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Jan. 30, 2023

Random Acts of Kindness Week beginning Feb. 11 celebrates the ways in which we can exert positivity toward others, spreading kindness at school, work and in our communities. The week concludes with Random Acts of Kindness Day on Feb. 17.

Kindness:

• is contagious;
• pays big dividends;
• requires no formal training;
• anyone can perform an act of kindness;
• you can start right now!

Join your colleagues to spread kindness throughout the month of February.

Being kind can range from holding the door open for someone or paying for the person's coffee in line behind you. Here are some other ways the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation recommends practicing kindness:

• Compliment the first three people you talk to today.
• Send a positive text message to five different people.
• Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood, office, school, etc.
• Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter.
• Say hi to the person next to you on the elevator.
• Surprise a neighbor with freshly baked cookies or treats!
• Let someone who only has a few items go in front of you in the checkout line.
• Have a LinkedIn account? Write a recommendation for coworker or connection.
• Leave quarters at the laundromat.
• Encounter someone in customer service who is especially kind? Take an extra five minutes to tell their manager.
• Leave unused coupons next to corresponding products in the grocery store.
• Try to make sure every person in a group conversation feels included.
• Write a kind message on your mirror with a dry erase marker for yourself, your significant other, or a family member.
• Place a positive body image note in jean pockets at a department store.
• Smile at five strangers.

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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