Are you ready to be kind?
National Acts of Kindness week kicked off Saturday and will run through Feb. 19, according to the National Acts of Kindness foundation. The main event of the week is Thursday, National Acts of Kindness Day.
“We have been celebrating kindness every day of the year (for more than 20 years!) in every corner of the globe,” according to the foundation, which was founded in the 1990’s in the Bay Area.
According to the group when a reporter noted that people should stop reporting on “random acts of violence” and start “practicing random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” a movement was born. The National Acts of Kindness foundation has since been purchased by a private foundation and was moved to Colorado.
“It’s impossible to count the number of people who have participated in making kindness the norm, but some of the ones we’ve noted over the years who always make us smile, include: Sesame Street, the National Football League…Bishop Desmond Tutu, Walt Disney World, Aldi, Smokey the Bear, Doctor Who, and Lady Gaga, along with so many others,” said the organization.
With the celebrations of kindness, the group encourages everyone to find ways to get outside of their comfort zone and be extra kind.
Through the organization website, people have access to different kindness-related activities, such as a coloring contest, a give-a-gift-card initiative, a be-a-kid-again activity, writing a letter, signing up for kindness text messages, sending kind messages via text or call, and more. Materials for classrooms are also available.
“We are rooted in the belief that all people can connect through kindness and that kindness can be taught,” said the non-profit group.
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