Acts of Kindness

Today, we read this article as a class about a couple who answers real children's letters to Santa:

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/vv7nem/an-nyc-couple-received-mysterious-santa-letters-so-they-put-on-their-red-hat

The students were very inspired by the article and we thought of ways we can help others in need here in Calgary.

Here was the list of ideas we brainstormed for things we can do to help people experiencing homelessness know that we care:

- Tie scarves, hats, mitts to trees or fenceposts so that people who need them can take them
- Wrap up personal hygiene items and leave them in stockings at main intersections
- Make posters and put them up on lampposts with inspirational messages like, "We Care About YOU" or "You Matter"
- Donate to a Food or Toy bank
- Look people in the eye when you pass them on the street and say, "Happy Holidays" to make sure they feel like they belong
- Shovel the sidewalk so it's easier for people to walk by; shovel a neighbour's walkway

You can brainstorm more Acts of Kindness at home! :)