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 the weekend, I went to Winchester for an overnight stay with a group of girlfriends to celebrate my 50th (again! Milking it, moi?!) My lovely friend Karen drove all 6 of us down there in her car. Kind to the other drivers in the group and kind to the planet, as we only took […]
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“One of our dogs is very anxious at the vet. She was a rescue and although she’s come a long way, trips to the vet are really difficult for her. Today she had the best ever visit thanks to Josie, a senior nurse at Donview Vets. She worked with us to find the right relaxing
“There’s a lady barber in my neighborhood called Marta, who gives free haircuts to homeless men on Friday afternoons. Because she says that everyone feels better after a haircut.” This lovely story of kindness was shared by Madeleine and we love it. What kindness have you seen locally lately? Top up your faith in humanity
“Whilst out walking my dog I came across a children’s story book (Topsy & Tim meet Father Christmas) by a signpost. It had been left there by the ‘Book Fairy’ from a local vets surgery for a child to find. I thought this was a lovely kind gesture.” The note on the book reads “Congratulations!
“We recently had a trip to Chatsworth as part of our aunts 80th birthday present. We stayed in an amazing B&B in Over Haddon, our host Mark and Karen were so welcoming. They had snow a couple of days beforehand but it was mainly laying in the fields. The evening we arrived we went for
“The #Monsterdon weekly watch party conducted an ad hoc fundraiser and donated over $2640. It will now be an annual event. The Old Fairchild Place raffle conclusions!! #monsterdonalert Together we raised: Trans Lifeline: $2226.70 The Trevor Project: $264.21 Extra Life: $53.50 Egale Canada: $100.00 A total of $2644.51!! Thank you everyone who contributed to these
“A whole bunch of people went out searching for Elrond, a lost cat in the neighbourhood. He was successfully found and the owner said ‘Thank you so much to everyone who helped and supported us through this. If one good thing came out of this, it’s how we got to see what a wonderful community
“We had about 10cm of snow here in Sheffield. After clearing our drive, we cleared our retired neighbours drive to help out. Turns out he had an injury, so was incredibly grateful. After this we helped our neighbours clear the drive of another retired neighbour, who is also the main carer for her husband. She
“A friend offered to collect my children from school as it finished early for parents evening and she knew I had clients.” This is so lovely, thank you Kim for sharing this amazing example of everyday kindness with us. Read even more stories about how kind people are: Neighbour takes extra items to tip for
