PRINTER'S NO. 2111

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

235

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY FLOOD, M. MACKENZIE, SCHLOSSBERG, PICKETT,

KAUFFMAN, KHAN, ROWE, E. NELSON, RADER, R. MACKENZIE, MAKO,

KAZEEM, NEILSON, FREEMAN, DELOZIER AND McNEILL,

across the globe on November 13; and

WHEREAS, The World Kindness Movement established this day to

promote kindness worldwide, to demonstrate the positive impacts

of large and small acts of kindness and to encourage harmony

among people; and

WHEREAS, Random acts of kindness to strangers, including

paying-it-forward at drive throughs or letting a car go in front

of you to merge into traffic, are simple ways that can be

meaningful to individuals; and

WHEREAS, Science has shown that kindness can be contagious;

WHEREAS, Kindness does not have to cost anything and even a

compliment or texting a friend can brighten someone's day; and

WHEREAS, Other ways to show kindness include putting a sign

in your yard telling people things get better, volunteering in

your community, cooking a meal for a neighbor, picking up litter

or writing a thank you note to express your appreciation to

another person; and

WHEREAS, In celebration of how even small acts of kindness

can impact individuals, Pennsylvanians are encouraged to perform

at least one act of kindness each day during "Kindness Week";

observe how the sense of community can be strengthened by doing

a few simple things each day.