Kindness Matters 365

When educators are equipped, everything shifts 🤍

Last week our team brought kindness to Jewish Family Services, Alexander Montessori, and Freedom Shores Elementary, leading staff trainings and a student assembly designed to build the skills that regulate, connect, and empower.

Because when the adults in the room feel supported, students feel it too!

Happy Dolly Parton Day🤍

Today we honor a woman who proved that kindness, generosity, and showing up for others never goes out of style. Through her Imagination Library alone, Dolly gifted more than 332 million books to children and families across five countries, all because she believed every child deserved access to the magic of reading.

But it was more than the programs and the philanthropy. it was the way she moved through the world. She once said: “I just think people need to be better to each other. It doesn’t take that much time to be kind.

At Kindness Matters, we could not agree more!

Rest in the kindness you gave the world, Dolly. Your legacy lives on in every book, every act of generosity, and every person who chooses to show up for someone else. 🌍

Everyone has the capacity for good 🌈

When we look at a chair, we tend to focus on the biggest, most visible parts. We often do the same thing with people. We notice mistakes, challenges, or behaviors that stand out. Sometimes we overlook the strengths, goodness, and potential that exist beneath the surface.

Just like every screw plays an important role in holding the chair together, every person has something valuable to contribute. Sometimes that goodness is obvious. Sometimes it takes encouragement, support, and connection to help it shine.

Last week, our team paused 🤍

Not to slow down but to look up, look ahead, and ask ourselves: how do we take everything we have built and make it even bigger, even deeper, even more impactful?

For the start of our new fiscal year, our team gathered for a strategic retreat to come together as a virtual team, align on our vision, and plan for the years ahead.

We talked about where we are going, how we are getting there, and what it means to continue spreading kindness across classrooms, communities, and continents. 🌍

We are inviting our community to come celebrate the Kindness Angels, the incredible volunteers who show up every single month to serve, give, and love on our most vulnerable neighbors without hesitation.

This morning is for them and we want you there!
Come honor the Angels and partners, learn about their monthly outreach and bring your essential items and stay for the drop-off.

📅 October 17th
📍 St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church · Boca Raton

We are so honored to share that Kindness Matters is a featured beneficiary of the Her Health Summit and our very own Founder, Laura Waldorf Reiss , will be taking the stage as a speaker.

The Her Health Summit is a powerful, community-driven event bringing together doctors, wellness leaders, researchers, and changemakers for a full day of honest conversations about women’s health, empowerment, and connection. and this year, kindness is part of that conversation. 💛

By attending, you are not just investing in yourself, you are directly supporting Kindness Matters and the work we do in communities every single day.

📅 October 28, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Mizner Studio, Boca Raton, Florida

Head over to Cynthia L Elliott to grab your ticket 🎟️