More About Kindness Day

The Events

No Sew Fleece Blankets (SCC 9:00AM - 5:00PM)

Take some time to stop by the SCC and help make blankets for infants with Cradles to Crayons. You don't need to bring anything other than your own two hands. Come for five minutes or for an hour any time you can give would be appreciated.

Wake and Shake ( Usdan 9:00AM - 12:00PM)

Come grab a free cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee and some munchkins to start your day off right!  Sponsored by Student Events.

Kinder with Cider (ICC 9:00AM-7:00PM)

Stop by the ICC and warm up with a cup of hot cider.  While there put your name in the drawing for 15 pages of extra printing. Sponsored by the Intercultural Center

Bake Sale Supporting Cookies For Kids Cancer  (SCC 11:30AM - 5:30PM)

The kids participating in Waltham Group's Kids Club invite you to taste some of their baked goods! All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the organization Cookies for Kids Cancer which funds research in hopes to find a cure. Kids from the local Waltham community have baked the treats, so please come out to support this great cause. Consider purchasing a treat for someone you wish to appreciate--you can be kind to someone in your life and a child in need!

Kindness Week Committee

Alwina Bennett, Office of the  Provost

Erin Fletcher, Dining  Services

Gabby Zikha, Undergraduate

Gina Regonini, Student Activities

Linda Shinomoto, Human Resources

Lucas Malo, Community Service

Marc Boutin, Human Resources

Melinda Cimino,  Human  Resources

Monique Gnanaratnam,  Intercultural Center 

Rebecca Bachman,  Undergraduate

Stephanie Grimes, Student  Activities

Kindness: Pass It On!

Celebrate Brandeis Kindness Day Nov. 15

Send a smile, give a hug, all day long you will be loved! —Stephanie Geiger

November 15 is Brandeis Kindness day, where all are encouraged to appreciate those around them through various activities. We encourage you to appreciate all of those around you and thank the people who impact your daily life: your friends, family, staff, professors and everyone else! A simple thank you will go a long way. 

Any day or any week is a good time to show kindness, so check the schedule of events below and the list of ways to show acts of kindness and pass it on!

Postcards

Send a Kindness Day postcard to show your appreciation! Pick-up and complete postcards located at one of our tables during the following times, or use our Kindness Day drop boxes located at the Information Booth in the Shapiro Campus Center or the Post office in Usdan.

Date

Location

Time

Tuesday Nov. 13

Usdan

11:00 - 2:00PM

Wednesday Nov. 14

Usdan

11:00 - 2:00PM

Thursday Nov. 15

Usdan

11:00 - 2:00PM

Thursday Nov. 15

SCC

9:00 - 5:00PM

E-cards

Send a free Kindness Day e-card to a Brandeis community member between November 12th-15th.

Events Calendar

View the dates, times and locations below to figure out which events or activities you can attend!

Date

Event

Location

Time

Thu, Nov 15

Wake & Shake

Usdan

9:00-12:00PM

Thu, Nov 15

Bake Sale

SCC

11:30-5:30PM

Thu, Nov 15

No Sew Fleece Blankets

SCC Atrium

9:00-5:00PM

Thu, Nov 15

Kinder with Cider

ICC

9:00-7:00PM

Random Acts of Kindness Ideas

  • Say hello to those you pass in the hallways or around campus.
  • Greet others with a smile. We're sure you will get one in return.
  • Make sure to say "please" and "thank you."
  • Hold the door open for another person.
  • Have a meal with a friend
  • Treat a friend to coffee
  • Take the time to ask someone about their day
  • Write a note of appreciation on one of the Kindness day postcards and pass it on via campus mail.
  • Volunteer for one of our service projects mentioned above.
  • Order a Thanksgiving pie through Brandeis Dining Services here!

Brandeis Dining Services will be giving $1 from each pie and bread sold to the Community Day Center of Waltham. Last year $250 was donated and we hope to give even more this year. Order online or at one of our tables to help spread some kindness to the homeless.

Be on the look-out for Brandeis community members wearing "Kindness...Pass It On" T-shirts as well as "Kindness Cops" citing you for the kindness you show to others!

Suggestions? Questions? Feedback?

For more specific information regarding Kindness Day and how you may get involved please contact the following individuals:

Faculty: Marc Boutin

Staff: Melinda Cimino

Students (Undergraduate): Rebecca Bachman

Students (Graduate): Alwina Bennett