1000 Acts of Kindness

I received an email last night from Canadian partner-in-kind, Meredith Fraser. Meredith is the program coordinator for the social movement 1000 Acts of Kindness, an organization she created in response to a series of hate-motivated incidents in her community of London, Ontario. Troubled by the feelings of powerlessness she and her neighbors felt in stopping crimes of hate, Meredith turned the focus on what we can do to spread kindness — the solution to hate. She began by challenging the people of her city to work together to complete 1,000 acts of kindness during the month of October, 2009. By the end of the month, the movement racked up 52,115 acts of kindness... way beyond the initial goal. The London Urban Services Organization has continued the initiative for every October, recording 104,409 acts on the ticker this past month.

Thanks, Meredith, for your email, support, and kindness!

You can register for the challenge as an individual or group, commit it, and come back to the site to share your story.