Random Acts of Kindness
The family of Alexander Evertsen, an infant who passed away last year, has started a random acts of kindness campain. I read about it on a message board I post on and visited the family's caringbridge website (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/alexanderevertsen), and I am incredibly inspired by the strength and will to do good in the world that this family has. I can't imagine losing a child. Through all the grief, they've thought of others - asking that each and every one of us perform random acts of kindness in Alex's name. I'd like to encourage all of you to visit the site and read more.
There is a request to print this out on a slip of paper when you perform the act of kindness:
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This random act of kindness was done in memory of Alexander Evertsen 1/28/06-3/16/06 who was born with a broken heart to teach us ALL to Have a heart! Visit http://www.alexandersheart.blogspot.com/ and pass this slip on with your next random act of kindness!
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Here are a few acts of random kindness you could perform, some harder than others - that can brighten someone's day, and help ease this family's pain. I'd encourage you to email the family and tell them what you've done. The family has small children and it would make them very happy to know that they're making a difference in people's lives.
1) Pay for the person's food/coffee/dry cleaning/toll behind you at the drive-thru. Ask the cashier to give the paper to the person.
2) Help a senior citizen or mother with small children out with her groceries. (Be careful with this one as they may be uncomfortable).
3) Have a neighbor that's busy all the time, has an illness, is elderly, or has lots of small kids? Prepare twice the meal you normally would and take half to them. Make it freezable so if they've already got dinner, they can save it for another day.
4) Buy the cashier at Target, Wal-Mart, or Grocery a bottled water or soda. Ask the manager if it's ok first in case they can get in trouble for accepting something from a customer.
5) Let people in front of you in traffic.
6) Take any opportunity you see to brighten someone's day. You'll be surprised how it brightens yours, too.
There is a request to print this out on a slip of paper when you perform the act of kindness:
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This random act of kindness was done in memory of Alexander Evertsen 1/28/06-3/16/06 who was born with a broken heart to teach us ALL to Have a heart! Visit http://www.alexandersheart.blogspot.com/ and pass this slip on with your next random act of kindness!
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Here are a few acts of random kindness you could perform, some harder than others - that can brighten someone's day, and help ease this family's pain. I'd encourage you to email the family and tell them what you've done. The family has small children and it would make them very happy to know that they're making a difference in people's lives.
1) Pay for the person's food/coffee/dry cleaning/toll behind you at the drive-thru. Ask the cashier to give the paper to the person.
2) Help a senior citizen or mother with small children out with her groceries. (Be careful with this one as they may be uncomfortable).
3) Have a neighbor that's busy all the time, has an illness, is elderly, or has lots of small kids? Prepare twice the meal you normally would and take half to them. Make it freezable so if they've already got dinner, they can save it for another day.
4) Buy the cashier at Target, Wal-Mart, or Grocery a bottled water or soda. Ask the manager if it's ok first in case they can get in trouble for accepting something from a customer.
5) Let people in front of you in traffic.
6) Take any opportunity you see to brighten someone's day. You'll be surprised how it brightens yours, too.
posted by HappyMomToThreeKids @ 10:19 AM
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