So what’s so special about a day of kindness? What can it possibly do to change the world? Perhaps world peace won’t be achieved on August 8th during The Great Kindness Challenge.
But according to the children who participated in last year’s event, their perception of the impact they have on the world was irrevocably changed.
Children will again be empowered during The Great Kindness Challenge to help others, make choices that bring a more peaceful world into focus and within our grasp.
There are countless stories from last year’s participants. Shawlin, 7, reflects on his favorite part of The 2008 Great Kindness Challenge. “We basically made a lot of people smile for no reason at all,” he said. “I mean, most of the time a person will do something for you and you say ‘thank you’ or do something nice. But on that day we just did nice things for a lot of people we didn’t even know.”
Extending kindness to strangers, for instance, to the firefighters who are responsible for protecting the community, brings as much joy to the giver as the receiver. Shawlin was a little hesitant to put paper hearts on neighbors’ car windows. “But they won’t know who did it,” he exclaimed. He did it anyway.
Children will again be empowered during The Great Kindness Challenge to help others, make choices that bring a more peaceful world into focus and within our grasp.
There are countless stories from last year’s participants. Shawlin, 7, reflects on his favorite part of The 2008 Great Kindness Challenge. “We basically made a lot of people smile for no reason at all,” he said. “I mean, most of the time a person will do something for you and you say ‘thank you’ or do something nice. But on that day we just did nice things for a lot of people we didn’t even know.”
Extending kindness to strangers, for instance, to the firefighters who are responsible for protecting the community, brings as much joy to the giver as the receiver. Shawlin was a little hesitant to put paper hearts on neighbors’ car windows. “But they won’t know who did it,” he exclaimed. He did it anyway.
The following week one neighbor happened to be talking about this mysterious heart that showed up on her car. It was a particularly difficult time for her, as she was struggling with a very difficult personal decision. “Seeing that heart immediately lifted my spirits,” she said. “I had no idea who left it or why but it made me feel so special, so sure that everything would somehow be alright.”
The Great Kindness Challenge is an opportunity to have that same impact on someone in your community, someone you may not know, perhaps someone across the globe.
Join us by visiting: www.greatkindnesschallenge.org. Tell your friends and family how easy it is to participate.
We look forward to hearing more inspiring stories from this year’s challenge!
The Great Kindness Challenge is an opportunity to have that same impact on someone in your community, someone you may not know, perhaps someone across the globe.
Join us by visiting: www.greatkindnesschallenge.org. Tell your friends and family how easy it is to participate.
We look forward to hearing more inspiring stories from this year’s challenge!
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