Kindness Starts With One®

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Do you have someone in your life who inspired you to be a better person? Did you witness an act of kindness that left an impression? Share your kindness story with the world.

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My kindness others

I went on a trip to Boston and for the entire trip I helped my family and others I didn't know. I hold a door for many people, helped my parents with the luggage, and was nice to my family that let us stay in their house. On the last day we went snowboarding and as I walked to my...

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Homeless

There was once a homeless man begging for change on a street, it had been raining all night and nobody was giving him anything. We had just gotten Pollo Tropical and had extra rolls. We have the warm rolls to the man and he greatly appreciated it since it was a hard time for him and this really helped him.

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Burger King

On Friday 2 weeks ago, we were in a drive-through line for Burger King. Me and my brother got milkshakes. When we came to the counter, the cashier told us that the person in front of us had paid for us. She said it had gone on for 6 times. So my mom then paid for the person behind us,...

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my way of kindness

last year i was in the cafateria eating and there where a group of kids and they were surrounding him and started talking about his shoes so i was stupid enough to follow what they were doing and i said something i shouldn't have said because no matter what it doesnt matter where u get your shoes from so i...

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all about kindness

Once there was a little girl she was 8 or 9 years old and there was this one boy and there were other people who were doing this with the girl so everybody started talking about him and then she decided to join and sayed where did you get your shoes from walmart and he told and we all got...

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Thanking our Mail Carrier

We have had some winter weather, but the mail carrier is still going strong! We left a thank you note of appreciation along with a gift card for our mail person today. We included #makekindnessthenorm on the gift card to help encourage the spread of kindness even further!

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when I helped my dad on a garden box

One day my dad was making a garden box for our front yard and I decided to help him. So I helped him and we had a great time. I helped with the measurements and after that I felt great knowing that we finished it and I had helped.

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the fun run

Once every year we have this fun run thing at our school. (royal kicks run) and me, my friend and somebody from another class were all running with each other but then somebody in front of us fell and scraped their knee real bad. we were running on a side walk so the gravel get her a rub burn to,...

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Kindness Counts

My story of Kindness: My mom was being very rude about my Dad helping me with my lamp and she thought that he was going to do all the work for me ( which doesn't happen) and we had this huge “discussion” ( more like argument ) and me and my dad, once we finished my lamp, we started to...

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helping

before covid 19 my friend needed help with thier homework so i helped them and she understood the problem.

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when i helped someone out

in third grade this student didn't know English so i helped him get help and understand what he had to do

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When I didn't have anything else to give...

Last year, my elderly neighbor fell and broke her hip and the first thing I was thinking, "maybe nice flowers could brighten her mood" but I had no money for that. However, I was cooking a hot meal for my kids that day and decided to make my neighbor a plate as well. That warmed my heart that she accepted...

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helping is great

When you help someone you don't know how it feels to them but let me tell you when i help [people] i feel good and they feel better. We all should be kind because if your mean and someone's being mean to you would you like it NO. So be nice please. I help out everywhere or even try...

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Who is my "one"

One of my "ones" is my pet bunny, Mocha. She makes me feel comfortable, she is always there for me, and she always makes my life a lot better. I pledge to keep her safe and sound in my house and going outside because you never know what she will do next.

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A hug that meant everything

My 4 year old grandson noticed I was sad, so he walked over and gave me the most biggest cuddly hug. I said 'Thank you that was very kind of you" :)

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Sharing

When I was in kindergarten somebody didn’t had a pencil and I gave them one of mine so they can do the work.

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My great grandparents

My great grandparents are not young they are old. My great grandpa needs help to walk. He uses a walker so when I see he is getting up I take it to him. I also help him by moving things out of way. So he won’t fall. My great grandma likes to cook. So when she cooks I am there...

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Helping others

One time my cousin was having a very hard time doing his homework so i decided to give him a hand and help him with his assignment

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Helping my cousin

One time my cousin got hurt so I went to help him out I brought him to his room and put him in the bed and I gave him bandages and the next day he was all better the end.

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Love from my daughter in Valentines's day

This 2021 was my first divorced Valentine's day ..... My little 9 year old daughter asked me for 10 pounds, she told me it was for a good cause ...... On Valentine's Day, I found some flowers, a Heart balloon and a beautiful card that said," Mom, even if you don't have a partner, I want you to know that...

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A stranger paying for our dinner

I had promised to take my friend out somewhere nice to make up for her birthday. I decided to take my friend out to a steakhouse for dinner, since I couldn't buy her anything for her birthday the previous month. We all know steakhouses are very expensive and I had just about $95 in my account. So then the day...

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Who's Your One?

There are lots of people that I love. I'm not sure exactly who's my "one," but my sweet and friendly cat, Gus, is certainly on the list. He always comes to greet me when I'm doing my remote school, plus he puts a smile on my face every single day. Even though he can be naughty sometimes, I would never...

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A Valentine For Good

Valentine's Day is coming up, and my family is very excited. I want to be kind to my family, because that's what Valentine's Day is all about. I decide to make Valentines for my family. I get out a piece of red construction paper and draw a mountain dragon on it. This one will be for my brother- he loves...

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My story of kindness

When a kid was new to my school before quarantine I ate lunch with him and started talking to him, and we were best friends until he moved away.

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Wishing People a good day

Today, I called my aunt. She was really sad so I talked to her and cheered her up. You should always be kind to people no matter up. It will not only make them happy but you too.

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The Organization of Storage

My mother's boss wanted our help organizing a storage container. She said that we would get some service hours for scouting. The organizing did not really take too long so we said that we did not have to get the service hours.

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Family Compliments

Everyday, out of the blue, I randomly tell my family compliments. It could be about their clothes, their hair, anything that I can compliment. I want to make them feel happy, so I say nice things about them! It's random, so whenever it's quiet or I'm talking to someone and there is a pause, I try to say a compliment...

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My Bestfriend

One day I was having very bad anxiety, and when I told my friend, she told me she understood my issue and helped calm me down. I also told her a huge secret, and she talked to me about it and told me it was okay.

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always be kind

it was a normal day at my old school and i was playing then i see someone getting bullied so i went to the kid that was being bullied and i went infront of the kid and i told the bully to stop being mean it is not the right thing to do and the bully said i was right...

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The Act of Kindness

One time I was kind was when there was someone was bullying a student by tripping him and spilling his lunch. on the 3rd day I knew he was being bullied. the next day I waked with him all the way to his table and when the bully tried to trip him we moved so he couldn't reach. Then once...

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