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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.

Files should be uploaded at 640x480 for best results.

See How Small Acts Are Making A Big Impact

Encounter someone in customer service that is especially kind? Talked to the manager to let them know

- Roger

Let someone in front of you in line who only has a few items

- roger

Say Hi to the person next to you on the elevator

- Roger

TELL YOURSELF SOMETHING POSITIVE WHEN YOU HEAR THE NEGATIVE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD

- ROSHANDA ARMSTRONG

SEND A GRATITUDE EMALI TO A CO-WORKER WHO DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION

- ROSHANDA ARMSTRONG

OLACE A SMILEY FACE ON THE SERVICE STICKER WHEN THE BUS IS COMPLETED

- RANDY PATTERSON

PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY WHEN IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS

- RANDY PATTERSON

KEEP AN EXTRA UMBRELLA AT WORK SO YOU CAN LEND IT TO OTHERS

- RANDY PATTERSON

PICK UP LITTER AND THROW IT IN THE TRASH

- RANDY PATTERSON

LEAVE A BIG TIP FOR A KIND SERVER

- RANDY PATTERSON

RETURN SHOPPING CARTS FOR PEOPLE AT THE STORE

- RANDY PATTERSON

SPEND 30 MINUTES DOING SOMETHING YOU LOVE...WATCHING SCARY MOVIES

- RANDY PATTERSON

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