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Our Student Council members found quotes about kindness and friendship. We then printing them out on colorful paper, added images or clip art, and laminated them. They are posted all over the school building so everyone can read them. The...
Got $10 McDonalds gift cards and took them to the closest fire station writing an anonymous note about how much I appreciate the fire fighters in our county and how I realize they put their lives on the line for...
In the library one day, I noticed a sanitation employee quietly picking up trash and emptying waste baskets. As I was leaving, I approached him and told him how much I appreciated the work he does, and thanked him for...
This event happened to me many, many years ago in the great state of Georgia. I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In my youth, I loved to go and ride a 10-speed bicycle long distances. On one particular occasion, I...
I am poor and on welfare but i sat on the board of a charity. That night I had $4 in my pocket to buy some milk and bread for my child. It was the middle of the month and...
I went shopping at Aldi and left my quarter in the cart when I put it back. Even though it seems like something really small, I always forget my quarter to rent a cart and end up lugging my groceries...
Today is Valentines Day, and knowing what it feels like to be alone, I decided to take sticky notes to school and write little phrases on them (i.e. There will always be someone who cares) or draw a picture on...
Today I visited Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland, I took my 4 year old to the toilet and as I stood and waited for him, spotted a $20 note lying on the ledge, thinking someone had left it there when...
For 18 weeks, I gave away free pie in Liberty Plaza in Ann Arbor. My intention was to show how every person is connected and how everyone's success or failure is ultimately woven into the whole. The pie served as...
One day my mom was waiting in line for her coffee and when she pulled out her wallet, the cashier told her that the person in front of her had paid for it! Since that was a act of kindness,...