Macy Shreffler
Student Reporter
World Kindness Day will be celebrated on Monday, November 10th, and to commemorate the occasion, what better way than to recognize the kind things people do for others.
This is the third year that NWOSU will be celebrating Kindness Day with United Way of Northwest Oklahoma.
Kindness is a simple act that may go unnoticed. However when it is noticed it powers people to succeed and feel joy. World Kindness Day is a day to recognize all of the kind things others do for us, and what we can do for others as well. Even the smallest acts of kindness have a huge impact and can even encourage others to reciprocate that kindness.
Sophomore biology major from Ringwood, Hadley Bohlen said that something kind someone did for her recently was last Wednesday when some friends invited her to eat at their house and cook dinner with them.
Abby Davis is a senior psychology major from Ponca City. She plays volleyball for the school and works part-time at the gym on campus. She explained that in an early shift she decided to bring her coworkers coffee after a nice woman in a coffee house drive-through anonymously paid for her order.
“It was so kind of her to do this especially because I was on my way to an early shift for work, it made my whole day,” Davis said.
Davis said it felt good to do something nice for her coworkers knowing someone would do the same for her.
Avery Grieve, sophomore, biology major from Sharon, Kansas said she helped an older lady at Walmart carry in her groceries earlier this week.
On Nov. 10 Northwest Oklahoma will celebrate World Kindness Day, and this day should not go unnoticed, in fact it should be recognized for the importance of random acts of kindness.
Kindness is something that can easily be forgotten, but on this day it is an opportunity to be kind, and remember the times kindness has touched us, and encourage a year of being kind and being thankful for the small moments that give us a smile to wear throughout stressful times.
Maegan Holson is a junior pschology major from Waynoka said one kind thing she does is watches her friend’s baby while she is in class.
Around 30 clubs, organizations and individuals at NWOSU have signed up to do a project this year.
Some groups have already done early projects for Kindness Day.
One of those groups was the President Leadership Class. The class painted the McKeever school building on campus. PLC also plans to help the Lutheran Church prepare for their annual annoual fundraiser dinner in early Nov.
Some NWOSU clubs are also participating Delta Zeta will be painting and hiding rocks with encouraging notes on them around campus. Other clubs are doing food drives for the campus cabinet, coat drives for Salvation Army and Enid’s Street Outreach Service.
Groups participating in Kindness Day or people who recieve a random act of kindness that day are encouraged to post pictures and videos on Facebook with the hashtag #BeKindNWOK.
Taking photos from the creating of the project to the delivery is also encouraged.
Random acts of kindness can really make someone’s day and everyone is welcome to participate that day.
People not registered to do an event for Kindness Day are still encouraged to do something nice for someone that day.
Some things people who are not signed up but would like to participate can do are say something nice to someone you see on your way to class, pay for the meal behind you at Mcdonalds or put post it notes around campus sayin gnice and encouraging quotes.
If you are interested in being part of this day, there are posters scattered around campus with opportunities for spreading kindness on this day or you can contact vcase@nwosu.edu for more information.
Anyone who would like to be a monetary sponsor of the overall Kindness Day in Northwest Oklahoma event should contact Dan Schiedel, CEO and executive director of United Way of Northwest Oklahoma in Enid, at (580) 237-0821 or dan@unitedwayenid.org.
