FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Mayor Tom Henry has declared November 1, 2014, as “Extra Mile Day” in Fort Wayne.

It celebrates the people and organizations that have chosen to create positive changes in their communities by going “the extra mile.”

“It's easy to complain about everything we see going on around us,” says Extra Mile Day Founder Shawn Anderson. “The 'go the extra mile' message, though, gives people an alternative to just throwing their arms in the air and saying 'I give up.' Extra Mile Day is a small reminder of the power we each have to create positive change at any time on any day.”

In connection with Extra Mile America, Fort Wayne joins a national movement that originated in 2009 with 23 declaring cities.

“Going the extra mile is doing more than the normal…more than expected. Going the extra mile is getting back up after we've been knocked down, despite whatever has happened,” Anderson says. “Going the extra mile is where change starts.”