These stories share acts of kindness from real people in every day life. #ProjectAmplifyKindness is about changing the balance of the narrative about the world and how people behave.
“At an online convention 1 of the classes had a lot of tech issues & a lot of attendees left. The presenter was so stressed & apologetic but the attendees who hung in there were super supportive & kept saying the presenter was doing great and cheering them on.” People are kind – here’s some […]
“While walking my dogs a runner went past, we did the good morning and nod and then they said they love my dungarees. It made me smile – I love my Lucy and Yak dungarees too!” A simple compliment is a great way to spread a smile and kindness – how can you do that
We want the kindness stories here to represent everyone. We want to highlight the kindness happening across all groups. Our team is small and mostly white, cis, straight and middle class and we know that can affect the stories of kindness that we share. It’s also why it’s so important for us to hear from
“Last night, 3 or 4 young lads / men helped my dad in his late 70s off the floor when he collapsed out side the doctors by the the rugby club. They very kindly helped him up and looked after him as he came around and then walked him to the bus station. After a
“We were on our way to the Lake District and we stopped at Lancaster service station and we got an alert on the car saying we had a low tire pressure. I pulled up to air station and tried to put pressure in and it just wouldn’t work. This Scottish man saw that I was
“I was in Boots when it first opened. An older gentleman ahead of me in the queue noticed that behind him was a Mum and her school-age son in school uniform. He offered for them to go ahead of him so that they were done quicker and the lad could get to school. Then when
When we ran out of story sheets because so many people had shared their story with us, one of the University of Reading events team went off and photocopied some extras for us. Remind yourself how much kindness is out there with more stories: Community rallies round to make 30th birthday party great! I talk
“To raise funds for our local library locals donated plants for their plant and book sale. There was a great selection including tomato, cucumber, strawberries, poppy, cacti and so much more. Local gardeners had clearly grown stuff specifically for the event. One of the tomato plants I picked up was actually grown by a 4
Here’s something we spied posted in a Facebook group recently, “Well done to the woman wearing a flowery top who went to help a lady cross the road to the train station, there were over 20 people a short distance away and you were the only one to go help (I was on my way
“I was in Costa Coffee having my morning coffee and I noticed 2 older ladies with walking frames coming up to the door. I went over and opened it for them because it would have been hard to hold the door open while trying to come in with their walkers.” Send in your story of
