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Western Washington University’s Center for Service-Learning and the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Service Leader Scholars are hosting the first-annual ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign from March 2 to March 6.

During the first week of March, members of Western’s community and beyond are encouraged to join in daily projects that promote kindness, stronger community, and healthy relationships.

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign is partnering with #WesternCares and many other organizations on campus, .

Each day of the campaign has a separate theme:

Monday, March 2: Appreciation - Show appreciation toward ²ÝÁñÉçÇø faculty

To encourage this project: Service Leaders, members of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Wrestling Team, and members of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Tennis team will be on Vendor’s Row from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Stop by, write a note of kindness to a professor, and they’ll deliver it for you.

Tuesday, March 3: Recognition - In person, thank a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø grounds crewmember, custodian, mechanic, or tradesperson.

To encourage this project: Service Leaders and various offices on campus will be handing out kindness cubes (branded ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign notes that are specific to each day’s theme, project, and color) for people to give to maintenance crewmembers in their immediate areas.

Wednesday, March 4: Inspiration - Inspire your peers with uplifting words

To encourage this project: Service Leaders, The AS Bookstore, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Tutoring Center, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Mindfulness Club, and the To Write Love on Her Arms Club will be passing out kindness cubes with inspirational quotes on them – keep the kindness cube* for yourself, or pay-it-forward to someone that inspires you.

Thursday, March 5: Encouragement - Focus on encouraging yourself

To encourage this project: Service Leaders and the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Change Makers Club will be hosting an interactive art project focused on self-encouragement. You can find this project outside, beneath the Haggard Hall Sky Bridge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday, March 6: Celebration

To celebrate the final day of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign members of the Bellingham community are invited to the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign Talent Showcase on Friday, March 6, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. (doors will open at 7 p.m.) located on Western’s campus in Arntzen Hall 100. Students, staff, and members of the Bellingham community will be performing acts that represent what kindness means to them. This is a free event, but audience members are encouraged to bring canned food that will be donated to the Bellingham Food Bank; canned fish/meat, baby food, baby formula, peanut butter, and beans are needed.

To learn more about the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign, visit or .

There will be a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign food drive happening all week. To learn how to donate or for more information about the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Kindness Campaign, the Center for Service-Learning, or the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Service Leaders, call 360-650-7518 or email sarah.dorfler@wwu.edu.