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Your Kindness Stories

Stories are the age-old way to share our experience. Stories enlighten, entertain, inspire, and move us to action. Visit this page for frequent updates to member stories, articles by contributing writers, or the latest news about kindness.

Hearts for Broken Hearts

Our youth created beautiful magnets and lapel pins to raise money to help raise awareness for Pediatric Congenital Heart Defects. We donated all the proceeds from our creations to the It's My Heart foundation which advocates for families whose children...

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Valentines for Kids

Ignite raised over $500 for the It's My Heart Foundation by creating valentine magnets and lapel pins for Valentine's Day. We had fun spreading a message of love and peace while raising awareness about Pediatric congenital Heart Defects!

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Pay for a Stranger

Whether it's in line at the grocery store, at a fast-food drive-thru, or anywhere, pay for a stranger's bill. Don't tell them, just tell the cashier that you'd like to pay for the person behind you. Pass it on!!

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Cleaning Up

One of my favorite kind things to do is to pick up trash while I'm in nature places. I've done it so often now that I don't go for a hike without a trash bag. I stick the bag in...

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One Woman Blessings

I started www.onewomanblessings.blogspot.com to document one act of kindness I'm doing everyday for 365 days! I am looking for fresh ideas and am glad that I started this journey :)

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Recycling Kindness

Hi! My name is Sherri and I'm a kind person. I started a facebook group on recycling kindness. If you need something...ask the group! If you can give something...give it to the group! The goal is to keep items out...

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Cookies

One day, I performed multiple random acts of kindness. I was running to go home from school. When I ran out of the entrance, I noticed some people selling candy and cookies. Me, being the chocolate-fanatic that I am, couldn't...

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Helping Shut-ins Reach Out

I have a friend who had a stroke and spends a lot of time alone. She is unable to use the computer now. I asked her if I could call once a week and help her update her facebook page...

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Helping in the Lunch Room

Some of the students in my school tend to be messy and not so thoughtful. The other day I went into the cafe and noticed under one table was tons of garbage and trays from someone’s lunch. I asked my...

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The Giver

Every month or so I go out and buy a gift for someone just to see the smile on their face when they get it randomly. It makes me happy to know that they are happy!

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