It’s 2023 now. For the last 6 years, third grade students at a primary school in British Columbia have performed acts of kindness for people in Chilliwack. It’s part of Watson Elementary’s Kindness Project.
The project first started back 6 years ago when teacher Jen Thiessen and another teacher Kyla Stradling came up with the idea. Over the years, either one or two Grade 3 classes from Watson would take it on. But, this year five classes took part (all the Grade 3 students, and some kids in Grades 2 and 4), making it the biggest one ever. The students raise money for the project by selling cupcakes. This year they raised $1,400. Then they go to local parks and hand out flowers, chocolates, coffee and dog treats to strangers. Some stay back and put together care packages(爱心包裹) for homeless people.
Each of the goodies given out that day came with a card with a sentence on one side, written by Kevin Heath: “No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple (涟漪) that over time can turn into a tidal wave(浪潮) changing the lives of many.” And it worked.
“Kindness coffee is always the best,” one woman said, adding that she was going to buy someone else a cup of coffee. No more than 10 minutes later, a man came up to Thiessen and handed her a $20 bill. “This is for next year’s project,” he said.
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