Brooklyn Center Wants You To Celebrate Kindness in the Community
(CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER) – Since 1997 the City of Brooklyn Center has celebrated Random Acts of Kindness. October-November the City Council recognizes all Brooklyn Center residents and groups who have performed Random Acts of Kindness that help to make our community a wonderful place to live and work.
What is a Random Act of Kindness?
A Random Act of Kindness is a selfless, unexpected act performed by an individual, organization, or group towards someone or something. It is simply done out of the will to extend goodness without expecting anything in return. When we make the extra effort of being kind when we aren’t expected or required to and surprise someone, including ourselves – this is a Random Act of Kindness, a good deed that is truly the embodiment of compassion and caring.
Nominations
2025 Deadline: Friday, October 17
Anyone may nominate someone who has performed an act of kindness in the past year. You may send a card or letter or download the City’s nomination form. You may submit up to four (4) nominations.
Recognition Ceremony
All Random Acts of Kindness nominees are recognized by the City Council during a regularly scheduled televised Council meeting. We look forward to hearing from you. Join us in celebrating kindness in our community!
Examples of Random Acts of Kindness
Walk a neighbor’s dog
Donate your time to perform lawn services for the elderly or disabled
Collect soda can tabs for recycling and give the proceeds to the Ronald McDonald house
Feed a stranger’s expired parking meter
Donate to a food shelf or clothing shelter
Photograph someone being kind to another
Read to a child
Donate books to a daycare or school
Tutor a student
Be a Safety Patrol and help kids get to and from school safely
Pick up litter (Adopt-A-Street or Park)
Collect mittens or socks and give them to those in need
Care for the sick
Volunteer in the community (schools, hospitals, churches, etc.)
Plant a tree
Visit someone in the hospital
Bake a hot dish for someone who just returned from the hospital
Pick up the mail for a senior citizen on your block each day
Adopt a homeless pet at the Animal Humane Society
Donate time at a senior center
Clean graffiti from neighborhood walls and buildings
Transport someone who can’t drive
