Kindness Starts With One®

One smile. One hug. One cup of coffee. One person...

Do you have someone in your life who inspired you to be a better person? Did you witness an act of kindness that left an impression? Share your kindness story with the world.

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Nomination for Outstanding Altruism and Dedication

I would like to nominate my granddaughter, Jennifer, for her outstanding acts of kindness and dedication. Jennifer adopted a young boy named Dylan when he was approximately 4 years old and she was in her early twenties.

Jennifer's parents cared for foster children and adopted a brother and a sister. During this time, Jennifer and her brother helped look after...

Scared in the hospital

I was in the hospital for major surgery, but did not want my husband and son to know I was afraid. I joked and smiled and said it would be just fine. Then the man wheeled me away and down to the waiting area where I got the IV. I was so afraid that I started to cry. He found...

A day at the grocery

I'm70 yrs old and don't get ard easy as I use to . So I use a cart I drv. Well today some one out of nowhere was very knowledgeable be and paid for my grocery's my card did cover. As was told I had early enough to buy what I had .When I shop I hv to do it...

WM shopping nylon yyyy trip

I was recently at a local WM grocery shopping trip and after putting all items up getting all items up there to charge me realized after getting all that- I realized did not have my debit card- so the lady behind me said”put it
On my card!! I was so” Touched”;she that!!! I said Thankb

My Morning Starter, Every Morning

I just read about the reader who stopped the refuse truck to say thanks to the driver. These are the things that make my own day, every day. A smile to the street sweeper, the man who picks up the little things in our streets, and on and on. If anyone can honestly say that these simple things, done throughout...

Giving to the HOMELESS

I am 10 years old. It was the weekend and me and my brother were on our IPads. My dad asked us to get off our electronics and call the shelter. I called them and asked what homeless people need. They said nail cutters, water, food, nail cutters, razors, etc. So me, my brother, and my dad, shopped at Amazon...

That One Day

Around two years ago, my friend forgot her lunch at school, so I gave her a sandwich.

The Homeless in Nashville

One day, I noticed that I had a surplus amount of ingredients needed to make a sandwich. So instead of letting the food go to waste, I made about 20 sandwiches for some homeless men and women around Nashville. I drove around in my car for about 2 hours offering sandwiches to the men and women who were homeless or...

Hillsboro High School FFA group (Wisconsin) took their tractors and their farm animals up to visit one of our assisted living facilities, Milestone Senior Living of Hillsboro. Many smiles and kindness.