Day 58 : Random Acts of Kindness Day

Imagine what would happen if there were an outbreak of kindness in the world—if everybody did one kind thing on a daily basis.

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day! Play a new fangled game of tag, where "you're it" because someone has done something nice for you. Then it's your turn to do something nice for someone else and, in the process, pass the card along. This is a game of pay-it-forward: anonymously make someone smile; leave behind a card asking them to keep the ripple going. It's easy and fun. Is kindness truly contagious? There's only one way to find out.

Hold the door open for someone every chance you get today! Holding the door open for someone isn’t just something people do in old movies, it is a great way to be polite and thoughtful. You can easily do this for your family, friends and strangers. Hold the door open every chance you get today—whether you’re at school, the grocery story, work, or at home, those around you will certainly appreciate your good manners. This is such an easy way to share Kindness.

When was the last time you did something nice for “no reason”? We all have the ability to brighten someone’s day. To bring a smile to the face a family member, friend or even a stranger. But how often do we try? This is a 24-hour period dedicated to encouraging people to simply be kind to each other.

Here are 7 ways you can participate:

            * Share your smile

            * Compliment, compliment, compliment
            * Give unexpected gifts
            * Pay for a stranger
            * Reach out to someone from your past
            * Let another driver in
            * Take a friend out

The Food Basket, located on the Island of Hawai`i  (The Big Island), is an island wide, supplemental food network that collects and distributes nutritious, high quality food to low income households, the working poor, the disabled, the ill, senior citizens, children’s programs and other charitable organizations that serve this population. Supplemental food is provided regardless of religious beliefs, gender or ethnicity. Their mission is to feed the hungry in Hawai`i County while attending to the root cause of this critical social problem.

They aim to: 

* Prevent the waste of all edible food in Hawai`i County.

* Feed the hungry with this food.

* Educate the community about local hunger and what can be done to solve this social problem.

* Collaborate with organizations of partnering missions to eradicate the root cause of hunger and other social ills, such as poverty.

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