Today is Pay It Forward Day, and people in over 60 countries around the world are participating. The idea is to do 'random acts of kindness' for people, and thereby:
- to encourage all of us to embrace the incredible power of giving
- to show each other that we care and that there is love, hope, and magic all around us
- to know that we may be only one person in this world, but to one person, at one time, we are the world
(from payitforwardday.com)
The theory is that if we do this for someone, they will 'pay it forward', and do something nice and unexpected for someone else, and that this ripple effect will continue to move around the world. The students' task today was to come up with a list of things they could do (but normally wouldn't) to help a friend, family member, or a neighbour, without expecting anything in return, to try and make that person's day a little better. Here are some of their ideas:
Helping around the house instead of just sitting on the couch. - Kurt
Hugging my brother. - Erika
Make a special dessert. - Jade
Clean the toilet. - Jacell
Help my grandma clean her car. - Hailey K.
Not bugging my brother at home. - Joey
Set the table before dinner. - Lexi
Help clean the house. - Denisse
Do the dishes after dinner. - Logan
Clean the dishes in the sink. - Marie
Clean the house. - Gal
Give my brother a nice big hug. - Evan
Feed both of the dogs. - Emma
Make coffee for my mom. - Mikayla
Feed my brother's hamster and fish. - Jenna
Clean up the house before mom or dad gets home. - Hailey M.
Buy my sister her favourite kind of gum. - Braylin
Help my mom make supper. - Ava
Do the laundry. - Michael
Decorate my sister's birthday party downstairs. - Alexandra
Clean my brothers' rooms. - Kyra
Clean the toilet. - Cameron
Make my brother and sister a snack. - Dylan
Buy a pretzel for the person behind me in line at the pretzel stand, when I'm at tonight's Jets game. - Mr. H.
I'm looking forward to talking to the class tomorrow, and seeing how many of them decided to 'pay it forward'!
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