Random Acts of Kindness Week

Join us in this special kindness celebration: Random Acts of Kindness Week February 13-19, 2006

What is Random Acts of Kindness Week

Random Acts of Kindness Week focuses on the spirit of hope and goodness. It is a springboard for action. A time to be open, to act upon thoughts of generosity that arise spontaneously from your heart. Just notice what happens as kindness ripples out!

The week is an invitation for individuals, schools, community groups, service clubs, businesses, health institutions, schools and churches to join hearts and hands to create a better world.

A kind act is "random" when it is unexpected-done simply out of the will to extend goodness, person to person, without expecting anything in return.

Join in the "kindness revolution" today and make a positive difference on this planet that we all call "home."

Resources to Get You Started

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• 2006 Random Acts of Kindness Week Poster & Kindness Ideas (PDF format)
• 2006 Random Acts of Kindness Week Proclamation (PDF format)
• 2006 Letter to Parents (PDF format)

• Kind Acts to Self
• Kind Acts to Colleagues
• Kind Acts in the Community
• Kind Acts to the Earth
• "Eight Kindness Gifts"

• The Healing Power of Kindness
• "Teaching Kindness" - An Interview with Debbie Riopel, kindergarten teacher and Co-Founder of the World Kindness Movement.(Year: 2000)
• How Random Acts of Kindness Week Got Started in Canada
  From a random act of violence that left a community searching for meaning and justice to the start of a kindness revolution...

Random Acts of Kindness Week - A Global Celebration

Find out how other countries are celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week and making this a kinder world. Visit the web sites listed below for inspiration.

World Kindness Movement Web Site
The World Kindness Movement's purpose is to acknowledge the fundamental importance of simple human kindness as a basic condition of a satisfying and meaningful life and to join together the individual networks of member countries to build a kinder and more compassionate world.
Web Sites by Country:
Australia	The Australian Kindness Movement
Brazil	Brazil Kindness Movement
Canada	KindActs Kindness Club Extreme Kindness
India (Kolkata)	Ananda Club
India (Mumbai)	Kindness Unlimited
Italy	Movimento per la Gentilezza
Japan	Small Kindness Movement
Netherlands	Acts of Kindness
Nigeria	Pan African Reconciliation
Scotland	Kindness Scotland
Singapore	Singapore Kindness Movement
South Korea	Smile Korea
Thailand	Thailand Kindness Movement Foundation
United Arab Emirates	Hearts
United Kingdom	UK Kindness Movement - Act Against Bullying
United Kingdom	Campaign for Courtesy
USA	Random Acts of Kindness Foundation The Global Classroom Connection