Residents Give Back During 26 Days of Kindness

The second annual 26 Days of Kindness campaign kicked off Wednesday.

For the next 26 days, many people will be doing more to give back in honor of the second annual 26 Days of Kindness campaign, which kicked off Wednesday in memory of the victims at Sandy Hook.

“I've been spreading the news on Facebook already, and I already did my first act of kindness," explained Sandy Hook resident Corinne Reppenhagen. "I bought something at Dunkin Donuts for the person behind me.”

The campaign, launched by Ashley Peterson through Facebook, honors the 26 students and adults who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012.

Each of the 26 days leading up to the second anniversary of the tragedy, participants are encouraged to perform one act of kindness, in honor of each of those victims.

The first day honors substitute teacher Lauren Rousseau.

“I think it's very good for the families and for the children. Yes, it's not going to change the tragedy that happened two years ago, but it gives people a sense of hope and a sense of gratitude. It's good to spread that around,” said Reppenhagen.

During last year's kindness campaign, someone in Springfield, Massachusetts, left a $10 bill in a book to honor the memory of Charlotte Bacon.

“I think the 26 Days of Kindness is really a wonderful thing to get the community really close-knit. It is small town and we all know each other in some sort of way, and I think it's just a great thing to make everyone really appreciate it,” said Sandy Hook resident Tyler Hall.
 

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