Your Acts of Kindness

I have never met Derek or any of you but I am in Ohio and praying for you all. Three weeks ago a young girl walked up to my 4 year old son and handed him the pin you see below. We were in the magic kingdom and enjoying every second of it as my son had been through a medical scare the week before. She said ‘here this is for you’. I said ‘honey that’s so sweet but why is this for him?’ She proceeded to tell us Derek’s story. I hugged her and started to cry of course. Her mother took pics , I don’t have any. I hope she shared them with you. And I am ok if she shares them on here. It was sweet moment that restored my faith.

AJ English

There were 4 recipients of Derek cards and cash being given out by a kind gentleman today at the mall in Madison. Thanks so much for sharing Derek’s spirit!

This quilt was given locally today to a lady who does so much for others with a Derek card inside. So wonderful to see.

From: Anonymous

At a local church recently a Sunday school student’s name was randomly selected and she was given $50 in cash and assigned the enjoyable task of keeping the “random acts of kindness” tradition continuing. The student, along with her little sister decided to use the money to purchase ten $5 gift cards at the local Kwik Trip and give them out to people as they walked into the store. The results were heartwarming. The girls received mostly surprised looks followed by an enthusiastic “Thank You!!” One elderly lady blew kisses to the girls as she left the store; another lady said she would be sure to keep paying it forward. A gentleman accepted the gift card on the way in but then when he was leaving gave the girls a $10 dollar bill and told them to get themselves a treat. The girls did treat themselves by purchasing two additional gift cards to hand out to customers. This random act brightened the day for 12 unsuspecting individuals going about their routines and two sisters who shared the joy and uplifting power of doing nice things for people. My husband was a recipient of this wonderful act of kindness. It made his day.

Reported by Diane Alm

Almost forgot to say thank you for the random act of kindness. I was given a $5 gift card by a sweet young lady who was sitting with her dad and sister outside the Kwik Trip. The clerk said that they buy 10 of them each year to pass out, In honor of Derek Lendosky. Very cool.

Kathy Lange

I know it’s not much but I grabbed the phone book, flipped to a random page, closed my eyes and where my finger landed is who I decided to give to. I mailed this individual a card with a personal note in it a long with $50. Like I said nothing much, but I sometimes forget I have more than what I realize.

Deven Kelly

Random Act of Kindness for Derek Completed at Pizza Hut tonight in Madison! Great way to start off the New Year! Felt SO good! :)

Cheryl Marie

Dana O’Brien, Jesse Carns, Amanda Carns and I met a great waitress on our honeymoons in Punta Cana. After talking with her she said she only goes home for 5 days a month to see her family. As an act of kindness we paid the $50 it costs her for the trip home to see her family.

Justin O’Brien

(Thanks Justin! 18 Countries now that have been recorded!!)

The Miracle of Christmas.
There is a lady that lives in my town that I was made aware of. She is struggling bad living in a motel with 4 kids. I know where she works but I never met her. A friend told me her story. When she comes to work next she will be given an envelope. All it says on the outside is “The Miracle of Christmas”. On the inside she will find a gift card and cash and they will give her a bag with 4 candy canes also. No one knows my name there. This will truly be a miracle for her. When I set this up with the manager, I kind of expected him to keep it quiet. When I came back in he was already telling all the help and they were smiling from ear to ear. They all looked at me with amazement on their faces. I handed the manager the bag of candy canes and said this goes with the letter. He looked like he had been caught with his hands in the cookie jar but I figure the lady will be called a lot sooner than when she comes to work next. I would have loved to seen the look on her face when she opened the card, but somehow I will know what happens. This act was my Christmas present to me!

“Some Guy in North Dakota” :-)

While shopping at Kohl’s department store on the west side of Madison this evening, my 9 year old son received a gift as a random act of kindness from Tim Satterthwaite. My son assisted Tim in picking out “cool” gifts for his nephew. Tim then purchased a $25 gift card for him and told me how awesome my son is. Such kindness! We have already began discussing how we will pay it forward. What a great lesson of giving for my son during this time of year! Thank you Tim!

Heidi Jayne Braun-Mendes