During Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 15th to 21st), the Women in Business Committee is not just encouraging acts of kindness in Frederick County – we’re hosting a networking mixer and donation drive focusing on it!
Tuesday, February 17, 2025 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | RAK Brewing, 400 Sagner Avenue Suite 100, Frederick, MD 21701
The beneficiary of this Be Kind Frederick donation drive is the Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County, an organization that provides a supportive place where young people can learn, grow, and build confidence through positive programs and caring mentors.
Donations being accepted:
- Bug spray
- Bug bracelets
- Sunscreen
- Pool Towels
- Bathing suits (Girls/Boys sizes S-XL and Womens/Mens S-L, for kids 1st grade – 8th grade)
- Pool Goggles
- Swim Caps
- Water shoes (Big Kids size 13-4)
- Water slides (Big Kids size 13-4)
- Plastic small pools
Bring your donations and enjoy an evening filled with connection and kindness. Spread the word and invite your network – colleagues, friends, and family. Members and nonmembers are welcome! Drop off donations will also be accepted at the door.
Pre-registration is required for the mixer at this link: Women in Business Mixer & Donation Drive
“How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway… And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!”
– Anne Frank
The Women in Business 2025 Donation Drive benefiting Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (COIPP)
30 Random Acts of Kindness You Can Do!
As business leaders and community members, there is no better time than now to embrace the concept of kindness. We encourage you to get your entire organization involved in Random Acts of Kindness Week! Below are some ideas to get you started!
- Pay it Backward: buy coffee for the person behind you in line.
- Compliment the first three people you talk to today.
- Send a positive text message to five different people right now.
- Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood, office, school, etc.
- Tell someone they dropped a dollar (even though they didn’t). Then give them a dollar.
- Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter.
- Say hi to the person next to you on the elevator.
- Surprise a neighbor with freshly baked cookies or treats!
- Let someone go in front of you in line who only has a few items.
- Leave a gas gift card at a gas pump.
- Throw a party to celebrate someone just for being who they are, which is awesome.
- Have a LinkedIn account? Write a recommendation for coworker or connection.
- Leave quarters at the laundromat.
- Encounter someone in customer service who is especially kind? Take an extra five minutes to tell their manager.
- Leave unused coupons next to corresponding products in the grocery store.
- Leave a note on someone’s car telling them how awesome they parked.
- Try to make sure every person in a group conversation feels included.
- Write a kind message on your mirror with a dry erase marker for yourself, your significant other or a family member.
- Place a positive body image notes in jean pockets at a department store.
- Smile at five strangers.
- Set an alarm on your phone to go off at three different times during the day. In those moments, do something kind for someone else.
- Send a gratitude email to a coworker who deserves more recognition.
- Practice self-kindness and spend 30 minutes doing something you love today.
- Give away stuff for free on Craig’s List.
- Write a gratitude list in the morning and again in the evening.
- Know parents who could use a night out? Offer to babysit for free.
- Hold up positive signs for traffic or in a park for people exercising outside!
- Return shopping carts for people at the grocery store.
- Buy a plant. Put it in a terracotta pot. Write positive words that describe a friend on the pot. Give it to that friend!
- Write a positive comment on your favorite blog, website, or a friend’s social media account.
to use the hashtag #BeKindFrederick and tag the Chamber if you post to social media!
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