$20 Challenge: A Lesson in Kindness
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The Description
In 2014, my sister died in a car accident, leaving behind some money in her wallet. Because she was so focused on helping those in need during her lifetime, I knew this money had to go towards helping others.
Therefore, after saving and contributing some money of my own, I decided to use the money to teach my students a lesson in giving and kindness. I gave each student $20 and challenged them to use it to do an act of kindness. My students took this challenge seriously and thoughtfully used their $20 to bring smiles to many faces.
After completing my $20 Challenge with one class in the fall of 2018, I received enough donations to continue my kindness challenge every semester since. This past fall, we reached our 350th act of kindness in my sister's honor.
If you like to help spread kindness and help others, please consider donating to our $20 Challenge. Your money will go directly toward making the world a better place, $20 at a time. :-)
NOTE: Donors will receive an email with the video link when their funds are used (I'd like to show you what acts of kindness were done with your donation!). If you wish to remain anonymous when being thanked in the video, please let me know; otherwise, your name will appear at the end of the video.
Back Up Plan
I will fund my $20 Challenge while I can afford it.
Fundraiser Updates (1)
THANK YOU!
March 20, 2025
THANK YOU for donating to my $20 Challenge. I’m touched by everyone's immense generosity and kind messages. I am truly overwhelmed.
It is my dream to continue this kindness challenge until I retire and to create a small foundation in my sister’s name so that I could provide grants to teachers across the country, allowing them to carry out this kindness challenge with their students. You all have allowed me to get closer to that dream.
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But then I hear about this, and am reminded that there are people out there who still care. And young people who can hopefully bring some kindness into the future. Glad to donate for such a good cause.
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