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Olivia and Ella leave crocheted
items for strangers to find

Young mum Holly finds the
time for acts of kindness

An act of kindness can
help those going through
challenging times

Christmas wreaths using plastic rings beyond! “It’s incredible how far this
from botles, “so they’re recycling at the litle kindness movement has spread,”
same time which I think is amazing!” acknowledges Holly.
The group’s Facebook page reveals a So how does it feel when a random
plethora of places where unsuspecting act of crochet kindness item is found by
members of the public have come a stranger? The women clearly don’t do
across a handmade item. From public this just for thanks or reward. “I just
transport and bus stops to book shops hope that somewhere along the line
and supermarkets. But where is the it has made someone's day a litle
most unusual place Olivia and her brighter,” explains Ella. “The act
friends have let an item? Ella says, of giving is enough, spreading
“I took two lowers on a trip to IKEA kindness ills my heart with joy,
and let my Grandpa decide where they if I do get a response then it's a
were hidden.” Holly has let lowers in bonus.” Holly agrees: “It makes me
a church, while Olivia tells us, “I let a very happy to know they have been
crocheted lower outside Buckingham found and made someone smile but
Palace which was really nerve-wracking I don’t do it to get anything back. I sent
because it was so busy and I thought my acts of kindness into the world with
someone would see me! I’ve also put no expectations.”
one in a post box before.” Many of us are guilty of living our
Members of the Facebook group lives day to day without considering
routinely post pictures of their what others are experiencing. Perhaps
crocheted makes, enthusiastically that’s why this movement has grown so
revealing that they’re excited to make quickly. Olivia has improved her own
their irst ‘drop’. A recent poll revealed mental health by spreading joy to from a loved one that has passed away,”
that group members come from all over others. “I’ve been contacted by people she explains. “There’s nothing that
the world – Australia, South Africa, who’ve said they found one of my beats that feeling of knowing you’ve
Peru, India, Bolivia, America, France, lowers and it felt like a sign that brightened someone else's day
Mexico, Cheshire, Great Yarmouth and they’re going to be ok, or like a message or made their day a bit lighter.”

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY IS ON 17TH FEBRUARY – WHAT WILL YOU DO?

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