Leigh McManus and James Clark Jr. were married on September 16 in Florida. In their wedding invitations, they included a request for their guests, to give random acts of kindness. Leigh said that even a month after tying the knot that she is still receiving the impact of her request. One of her bridesmaids, remembering her daughters love of cats, took pet supplies to a local shelter. Her maid of honor sent her a photo of the doughnuts she brought to a nail salon. Other acts included but were not limited to, buying lunch for a stranger, delivering a surprise batch of cookies, baking cookies for the UPS deliveryman, and donating supplies to a women's shelter.
Leigh says, "It's just a way to celebrate the love of our wedding."
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Would you ever do something like this, and what are your thoughts?
What would you do for your random act of kindness?
I personally believe that acts of kindness are like a stack of dominoes, one follows another.
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Yes I think it's a good idea and it's really cool that she asked everyone in her wedding to do this. I would buy someone in school who needs clothes, a bunch of clothes or give them clothes that I don't need anymore that would fit them.
This is so neat what she did! I think that everybody needs to do just a small act of kindness. I think that maybe I would help some people with their homework or maybe do things older can no longer do.
I think that it was a pretty cool idea that they did that and I think it would be cool to do it but I don't think that I would do it. For a random act of kindness I would probably donate different things like clothes and stuff to the needey.
I think this is a great idea. Ya, I think I would do something like this. I'm not sure exactly what I would do, but maybe something like buying someone their favorite candy bar if their not feeling the best. Sometimes the smallest things make the biggest impacted on people.
I think it's a fantastic idea to pay it forward! It shows someone that you care no matter how small or big the act is. I have always wanted to go over to an elderly person sitting alone at a restaurant and just share a meal with them and swap stories and purchase their meal for them. The more love you share, the more there is to go around. What goes around comes around.
I think it's a great thing to do, our society needs a lot more kindness, and that's a good way to start it. I have always wanted to pay for someones meal in a drive through without them knowing until they get to the counter.
I might have done something like this it all depends. I would give a homeless man 50 buck