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.
Meet Kindness Superhero Jodi Ann Bickley who writes hugs in an envelope to people. An avid letter writer, author, doodler, mum and over thinker, Jodi writes letters to people to share some love and kindness with them. She’s also written two books, One Million Lovely Letters and ‘Write A Letter’ which helps people to write […]
“My neighbour just knocked at my door because she had seen a parcel out on my doorstep and it had just started to pour with rain! When she saw that I was at home (and the rain had stopped!) she knocked and handed over my parcel. I didn’t know the delivery was coming today, so
Meet Vanessa Vallely OBE – another of 2022’s kindness superheroes. Akua Opong tells us all the amazing ways that Vanessa shows kindness in her work and her personal life: “Vanessa is the founder of a number of initiatives aimed at achieving gender parity and raising the profile of women in the workplace. Through We Are
My parents are both in their 70s with various health problems between them. On a visit during the recent rainy weather, one of my sisters noticed that the gutter at Mum and Dad’s house was overflowing with water and obviously needed cleaning out. So in a suitable break in the weather, Tris went up the
Debs, one of the Time for Kindness team, volunteers as a trustee of ArtCan, an organisation which supports artists by creating a community, giving opportunities to show and sell their work, and to develop their practices. Debs told me that “This ties in well with my key values of creativity, collaboration, inspiration, support – and
“We have a very nervous house cat and she hates going to the vet. It’s incredibly stressful for us all. But, it’s all been made so much better by her visiting the same vet nurse every time who helps her feel less nervous. So when I called to make an appointment and found out that
What was your favourite gift this festive season? Sometimes the smallest gifts are the most meaningful and receiving a sticker that said “Owning your truth empowers others to claim theirs” made one of our team feel really seen and appreciated.
“My teen tapped her own bank card on a charity bucket for a £5.00 donation to Crisis without prompting just before Christmas and carried on the rest of the day without saying anything. I saw her do it. I brought up charity work later in the day when she really casually mentioned that she supported
While Alexis was ill with Covid the freelance community she’s part of sent her a plant to cheer her up. The community, run by Emma, clubbed together to get her a get well soon gift, and Suzanne arranged for it to be sent. A true moment of community over competition!
My 15yo daughter bought me lunch today 🥰 We were out for a last-day-before-back-to-school shopping trip and we were getting hungry. When I (semi-jokingly) asked where she was taking me for lunch, she said ‘Subway’. Bless her! There is an extra kindness in this story – she agreed to take this photo so that I
