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Celebrate Allen County’s 200th Anniversary by joining the Million Acts of Kindness Challenge and Make a Lasting Impact!

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Emerging Leaders Lead With Kindness

Learn more about the YLNI Bicentennial Kindness Challenge. Help define Allen County, Indiana as the Kindest County in the Country!

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Allen County is turning 200 in 2024! To celebrate, YLNI and the Allen County Commissioners are launching the 2024 Kindness Challenge.

It's a county-wide initiative to spread kindness. Whether you participate individually or with a school, organization, or business, our goal is to complete one million acts of kindness by December 31, 2024.

Every Act Counts! Report Your Totals!

Step 1

Choose Your Kindness Initiative Type

Choose a focus for your 200 Acts of Kindness and brainstorm ideas with your team, family, or friends. Consider helping a neighbor, volunteering, or organizing a small event. For inspiration, check out our Kindness Initiative Types!

Step 2

Report Your Acts

Once you’ve completed 200 acts (or more!), submit your contributions using our form to help build a kinder community—every effort makes a difference!

Total Acts
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Watch Allen County's Kindness Movement Grow! Every act brings us closer to making Allen County the kindest county in the country. Let’s inspire others, build momentum, and create a lasting bicentennial impact, one kind gesture at a time!

Are you up for the challenge?

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Commit To Kindness

Join us in embracing kindness and learn how you can make a positive impact in our community!

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Act on Opportunity

Discover creative and meaningful ways to spread kindness no matter where you are!

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Pay it Forward

Inspire others by sharing your kindness journey and encouraging kindness journey and encouraging them to join the movement!

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Reflect & Share

Share your story of kindness with us or on Facebook to help inspire more acts of kindness in our community!

Send Us Your Acts Of Kindness!

Start by selecting a Kindness Initiative Type that resonates with you, then complete your 200 acts within that category. Once finished, submit one form to record all your contributions.

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See How Small Acts Are Making A Big Impact

Run an errand for someone

- Ronda Walters

Leave a big tip for a kind server

- Ronda Walters

Tell the manager about a kind customer service

- Ronda Walters

Always look for an opportunity to make someone's day with words of affirmation

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SMILE OR WAVE AT FIVE STRANGERS

- ROBIN

Let someone go in front of you in line

- Ronda Walters

Act of Kindness

Washington Center Elementary School made 200 notes on Acts of Kindness witnessed by students and staff. One extremely special Act of Kindness that is currently taking place lead by 5th grade: we are having a Spirit Week Fundraiser benefiting victims of Hurricane Helene.

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Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter

- Ronda Walters

Try to make sure every person in a group feels included.

- Dale

Complimented the first three people I talked to today

- Dale

return shopping carts for others

- Roger

Send a gratitude email to a co-worker

- Roger

Want to learn more?

Interested in learning more about YLNI? Reach out to us today!