Today is the 1 month anniversary of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. While the gun debate (which I will not talk about here) has not cooled down at all, it has been some time since I have seen anything about remembering the victims, or the 26 Acts of Kindness movements that were started after this tragic event. This is very sad, don’t you think? We are giving the killer more airtime than the people who suffered from his acts.
Some of the other bloggers in the Global Team of 200 took it upon themselves to post about the victims, as well as to revive the 26 Acts of Kindness movement, so we can try to make it more of a habit. Why stop at 26? I say do as many as you can. Even something as simple as a cup of coffee for the homeless person you see every day, or helping someone with their grocery cart at the store. Something completely random and simple, which makes it even more important, in my opinion. We need to show each other that there is still good in this world.
A couple things that we are planning are:
- Sweet wants to bring in a couple treats for her preschool teachers, because “they are so nice and let me play with the blocks and they give me snacks”.
- I’m going to pay for the person behind me in line at Starbucks for the next month when I go to get my weekly treat before class.
- Take the older girls to the mall and leave some random notes on people’s cars, telling them that they are awesome (I got this idea from another “26 Acts” person).
Simple things that can make someone’s day. What can you do to make someone happy?
I also wanted to write about one of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, Chase Kowalski.
Chase’s family remembers him as being a “lively, sunny 7-year-old that charmed his neighbors with his smile and energy. He was an energetic child that had recently run a triathlon, loved baseball, was in the Cub Scouts, looked forward to the kids’ workshop at the local Home Depot and said he wanted his teeth back for Christmas.”
“We are thankful to the Lord for giving us seven years with our beautiful, loving son. It is with heavy hearts that we return him,” his family said in an obituary.
If you would like to donate in Chase’s memory, his family has set up the Chase Kowalksi Scholarship Fund. You can send donations to the fund c/o Peoples Bank, 470 Monroe Tpke., Monroe, CT 06468, or on their Facebook page.
Please visit the other posts, which will be going live throughout the month.
I’m happy to see so many doing random acts of kindness!
Yes! I started doing 26 RAK, but stopped counting. thanks for the reminder. We CANNOT let this tragedy slip from the national conscience!
One of the companies that I work with is offering bloggers a $60 credit to go shopping to do a #26 act- which I think is very noble. I, personally, make what are known as blessings bags, and hand them out to every person I see asking for help throughout the week, in lieu of money. They include trial sized deodorants, granola bars, toothpastes/brushes, etc.
awww what a great post~
xo,
Sandy
Sandy a la Mode
I love the idea of the random acts of kindness. A few months ago there was an old couple eating breakfast at at a restaurant and we picked up their bill. It felt good.
What a great idea and wonderful post. Thanks for stopping by my blog today too.
I love these random acts of kindness. I truly think that if we were all just kind to each other the world would be a better place. I don’t understand the hatred, hostility, and ignorance out there. And I don’t see the point of being consumed by such negative feelings. I try to be kind to everyone. Yes I too have bad days, but I don’t let them dictate how I behave. Kudos to you for your random acts of kindness. I think it is beautiful.
This is such a great idea almost like pay it forward
I am glad people are trying to make at least something good come out of such a tragic event. So sad.
Dawn
This is so great with the random acts of kindness. We did a few of these to help out. I thank you for this post!
I did a pin for the Sandy Hook victims with all the victims names and asked my giveaway entrants to repin it. I figure i wanted to glorify the name of the Victims.
Thank you for this and the reminder to be kind every day
What a great idea to spread the work about Random Acts Of Kindness! It’s amazing how far a little kindness towards others go! I hope this spreads and we can start being a kind, loving society!
I love the idea of random acts of kidness and that your kids are really getting into it
This brings tears to my eyes. I love what you’re going to do to put love into action! What a great way to be an example to others. It all starts with one person! Thank you for doing this. =)