It’s still more than a month away, but the Guelph Community Foundation wants people to be ready for Random Act of Kindness Day when it arrives.
The day will take place this year in Guelph and almost 20 other communities on Friday Nov. 9, but the foundation launched the local campaign this week to let every company, club, classroom and congregation in Guelph know how they can get involved, a news release said.
It’s free. It’s easy and it’s an amazing community builder, it said.
“The best thing about Random Act of Kindness Day is that it is a great equalizer,” said foundation board member and RAK Day chair Dominique O’Rourke, in the release. “A child can give a hug and a ‘Pay-It-Forward’ card to their crossing guard. The crossing guard buys a coffee for the person behind them in the drive-through and passes the Pay-it-Forward card along.”
The foundation’s website has a list of 100 acts of kindness that are absolutely free, as well as a synopsis of acts that took place during last year’s local event.
The cards, which read “You have been touched by a Random Act of Kindness. Please Pay it Forward,” are available for distribution, along with posters.
Organizations are welcome to pre-promote the day with signage, posters, blogs, Tweets, weblinks or by serving as a card-distribution point, the release said.
The foundation is also interested in hearing if you’ve received a Random Act of Kindness and is inviting people to visit its Facebook page or join them on Twitter, @GuelphCF.
“If we distribute 50,000 cards and everyone pays it forward to one person, we could realistically reach every single resident of Guelph,” said O’Rourke. “Sometimes, it’s all it takes to make a difference in someone’s life.”