Hello and welcome to the sixteenth issue of “Kids Who Care.” In a world where bad things fill your web pages, thank you for choosing us to bring you some of the good. We hope these stories send you into your weekend smiling
Editor’s choice: A six-year-old autistic boy shows us that being a little different does not limit our ability to make a BIG difference in the lives of others.
On Nov. 28 kindergartners through eighth graders could be seen at The Healdsburg School singing Rachel Platten’s, “Better Place”. A recorded video of their song, handwritten cards of hope and empathy and school supplies will be sent to schools affected by the fire.
Alexia wants other kids to know how good it feels to give back. Her latest - the Kids Kindness Project - uses a Facebook page to post about her latest volunteering efforts so other families can join in.
The students came up with a plan to organize 12 months of kindness in their school and the community, and then spread that kindness even further through the use of technology and social media.
“I could spread it to somebody else, then he could spread it to somebody else until the whole world gets covered,” said Kindness Club member Sebastian Franco, a first-grader.
This year, a kindness project that started as a Facebook page has expanded into an initiative to spread kindness, inclusiveness and an anti-bullying message throughout Helena’s school district.
Having won a $50 gift card for contributions to his school, Battad chose to spend the money on gifts for other students that were less fortunate by fulfilling two wishes on the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree.
The red shirts worn by 317 participants carried the message “Believe There Is Good In The World.” Volunteers in groups of about a dozen visited numerous nonprofits and helped agencies in the area in ways ranging from giving “a stranger a sincere compliment” to donating blood in groups.
Stella Austin, a 9-year-old sewing enthusiast from Keller, sewed and stuffed toy kittens and gave them to children at the Salvation Army homeless shelter on Christmas Eve. Her first idea was more ambitious.
The Garrett Sands Kindness Project donated school supplies to Sarah Scott Middle School earlier this year, and student volunteers helped “pay it forward”.
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