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.
Friday is pizza day for the children of Southampton’s oncology ward thanks to Abby’s Heroes. They team up with businesses in the Southampton to provide the pizza which, according to one parent is the “highlight of the week!” Even more evidence of all the kindness in the world: Local knitter donates starter kit to keen […]
“Someone I’ve got to know online was attending a park run near me and very kindly offered to bring her knitting magazines for me to have. I gratefully accepted and when we met up she’d also included some yarn and needles which were much appreciated as a beginner knitter!” Even more stories of everyday kindness
At our local zero waste store they have a pay it forward board where you can buy a coffee for someone struggling and they dish them out to anyone who comes in and can’t afford their own. It’s such a lovely idea and, as you can see from the photo, a popular one too with
“While walking the dogs round my estate a delivery driver, heading down a path I’d just come out of, asked if I was number 8 in case I was the place he was delivering to. It wasn’t for me but I thought it was such a simple but effective kindness to check so I didn’t
I had a coffee last week with Mark Summers from Summers Print & Promotions. We had met a couple of times at the Woodley Business Club but it was good to have the chance to sit down one to one and learn more about each other’s businesses. Mark was so kind in his support for
“A stranger in the queue behind me bought a bag for me after much of my shopping fell out of my own bag and I was on the floor trying to pick it all up and fit it back in.” We always say that no kindness is too small and this obviously made a big
Kindness isn’t just restricted to people. Last week someone shared a story of how they had always been drawn to helping animals. This prompted someone else to talk about a time when their younger sister had saved a bee from a puddle by carefully scooping it up with the spade from her sandpit. I’ve explored
“After my Autism assessment I used the bathroom and spotted a little bag on the wall of period products for anyone to take what they need. I was super overwhelmed from everything so spotting this little kindness really helped me too.” It’s lovely to hear that seeing kindness had that effect. We’d love to hear
“I found a lovely business called The Hive Coworking where I was able to work a few days (until I got COVID) it was bright and sunny and had such a good vibe. I even had a fellow co-worker offer me his folding lap top computer stand to replace my cardboard box – I thought
Nicky from Thrive Bookkeeping got in touch to tell us that she is sponsoring a young goalkeeper in the town where she lives. He’s 12 and she has bought him a pair of gloves. She’s been told that he’s over the moon that someone would do that for him! He’s apparently very good, so who
