"It's just a day to celebrate kindness and the whole pay it forward mentality", said Tracy Van Kalsbeek, executive director of the Stratford Perth Community Foundation, in 2016, where the day is celebrated on November 4.
[2][3][4] The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) was founded in 1995 in the US.
[6][7] Glennon is currently the Chairman of World Kindness, USA.
[8][9] Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) day began in 2004 in New Zealand.
[10][11][12][13] [better source needed] Promoters of the day suggest paying for another person's meal in drive-thrus, letting someone go ahead in line, buying extra at the grocery store and donating it to a food pantry, buying flowers for someone, helping someone change a flat tire, posting anonymous sticky notes with validating or uplifting messages around for people to find, complimenting a colleague on their work, and other acts.