Each year we bring students, teachers, and volunteers with us to carry out our Global Act of Kindness. In 2011, Alex Lee and I were introduced during a large Think Kindness campaign and school tour in the Milwaukee area. That year he made the commitment to join us, step outside his ‘box’, and truly roll-up his sleeves to impact lives …
Grocery Store Kindness
One of the great things about my job is that I get to hear amazing stories of indiscriminate acts of Kindness. Today was a day that I received the below email – this made my day, so I thought I would share with all of you. ~ Brian Email Subject: A Witnessed Act of Kindness Dear Brian, From time to …
A Tumaini Orphanage Morning
The first night you would think it would be rather easy to sleep. Without a doubt my eyes are heavier than I could ever imagine. I lay still on a small twin bed with a mattress no more than 2″ thick, the pillow is small, and the lighting is pitch black. All in all, I feel like I was so …
Kenya Orphanage: Raising A Soul
I remember when the orphanage gates opened and I saw him standing there. He looked emotionless, certain of denial. His sister, a tiny girl that looked to be 3 years old, stood behind him. It was 2012 when I first saw him arrive at the Tumaini orphanage. For me, I’ve never witness ‘this part’. The part where they come off …
Girl Rising: 5 Reasons
It does not take the highest IQ in the world to figure out that a woman on a mission is unstoppable. While watching the documentary, Girl Rising, that idea became more and more clear. Women are strong beings and can withstand much; oppression, mistreatment, and obstacles. We know this because in many countries around the globe woman are standing firm …
Schools Battle To Win Local Shoe Drive
As adults, it is rather easy to forget the power of a focused teenager, or better yet, a group of focused teenagers. Recently, Think Kindness decided to set a big audacious goal of collecting 20,000 pairs of shoes in the Reno/Tahoe area by June 2013. When we say ‘Big’ goal, it wasn’t just the number that was the hard part, …
Class Performs 250+ Acts of Kindness
A few weeks ago, I challenged my daughters’ 5th and 2nd grade classes to a “Secret Mission!” The mission was to do secret acts of kindness for seven straight days, but the catch was that they couldn’t tell people what they were doing – they just had to do something nice for the people around them! I asked their teachers …
Community Investment, Martial Artist Style
Most of us agree that tomorrow’s hopes hinge on this generation’s children and youth. Since kids spend so much time in school, these institutions play a pivotal role in nurturing an intelligent and informed population, fostering positive social skills, and encouraging healthy habits for daily living. That’s a lot for teachers and staff to accomplish during the course of a …
Jack’s Kindness Awareness Project
The goal of this project was to create “What does kindness look like?” posters in a Kindergarten class with the students. Jack, 6 years old, decided to display these posters in the public library/school library around books about kindness. He then had the community vote on their favorite poster and 2 winners receive a gift card to then give someone …
TEDx: The Ripple of Kindness
The story of how Think Kindness came about is to say the least, rather unique. It all started from a challenge from his martial arts instructor Tom Callos. “What would 1,000,000 acts of Kindness look like?” To this, Brian took the challenge and has now set out in a mission to inspire over 1,000,000 random acts of Kindness and document …