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Act of kindness goes global
JANUARY 16, 2014
people can choose from. If a child doesn’t like one, they can pick a different one. With the purchase of the App you can create three accounts within your household. There are even characters which depict the act of kindness you are doing. “They are a way to make it fun and more visually appealing to kids,”
On December 20 of last year, two Kamloops women officially launched a new App to the world in the hopes of making our planet a kinder place. The beginning of the Club Kindness App was small and grassroots, but has grown into something much more. adds Natalie. “The challenges are more than Natalie Peace and Carrie Neal worked together at just go clean your room. Kids get to do Boosterjuice here in Kamloops. They decided to things that are playful; the challenges run a campaign within the business to promote acts are really about joy.” of kindness both internally and within the comAfter you complete a challenge munity. “At first I was paying my employees you submit your story about the for a shift, which they dedicated their time to challenge. You are asked quescommunity kindness,” comments Natalie. tions like: Who did you do the “We unfortunately had to have it end, but act of kindness for? What did we thought there was something here. We you do for them? What is the wanted to give it more life and get this result? How did it make you concept in front of more people. feel? “You can’t help but smile Thus began the 22 Day Challenge in when you read some of the Kamloops where people took the pledge them,” says Natalie. “The parto do one act of kindness a day for 22 ents are saying that the kids days. “I never expected that there would Natalie Peace is very excited about the recent release of the Club Kindness favourite part is the questions; be such an incredible response,” says App. She and her partner Carrie Neal hope this App brings more love and it is about them. They are lovNatalie “The walls at Boosterjuice kindness to the world. ing that their voice counts.” were covered which shows how One of the stories from the exceptional Kamloops is. A local website is Kamloops 12-yearpoliceman around the same time, came in and he said that every other day old Ireland K’s generosity story. “I set up a lemonade stand when it was a somebody ahead of him at Tim Hortons had bought him his coffee.” hot summer day. Everyone thanked me and smiled. It made me feel warm Natalie ended up selling her Boosterjuice stores, but didn’t want to give and fuzzy inside.” The amazing thing about these stories is that not only are up on the idea that acts of kindness were making the community a better young children using this app, there are people well into middle age who place. “We tossed around the idea of a platform that reaches more people,” are taking on challenges. Natalie and Carrie have found something which adds Natalie. “We were onto something and people wanted more of this is encouraging people to be more friendly. On the online interactive map kind of thing. They wanted to touch that divine part of ourselves. The idea there are people doing acts of kindness across the globe. With each App of the Club Kindness App blossomed because of how Kamloops responded purchase, the world is getting a little kinder. How incredible is this?! to that challenge. There are now people from all over the world who are “The map on acts of kindness is worldwide. It shows kids that kindness downloading this App.” crosses all kinds of boarders. Knowing that they are not alone. A sense of There are currently 120 challenges for this children orientated App, which – continued on page 2
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