Random Acts of Kindness Week and Origins
Feb 13 to 19 marks Random Acts of Kindness Week encouraging daily kindness to others. The Mini Page profiles the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation and recalls a Berkeley idea inspiring acts of kindness and beauty after 1990s San Francisco violence.
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Be Kind Values Guide by The RAK Foundation
The RAK Foundation promotes core values such as leadership responsibility friendship courage sportsmanship confidence and helping others. It offers ideas to translate these standards into everyday actions and personal growth.
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Valentine kindness drive encourages reaching out to others
During Random Acts of Kindness Week, kids are urged to brighten someone’s day by giving a Valentine card to someone often forgotten such as a teacher or a classmate. An unexpected card can make them feel special.
Rookie Cookie's Black Bean Salad
A bright lunch option mixing black beans cherry tomatoes and red bell pepper with purple onion and cilantro. The dressing blends lemon juice olive oil rice vinegar cumin salt and pepper then pours over the bean mix and chills to blend flavors.
Matt Damon Stars in We Bought a Zoo Biography
Matt Damon plays Benjamin Mee in We Bought a Zoo based on a true story. The Boston native, Harvard English major, and co writer of Good Will Hunting has acted and produced widely. He voices Bill the Krill in Happy Feet Two and co founded Water.org and Not On Our Watch.
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Valentine’s Day History and Traditions Recap
This piece outlines Saint Valentine’s Day origins traced to Italian saints and the term From your Valentine. It notes Cupid’s role, a 1909 Valentine card, 1 billion cards yearly, and the US sale start in the 1840s. It mentions activities, poems, and el dia del amor y la amistad in Latin America.
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Practice Kindness Learning to be kind and confident
Random Acts of Kindness Week activities help kids build self confidence and a positive self view. Exercises include distinguishing facts from opinions, making compliment cards, and a kindness tossing game. Brooke Jones of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is thanked for help.
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