Mission to complete 30 acts of kindness before turning 30
One San Francisco native has the goal of completing 30 acts of kindness before his 30th birthday. One item at a time, South San Francisco’s Bryan Tsiliacos is trying to make his community a better place.
Instead of a crisis, when Tsiliacos turned 29, he decided to channel his anxieties into something good.
“I pulled out a sheet of paper and started to write down all the things that I was grateful for,” Tsiliacos said. “And at that moment, I realized that every wonderful thing that has happened to me was thanks to the support and generosity of others.”
And thus, the 30 acts by 30 challenge were born. Tsiliacos made it his mission to complete 30 acts of kindness before turning 30 next year.
Bryan Tsiliacos individually packaged 118 care boxes and hand-delivered them to animal shelter workers. His first stop of the day was the San Francisco SPCA. “Nothing like this has happened in the four years that I’ve been here so it is really nice to see,” said Riley Smith, SFSPCA Animal Trainer.
He was influenced to put together the care boxes of things like vitamins, healthy snacks, and bath products after seeing the spike in animal adoptions during the pandemic. He learned that shelter workers are five times more likely to develop PTSD.
“Go through some emotional stresses because it happens when you’re dealing with animals that are abandoned or been abused,” said Tsiliacos.
After delivering to San Francisco SPCA, Tsiliacos made his second delivery at SF Animal Care and Control. He shared his mission with more than 60 employees taking care of around 200 animals each day.
Executive Director Virginia Donohue said the work at the shelter is rewarding, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t tough days. “No one likes to see a great dog that’s here for four months before it can get home. That stuff really wears on you,” said Donohue.
Other acts of kindness Tsiliacos has done include making more than 400 desserts for firefighters in San Jose. Tsiliacos asked for a specific supply wishlist from Oakland principals to best help their teachers.
“Because then I can prioritize the most important, must-have items to put in the kits,” Tsiliacos said. “And what you see here is what exactly is that.”
Paper, markers, disinfecting wipes, and around $12,000 of supplies were donated by 18 sponsor companies from across the country.
Tsiliacos has been documenting his acts of kindness on his Instagram and TikTok pages and now he hopes others see them and are inspired to give back as well.
“Kindness is interesting because it has that thing of being very addictive, once you do one act of kindness you want to do another,” Tsiliacos said. “So, I would encourage others to keep doing acts of kindness because one act can lead to hundreds and it really can.”
Getting older is a given, but giving back never gets old.
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/BKhriT1wYLo
- https://www.kron4.com/news/sf-mans-mission-to-complete-30-acts-of-kindness-before-turning-30/
- https://abc7news.com/30-acts-by-bryan-tsiliacos-tiktok-giving-back-to-community-act-of-kindness/12181352/
- https://readloud.net
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