Anna Dravland does it again. The woman behind Spread Goodness Day has spearheaded another successful charitable event called Bundle UP MQT.

New and used winter clothing items such as hats, scarves, jackets and mittens were donated by the public through Bennett Media Group in Marquette and ModelTots and Dis n’ Dat in Gwinn.

The items were placed on Saturday through Harlow Park in Marquette where anybody who needed them were welcome to take them with no questions asked.

Dravland estimated that 75% of the items were taken, with the leftovers to be donated to local nonprofits.

It’s been a fairly mild winter so far, but more cold weather and snow undoubtedly is on the way, so bundling up will be much easier now that more people have garb suited for Upper Peninsula weather.

What’s remarkable about Dravland is that she has overcome medical obstacles while giving back to the community. She was disabled by a stroke in 2017 just weeks after launching Spread Goodness Day, the purpose of which is to inspire kindness and good deeds globally. Now in its fourth year, this year’s Spread Goodness Day is planned for March 12.

Dravland had to relearn how to walk and talk, but has some lingering medical challenges. Those challenges, though, haven’t prevented her with spreading cheer and happiness in her community.

And Spread Goodness Day is not just about that single day; Dravland wants to show people they have the power to change the world every single day with simple acts of kindness.

Dravland said she got the idea for Bundle UP MQT from the “Spread Sunshine Gang,” a nonprofit organization based in Bloomington, Minnesota, which spreads kindness and creates events similar to Bundle UP MQT.

In fact, Dravland is a “Sunshine Ambassador” for the group.

You could say Dravland is a “Sunshine Ambassador” for the entire Marquette community.

Good deeds replicate themselves in many ways; something good happens to someone, and that can make it easier for that person to pay it forward.

A person with a warm pair of gloves on a cold winter’s day tends to be a happier individual than one whose hands are nearly frostbitten. Happiness begets happiness, and Dravland is helping to make sure this keeps happening.