Random Acts of Kindness Day explained

Holiday Name:Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17
Scheduling:1 September
Duration:1 day
Frequency:annual

Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day to celebrate and encourage random acts of kindness. "It's just a day to celebrate kindness and the whole pay it forward mentality", said Tracy Van Kalsbeek, executive director of the Stratford Perth Community Foundation, in 2016, where the day is celebrated on November 4.[1] It is celebrated on September 1 in New Zealand and on February 17 in the US.[2] [3] [4]

Background

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) was founded in 1995 in the US. It is a nonprofit headquartered in Denver, Colorado.[5] The founder of the group is Will Glennon.[6] [7] Glennon is currently the Chairman of World Kindness, USA.[8] [9]

Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) day began in 2004 in New Zealand.[10] [11] [12] [13] Promoters of the day suggest paying for another person's meal in drive-thrus, letting someone go ahead in line, buying extra at the grocery store and donating it to a food pantry, buying flowers for someone, helping someone change a flat tire, posting anonymous sticky notes with validating or uplifting messages around for people to find, complimenting a colleague on their work, and other acts.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beitz, Mike . The Beacon Herald. Stratford and area set to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day . October 24, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cain, Brenda Cain . cleveland.com. Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day; nominate someone for February Person of the Month . 17 February 2016. October 24, 2016.
  3. Web site: Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Random Acts of Kindness Day . October 24, 2016.
  4. Web site: 12 ideas for National Random Acts of Kindness Day.
  5. Web site: Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Random Acts of Kindness FAQs . October 24, 2016.
  6. Web site: Mr. Will Glennon.
  7. Web site: Honorary Planetary Citizen of the Month | GCCA.
  8. Web site: Attendees.
  9. Web site: World Kindness USA – the World Kindness Movement.
  10. Web site: Random Acts of Kindness Day (New Zealand) . Fun RAK Ideas . October 24, 2016.
  11. Web site: Be Kind to others ... it's that sort of day . . September 1, 2005 . January 4, 2013 . Moroney, Roger . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525230205/http://www.rak.co.nz/RAKInformation/News/tabid/56/ctl/ArticleView/mid/399/articleId/3/Be-Kind-to-others--its-that-sort-of-day.aspx . May 25, 2010 .
  12. Web site: R.A.K. Team, Josh de Jong . Random Acts of Kindness Day NZ . January 4, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414101904/http://www.rak.co.nz/RAKInformation/RAKTeam/tabid/54/Default.aspx . April 14, 2012 .
  13. News: TVNZ . Today is random acts of kindness day . October 24, 2016.
  14. Web site: Random Acts of Kindness Day (New Zealand) . Fun RAK Ideas . October 24, 2016.
  15. Web site: Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Random Acts of Kindness Day Ideas . October 24, 2016.

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