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Emerging Leaders Lead With Kindness

Learn more about the 2024 YLNI Bicentennial Kindness Challenge. 

Helping define Allen County, Indiana as the Kindest County in the Country!

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Allen County turned 200 in 2024! To celebrate, YLNI and the Allen County Commissioners launched the 2024 Kindness Challenge.

It was a county-wide initiative to spread kindness. Whether you participated individually or with a school, organization, or business, we achieved our goal of one million acts of kindness in 2024!

We watched Allen County's Kindness Movement SOAR to more than a million acts!

Total Acts in 2024
1,001,400
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Each and every act moved us closer to making Allen County the kindest county in the country. We inspired others, built momentum, and created a lasting bicentennial impact, one kind gesture at a time!

Allen County, Indiana schools, organizations, businesses, and community members were up for the challenge!

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Committing To Kindness

You joined us in embracing kindness and learned how to make a positive impact in our community!

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Acting on Opportunity

You discovered creative and meaningful ways to spread kindness no matter where you were!

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Paying it Forward

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

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Reflecting & Sharing

You shared your stories of kindness with us to help inspire more acts of kindness in our community!

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!
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See How Small Acts Made A Big Impact

Tell the manager about the kind customer service wncounter

- Marina Crowell

Leave quarters at the laundromat

- Marina Crowell

Surprise a neighbor with treats

- Marina Crowell

Say "HI" to the person in an elevator with you

- Marina Crowell

I went and supported a student who was giving a speech for an organization.

- Tina Antrim

Buy food for the person behind you in line

- Marina Crowell

I unexpectedly brought in donuts for staff.

- Doug Hicks

Tell yourself something positive when the negative voice in your head is discouraging

- Javell Prosser

Write a mentor who mad a difference

- Javell Prosser

Put your phone away while in the company of others

- Javell Prosser

Run an errand for a friend who is busy

- Javell Prosser

Find opportunities to give a compliment

- Javell Prosser

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