Ann Curry '26 Acts Of Kindness' Tribute To Sandy Hook Victims Spurs Online Support
In the wake of the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., NBC anchor AnnCurry created an online campaign "#20Acts" in honor of the 20 children killed last Friday.
The act, where she is asking the public to perform a good deed to those in need as a way to honor the school victims, has gone viral on Twitter and grown into "26 Acts of Kindness," with the hashtag "#26Acts."
Curry first tweeted the idea on Dec. 16: "Imagine if all of us committed to 20 mitvahs/acts of kindness to honor each child lost in Newtown. I'm in. If you are RT #20Acts."
A day later, Curry better explained the idea in a statement on NBC News and included examples where Twitter users posted their acts of kindness on their account page.
"Newtown's heartbreak has a lot of us asking, 'What can I do?' Thinking about this, I took to Twitter and asked people to imagine what would happen if all of us committed to 20 acts of kindness to honor each child lost in Newtown," Curry wrote. "I added, "I'm in. If you are, RT #20Acts. Tens of thousands of people on Twitter and Facebook not only seized the idea, they increased it to#26Acts to include the heroic teachers."
The acts are taking place around the world and Curry wrote that some wanted to increase it to 27 and 28 #ActsOfKindness.
"You are in charge of this wave now. We are curating some of the acts shared so far, as a way to inspire you, and maybe help heal us all," Curry added.
One Twitter user tweeted Curry's random act on kindness. "@AnnCurry called a local children's center and volunteered to host 2 sisters for Christmas. So excited! #20Acts #26 Acts," tweeted Kristi Horton
Here is a list of "26 Acts of Kindness" posted on Twitter by various users:
"Delivered over $2,000 worth of toys for homeless children."
"Surprised construction workers on a cold, rainy day with hot coffee."
"Gave my $300 Amex Costco rebate check to a young couple with 3 young kids. They just moved back to CO [Colorado.]"
"I can't help anyone financially, but took my sweet dog to visit with my blind next-door neighbor."
"I don't earn much, but donated 10% of this week's paycheck to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI is dear to my heart."
