by Lauren West | May 31, 2020 | Kindness Stories
It all started when Minnesotan Random Acts Regional Representative Holly Olsen saw a Facebook post on a Brooklyn Park community page asking for neighborhood people to “adopt” families in need. She reached out to the poster, Emily, and found that she was a counselor at...
by Lauren West | May 10, 2020 | Kindness Stories
Michael Vlamis, star of Roswell, New Mexico, decided to donate all the profits from his new inclusive merchandise campaign to a nonprofit. Thanks to fans, Michael chose Random Acts. The campaign started in October of last year, and the proceeds are graciously now...
by Lauren West | Apr 22, 2020 | Kindness Stories
On Saturday, April 18, 2020, an active shooter held up Portapique, Nova Scotia. The shooter initially killed two people over what appeared to be a domestic dispute before turning to acts of more randomized violence, including setting at least five separate fires. By...
by Lauren West | Apr 22, 2020 | Kindness Stories
In the autumn of 2019, The River Falls Community Food Pantry moved to a new location. While the move was necessary, Jennifer Willis-Rivera, director of operations for Random Acts and supervisor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) Random Acts Student...
by Lauren West | Apr 10, 2020 | Kindness Stories
This past Christmas season, Random Acts Staffer Maria Christian helped plan her community’s 9th Annual Day of Kindness in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. This day is meant to help folks in need in southwest Virginia by offering food, clothing, toys, hygiene products, and...