Random Acts of Kindness Day – February 17th
The Woodlands, TX – Nine students at Deretchin Elementary School decided to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day by preparing notes and creating bracelets to give out to fellow students at their school.
Sophia Rice, Malyn Clinchard, Hadley Tusher, Kyra Ligneel, Grace Guydon, Alexys Schulte, Morgana Williams, Maddison Mueller, and Addison Gavin formed a kindness group and decided to do something special for their school. The girls worked as a team, packaging bracelets with kindness notes, and preparing approximately 1,000 pieces to be handed out on Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17, 2022. They donated their own money and purchased the supplies for the project, brightening the day for students throughout the school.
The notes attached to the bracelets encouraged the recipients to continue the chain of kindness, stating “Enjoy this random act of kindness. Make the world a better place by bringing a smile to someone’s face!”
Random Acts of Kindness Day was initiated in 1995 in Denver, Colorado by a nonprofit organization called The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. The event spread to New Zealand nine years later, in 2004, and the observance of the holiday became more and more widespread.
Random Acts of Kindness Day may not have been around for a very long time, but kindness has existed throughout human history. There are great examples of prominent figures in history who have made an impact through their selfless acts of kindness — Princess Diana, the Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa, to name a few. Various studies have also proved that kindness is undoubtedly an inherent part of nature, with feelings of care developing in humans while they’re still babies.
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/3fzl3qqjYkA
- https://nationaltoday.com/random-act-kindness-day/
- https://hellowoodlands.com/local-students-celebrate-random-acts-of-kindness-day-with-gifts-for-fellow-students/
- https://readloud.net
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