Kindness goes a long way
them up,” says student Kohl Archambault. “I feel good. I feel energized.”
And it’s not just the students who feel good about the kindness they are spreading. Those on the receiving end feel pretty great about it too.
Rosann Clairmont of Purolator Inc. sent a thank you letter to the club for the thank you cards they received from the club. The company had held a Back to School Cereal Challenge and donated cereal to Central School for its breakfast club.
“I want to let you and the children know how very much we appreciate the thoughtfulness and gratitude that went into the thank you cards we received in return,” Clairmont wrote in a letter to Hanf and the club. “It truly warmed my heart to reach each one . . . You are a wonderful source of inspiration.”
Hanf says she hopes to see the initiative spread school-wide next year. And she also hopes as word spreads in the community it encourages others to be kind to one another.
The students, meanwhile, are happy about the role they are playing in the initiative.
“I feel really happy to be a part of the club,” says student Arihanna Young. “This is a time to be kind to other people when they have been really kind to us.”
That’s just the kind of message Hanf likes to hear, saying about the students. “I’m so proud of them.”