Random Act of Kindness Day
The Centre Wellington Community Foundation would like to thank all those that participated in Random Act of Kindness Day on Friday November 3rd.
The idea was simple – do something nice for someone and ask nothing in return other than they do something nice for someone else.
When we started promoting the day in the community, we had no idea what the uptake would be. Turns out, we should have known better as we saw great support for Random Act of Kindness Day in Centre Wellington.
It worked so well because the reward is as much in the giving as for those receiving the kindness. A group emailed me after to say, “It was a lot of fun to do and took so little time to touch so many people”. How great is that!
There were volunteers baking goods and dropping them off to the various support organizations in the community. Coffees and breakfasts were purchased for strangers and volunteers being thanked for their work. We had businesses visiting other businesses with acts of kindness. I heard of a grandmother/grandson duo who participated, and she emailed me after to say, “It was a wonderful feeling”. There were at least five local schools that participated in various ways. Frankie, who is a therapy dog in training and her owner were out warming hearts at several locations and I heard Frankie slept well and long Friday night. This is just a sample of a wonderful Kindness that took place.
We want to thank the staff at the Wellington Advertiser and at the Grand 101 FM for all their enthusiastic support for this day. We welcome continued stories of your Random Act of Kindness Day experiences. On Twitter use #RAKDayCW, facebook @cwcfdn or email us at raymond@cwcfoundation.ca.
J Raymond Soucy
Executive Director
Centre Wellington Community Foundation
Raymond Soucy