Stories Matching '$100 Kindness Idea' Tag (7)Environment Research New Ideas Public Transportation Children Inspiration Teachers Seniors OnThe Road Grocery Store Money Workplace Animals At Home Anonymous Friendship Kindness Kindness of Strangers Courage Small Acts of Kindness Health and Wellness Generosity Sharing Family Respect Neighbors Reconciliation Smile Cards Advice Good Samaritan Giving Money Giving Ability School Church Youth Collective Arts Creative Kindness Random Act of Kindness Homeless Travel/Vacation College/University Holidays Internet Birthday Sharing Food Emergency/Disaster Community Relationships Paying-It-Forward Coffee Shop/Restaurants $100 Kindness Idea Smile Decks Thank You Serendipity A Kindness Idea to Remind People That They Matter--posted by iferlamb, on May 1, 2010
I received the most exciting message today! My kindness idea was selected! I am going to make up some baskets complete with "You Matter" and Smile Cards and take them to local retirement homes. I will ask a staff member to give the resident most in need of this gift while explaining to them the idea of paying forward the kind act for someone else. I hope this will start a kindness "epidemic" in the retirement homes that I take the baskets to. This is just my way of telling them that they are not forgotten and they matter! Thank you HELPOTHERS!!
comments (8) | email this | print | permalink Compassionate Cakes for the Community--posted by Harriet, on Jun 29, 2010
comments (23) | email this | print | permalink An Inspiring Personal Journey in Helping Others--posted by Jacinda, on Jul 13, 2010 I stumbled across Helpothers.org when I was in a Computer Science class in my last year at high school (2008) while looking for an inspirational quote. Well I found more than just an inspirational quote but many inspiring people from all around the world too! I had no clue then how I would begin a journey of being inspired every day by all of you. I didn’t know I would meet and become friends with people from the USA, UK, India, Netherlands, Australia etc..But in life the things you love the most are surprises which take you on a whirlwind ... comments (14) | email this | print | permalink Sunshine Smiles in the Rain--posted by madeusmile, on Aug 28, 2010
comments (14) | email this | print | permalink Hope, Joy and a Little Bit of Ice-Cream--posted by mcnamara8, on Sep 11, 2010
comments (9) | email this | print | permalink My $100 Kindness Mission--posted by keriann, on Nov 25, 2010 I submited a kindness idea to Helpothers.org $100 kindness contest and I won. Armed with $100 and a mission - WOW! What an amazing week I just had! It started out last weekend - the first goal was to fill 20 “Smile Baggies” to give out. I had so much fun all Saturday picking out the items to buy. I'm a single mom of a teenager, so the opportunity to buy something without worrying about whether it would hurt our monthly budget made me feel like I had won the lottery! I picked out some practical items – a post-it note pad, pen, hand sanitizer wipes, ... comments (21) | email this | print | permalink Candy Care from the Kindness Contest--posted by khclark, on Jan 25, 2011 In early December, I had a fun idea. I thought it would be a good idea to provide care packages for my students who were heading into their final exams. I teach two classes at CWRU in Ohio, which is a difficult, research oriented, private school.I also teach two classes at Tri-C, a community college made up of more mature college students who worked and had families. They had their own stresses. I found this site, HelpOthers.org and the kindness contest, and wrote in with my idea to use the $100 to provide care packages for my students. Before I even knew if I would win ... comments (17) | email this | print | permalink
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I entered the monthly Kindness contest, answering the question, "What would you do with $100 to help your community?" I said that I would buy 100 cake mixes and bake 100 cakes and deliver them to 100 different blocks in my community, encouraging the recipients to share their cakes with their neighbors! I wanted to deliver not only food for their bellies, but food for their souls! I wanted to show the love that I had for my community and encourage others to talk with or meet their neighbors! I named the idea, "Compassionate Cakes".
To my surprise, my idea was ... 
Today it is 39 degrees and supposed to be raining. It would have been the perfect day for me to act upon my Kindness Idea.
I was the lucky winner of the December Kindness Idea's Contest on Helpothers.org - where they give you $100 to carry out your kindness idea. My idea was to purchase umbrellas for shelter on a rainy day and small towels to wife your face and hopefully bring a little smile into your day and hand them out to folks who find themselves caught out in the weather unprepared.
Once I received the check for $100 I ran right out and purchased umbrellas ... 
Earlier this year, I submitted an idea to the Helpothers.org Kindness Contest. I was lucky enough to be selected a winner for my idea and received a $100 to throw an ice-cream party for the children in the ART (Acute Residential Treatment Center) at the Walker Home & School in Massachusetts. This institution serves the complex needs of a diverse group of children, from those with severe mental illnesses to those who have experienced abuse, neglect or other catastrophic challenges in their young lives.
The simple joy of knowing that even children who struggle with daily living can find pleasure in an ice cream ... | Home | About Us | Our Friends | Get Involved | Contact us |  |  |  |