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Random Acts of Kindness Fair at Mindful Hands

Help us kick off Random Acts of Kindness Week by joining us on Saturday, Feb. 11 for a Kindness Celebration! 

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On Saturday, Feb. 11th, we'll celebrate with a Kindness Fair! Join us for:

  • lemonade & cookies
  • make your own kindness prayer flag
  • take our kindness challenge by pulling a random act of kindness out of our kindness jar and committing to do it within the week. Everyone who takes our kindness challenge will receive 15% off any purchase!
  • Cat adoptions with Tails High Cat Rescue Group
  • Door prizes - win a basket of kindness, gift certificates, and other prizes!


If you're really feeling brave, you can take the Extreme Kindness Challenge from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Commit to doing at least one act of kindness for each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week and share your experience via Facebook, Twitter or the Random Acts of Kindness website.

To get you started, here's a few simple acts of kindness:

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  • smile at everyone you see
  • say "thank you" to someone who did something nice for you
  • compliment a stranger
  • pick up trash in your neighborhood
  • hold the door open for someone


Participate in random acts of kindness! We may not be able to change the whole world, but we can certainly change our little corner of it.

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