films, classes, events, and our youth leadership program (Kona Club), we help children, teens, adults, schools, organizations, and communities cultivate empathy, healing, and social responsibility.
More than 300,000 people have participated in film screenings, discussions, and educational programs centered on the L.O.V.E. principles. We’ve transformed lives in dozens of communities throughout the U.S. – and now, we’re asking you to become a force multiplier for good by joining us in putting L.O.V.E. into action in communities nationwide through our daily work and our new social media TV series! This is a movement and a show for the people by the people – and you have the power to be a catalyst for real, meaningful change in people’s lives!
Introducing Our TV Series: L.O.V.E. Is The Answer
We’re launching a heartfelt new TV‑series spotlighting powerful, local acts of love and transformation—helping people meet real needs in their community through L.O.V.E.
Our TV series will help a different family every episode. We’ll help sick children, honor disabled veterans, celebrate teachers, show our gratitude for peace officers, help exonerated people get back on their feet, and more! Be sure to grab a box of tissues every time you watch an episode of our show because it will be all about the feels!
Episode 1 will be filmed August 19, 2025, at Lake Elkhorn Middle School in Columbia, MD — a place where we’ve already formed strong connections and launched our Kona Club program for middle schoolers. https://trylovenow.com/episode-1/
Event Highlights
4:30–5:15 PM: Community dinner and fun, honoring the teachers and staff at the school — live music, games, mingling
5:15 PM: Brief remarks from school leaders, community partners, and the L.O.V.E. team
5:30 PM: The Reveal — unveiling the transformed school garden, made more beautiful and functional through volunteer teamwork
Surprise Gift — a life-changing surprise from the Lake Elkhorn community to a member of the school community in need
6:00–6:30 PM: Filming heartfelt testimonials from students, teachers, families, volunteers
Four Reasons Why This Show and Movement Matters
1. Empowering Young Leaders: Middle school kids who participated in our first Kona Club cohort (May–June 2025) reported greater empathy, teamwork, self‐esteem, and community engagement. Our volunteers reported experiencing similar results -- Win Win!
2. Visual Impact: The TV series will bring the L.O.V.E. principles to life in ways that move people—showing how community, compassion, and small acts create real change.
3. Root‑Cause Healing: L.O.V.E. Is The Answer addresses trauma, bias, emotional isolation—and fosters healing through practical, proven education.
4. We Need Each Other – More Than Ever: Ordinary people doing extraordinary things is inspiring! This movement will show people that their positive actions, no matter how small, make a difference!
Who We’re Supporting & Who’s Supporting Us This First Episode:
Beneficiary: Lake Elkhorn Middle School — the students, faculty, and surrounding community
Partners: African American Community Roundtable
Already Invested: Community volunteers, school staff, program leaders, local families, and L.O.V.E. educators
How Your Gift Will Make a Difference
Contribution Amount & What It Supports:
- $25+ helps us purchase supplies for a school L.O.V.E. Garden: plants, soil, tools, etc.
- $100+ helps us cover needs for a community member.
- $250+ helps us cover production costs of making an episode of the show.
- $500+ helps L.O.V.E. Is The Answer to help more people on a daily basis through Kona Clubs in schools, community mural projects, random acts of kindness, and more!
- Or give any amount that you like to help further the cause.
*** Please consider making a monthly contribution to help us build a sustainable movement of love in action throughout the entire country.
Every dollar helps deepen our impact. With your support we can:
‑ Create hope and inspiration when people see love in practical action on screen
‑ Multiply community-led kindness far beyond Howard County, MD -- the home of L.O.V.E. Is The Answer!
‑ Build a replicable model of transformation for schools and neighborhoods everywhere
Be a Part of Our Story
By supporting this campaign, you are investing in:
Teaching kids and adults how empathy, service, and leadership forge stronger communities
A movement that’s not abstract—it’s visible, measurable, personal
A narrative of hope, healing, and ordinary people becoming extraordinary agents of love
Please donate, share this campaign, and help us spread the idea that L.O.V.E. is more than a feeling—it’s our action plan for community change.
Let’s inspire others to learn, open, volunteer, and empower. Because when we do, really do, love is always the answer.
Thank you for putting love into action.
Together, we will change lives—one garden, one surprise, one child, one heart, one story at a time. — L.O.V.E. Is The Answer
Co-organizers (6)
A.J. Ali
Organizer
Ellicott City, MD
Bil Gardiner
Co-organizer
Kevin Miles
Co-organizer
Lois Richardson
Co-organizer
Nathaniel Alston
Co-organizer