Spread Kindness with Random Acts of Kindness Day!

Tomorrow, February 17^th, 2021 is Random Acts of Kindness Day. The day is celebrated by individuals and organizations such as the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. With all the challenges the world has faced in the last year, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation wants to remind the world that there is still so much good going on. According to their website, they are “upholding this annual tradition of celebrating kindness because we know everyone can use more kindness in their lives. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as receiving or even witnessing kindness. Even the smallest act of kindness can change a life. In 2021, we encourage everyone to Explore the Good and Make Kindness the Norm.”

To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, SBG Funding is highlighting some of our favorite quotes about kindness as well as a few ideas for you to spread random acts of kindness to others.

Quotes to Inspire Kindness

• “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

– Aesop

• “Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.”

– Mother Teresa

• “There’s no such things as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”

– Scott Adams

• “Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most.”

– Unknown

• “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”

 – Princess Diana

Easy Ways to Spread Kindness

1. Stop in to check on an elderly neighbor.
2. Donate to a good cause.
3. Leave a generous tip for a food server or deliver driver.
4. Pick up trash in a local park.
5. Pay for someone’s coffee or meal.
6. Leave a thoughtful handwritten note on someone’s car windshield.
7. Compliment strangers you meet throughout the day.
8. Send a thinking of you card to a friend or relative that you haven’t spoken to in a while.
9. Give up your seat to a stranger when riding public transportation.
10. Support a local business.
11. Share something positive on social media.
12. Thank a first responder for their service.
13. Make cards to hand out to nursing home residents.
14. Leave a positive review for a business.
15. Smile! 😊

For more information about The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, visit their website here.