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!
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?
Commit To Kindness
Join us in embracing kindness and learn how you can make a positive impact in our community!
Act on Opportunity
Discover creative and meaningful ways to spread kindness no matter where you are!
Pay it Forward
Inspire others by sharing your kindness journey and encouraging kindness journey and encouraging them to join the movement!
Reflect & Share
Share your story of kindness with us or on Facebook to help inspire more acts of kindness in our community!
Kindness Initiative Types
Choosing a Kindness Initiative Type defines the focus of your 200 Acts of Kindness. By choosing a specific type, you can create a cohesive theme for your 200 acts, making it easier to track and celebrate your contributions.
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Acts of Generosity Buy a coffee for someone, donate to a shelter, pay for someone's dinner, and leave a surprise gift card.
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Positive Communication & Encouragement Compliment someone, send a positive message, write a LinkedIn recommendation, post uplifting notes, or send a gratitude email.
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Community & Environmental Care Organize a park cleanup, return shopping carts, pick up litter, leave unused coupons, plant a tree or flowers for someone.
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Appreciation & Recoginition Compliment well-behaved children, write a gratitude list, tell a manager about excellent service, and leave a big tip for a server.
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Thoughtful Surprises & Gifts Bake treats for neighbors, leave gifts for delivery drivers or mail carriers, surprise someone with a plant, give someone a box of positive messages.
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Volunteering & Helping Others Babysit for free, run errands for someone, volunteer at a nonprofit, offer to help a busy family member, mentor a young person.
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.
A huge thank you to these Allen County schools, organizations, and businesses for taking on the challenge and completing 200 acts of kindness—check them out!
See How Small Acts Are Making A Big Impact
Trinity Platt (junior) arrived in homeroom first today and immediately took down all the chairs without being asked. I realize that this is the third student I've documented this action for, but it truly is a huge kindness.
- Marianne Deitche
Brought in an Energy V8 for a co worker!
- Carla W
Gabby Bonner has displayed nothing but acts of kindness toward adults and the senior class. She pushes her classmates to get their things done for graduation, which includes the Common App, Naviance, and Domain 2 paperwork! She has helped others navigate Naviance without judgment. Her guidance counselor has offered to reward her for her kindness, but she never accepts!
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I saw Co-Workers collaborating at school to make a special day work at school.
- Patricia Beaty
Towles Staff, Thank you for All you do
- Patricia Beaty
Paxtyn helped pick up after recess and is always kind and respectful
- Forest Park Elementary
Janiyah helped at recess and helped an assistant pick up coats and take them inside
- Forest Park Elementary
I helped the principal with her water bottle.
- Lindley
I saw a little kid eating sand and helped him clean his mouth.
- Lindley
My husband is teaching my 10-year-old son the importance of holding open doors for others. He's done particularly well when going to the store. Recently, a gentleman complimented him on his great manners.
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My sister gave the lady at the store her spare change.
- Lindley
My dad paid for another family meal at the restaurant.
- Lindley
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