Help Us Celebrate World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th every year
World Kindness Day was first celebrated in 1998 after the formation of the World Kindness Movement. It was their hope and goal to create a day that would help to raise awareness of the importance of kindness as a unifying power between people everywhere. World Kindness Day is to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.
Founder Carol Deely Speaks About Kindness on Chicago’s NPR Station
Ahead of World Kindness Day, Founder Carol Deely had the opportunity to speak with Sasha-Ann Simons, host of of WBEZ's daily radio show Reset. Carol highlights Gabriel's Light's pillar of kindness and discusses how anyone, no matter what age, can engage in a small act of kindness that could light up someone's day. Listen to the interview here.
Some Ideas for Spreading a Little More Kindness
In October, the Gabriel’s Light team worked together with our Fall Youth Ambassadors to #ShineTheLight on Kindness. In honor of Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, we created a kindness campaign to promote engaging in small acts of kindness. YOU can join our campaign too - or simply use some of these ideas as jumping off points for your own acts of kindness. Here’s how:
Play #ShineTheLight on Kindness Bingo
Create Compliment Cards for Friends & Family
Share Kindness Posts on Social Media
Print and Hang Kindness Posters To Encourage Others
How To Play #ShineTheLight On Kindness Bingo
Click here to download your card. We have a 5 x 7 card you can print and put on your locker or hang up at home. Or, use our social posts that fit Instagram posts/stories.
Share your progress and encourage others to join the game. You could make it a fun competition with friends or a family activity.
Share your progress and encourage others to join the game. You could make it a fun competition with friends or a family activity.
Create Compliment Cards for Friends & Family
Giving people compliments can have a BIG impact on their day and even their lives. Use our Compliment Cards to #ShineTheLight on people you care about, and maybe even surprise some people people you know less well.
Click here to download our Compliment Cards. You can print out our 5 x 7 inch version or use our social media posts.
Fill out someone’s name and something you like about them. Tape them to lockers, leave them in backpacks, put in a mailbox, or share online. Be creative, have fun! You can decide if you want it to be anonymous or sign your name.
Use our Kindness Posts & Posters to Inspire Others
We have created a number of social media posts and printable posters with messages of kindness and kindness challenges. Download social media graphics and share them online or print 8.5 x 11 posters to hang at work, at school, or even at home.
Help us #ShineTheLight and save lives!
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About Gabriel's Light
In 2019, Carol and Brendan Deely founded Gabriel’s Light in honor of their son who died by suicide at age 12. In honor of Gabe and all those lost to suicide, they share their journey with the hope that others may learn and grow from their tragedy. Focusing on three pillars of cyber safety, suicide prevention, and kindness campaigns, through outreach, programs, partnerships, and funding, they raise awareness and inspire youth, parents, and educators to take action and help forward their mission.