CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Random Acts of Kindness Day kicked off for the first time in the city today.
According to Campbell River Community Foundation board member Mary Ashley, the aim of the day is to spread kindness throughout the city.
“Somewhere today at some point, hopefully people will consider performing a random act of kindness. It might be opening the door, it might be buying somebody flowers, it might be paying for coffee. It’s any little thing,” Ashley said.
Members of the Community Foundation board are out and about in the city and if residents report an act of kindness they’ve done, they’ll receive a card that they can then pass on to someone else so the cycle continues.
“(Campbell River) is already a pretty kind community to start with,” Ashley added.
Schools in the Campbell River district are also participating. Ashley said the foundation gave the district materials so educators across School District 72 can tell students about the initiative and how they can spread kindness in their community.
“This is something that will now on happen every year, and we’re hoping it will get bigger and better every year.”
Ashley added they would like to hear back from residents about the kind acts they did and received today through their website.
Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) is an international non-profit, which aims to “make kindness effortless and have selfless acts be the norm.”
