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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

AS I was walking the dog today, I found a brand new pack of 10mm bullets. I do not use guns, so I walked them to my neighbors and gave the package to them. They were really excited.

- Leslee

Danaiya and Nakaiya assisted in a heated verbal altercation. They heard a commotion and walked the upset student to the office to avoid a fight and calm her down.

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Our school has a RAK (Random Acts of Kindness Club). Members consist of 2nd and 3rd graders. They meet twice a month after school during October, November and December. This is an ongoing club so students coming up from the younger grades might aspire to be in the club when they reach this grade and start their Acts of Kindness even earlier. The club will do things like make inspiring messages and hang them up around the school. They have painted rocks and put them around outside for people to find and share to brighten someone's day.

- Shambaugh Elementary

Braunson comes to the HUB every day after C lunch to retrieve our lunch trays. He has never been asked to do this, he just does it and expects nothing in return. He always hugs Ms. T, the teacher, first and asks her how her day is. While she does occasionally give him snacks for his kindness, she feels he deserves recognition for his random acts of kindness daily.

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A client at NIIC was sitting outside of their office. I assumed they were working on something solo. When I passed back by, the client said, "we forgot our key, but our coworker will be here in 10 minutes. I'm sorry we're in the way in the hall." I don't think they knew i worked there, because everyone thinks everyone in our building are other small businesses. I said, "Did you know that the Concierge has a key that can let you in?" Her face lit up and said, "Oh, thank you!"

- Rhonda Ladig

I had a client who needed to register her LLC and she only had cash, instead of telling her I couldnt help I used my card and she gave me the cash so that she could finish the registration

- Rosalina

I helped a family member write a letter so that they could obtain assistance for housing and they needed it to be in English and they only speak Spanish.

- Rosalina

I helped FW Magazine editor interview 3 immigrants in Spanish so that he could write a story about them, instead of saying I was busy I took the time to help to highlight their stories and show my support

- Rosalina

I wrote a letter of good moral character for a lady who needed it for her immigration process and she wanted to pay me but I did it because I just wanted to help her and hopes that she can stay here in the US for her children.

- Rosalina

I donated $550 to a local business owner who was struggling to afford marketing signage she is a solo business owner, mother and needed the support to attract customers

- Rosalina

Brice Vance Tallahassee

My Act of Kindness was being a volunteer baseball coach for the Tallahassee 12U baseball team in the Fall Baseball League at the Wallen Baseball/Softball Complex. It was an enjoyable experience to coach a group of great kids. There were wins and losses but more importantly improvement from each one of the players.

- Brice Vance

I started volunteering loading and unloading the food bank truck for St. Henry's Community Center off Paulding Rd.

- Sean Gleason

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