We recently had the Club Jamboree in our school. This is where all the students can roam the courtyard and take a look at the clubs they’re interested in joining. As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, my close friend and I started the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) club. And let me just tell you how happy simply thinking about that day makes me.
So many people came to our table. More than 175 people talked to us about joining while more than 95 wrote their names down on the interest form. I can’t describe how proud I am of RAK for growing this much. And it means so much.
But why am I telling you this? Well, there was a huge and unbelievable amount of diversity in the people who were interested. For example, my co-president and I received an email from a junior who does running start full-time but still somehow found out about the club. We got freshmen who’ve heard about the club from their siblings and just word-of-mouth come to the table. I offered a sticker to someone (we were giving out motivational stickers), but she just pushed past me and said “no, I want the RAK club.” My heart melted. And there are so many instances like this. But the best part? Getting seniors to join and having teachers say “if I was a student, this is the first club I would join.” I mean TEACHERS!
I don’t think any amount of explanation could do justice to that honor.
Moral of the story? Little things go long ways.
That is RAK’s motto. That’s what drove my friend and me to start the club - that making an impact, no matter how small or big is the important thing. The smallest random acts of kindness are what make the biggest impact. Those are what people will remember. It’s what people will cherish.
But that’s not what the moral refers to. I mean, RAK started off at the bare minimum - 10 members - just to get approved by the ASB Executive Board. 6 months later, we were tipping at 50 members. Now, we have another 95, assuming everyone who was interested joins. That’s 145 people in RAK. 135 more people.
When my friend and I started the club, we never even imagined that RAK would get this big. We just wanted to do something good for our school, and we clearly did. As the numbers grow, so does the ripple of kindness. And thinking about what’s next is an unimaginable feat.
I’m so proud to say that RAK has made an impact. Students we don’t even know come up to us in the halls, asking if we were the ones who started this club. An idea became the source of newfound positivity and kindness in our school. A goal was surpassed by a ton. Responsibility for the club quickly grew into a passion and undying love.
Here’s to RAK, and to all the little things in life, whatever they may be: little things go long ways… 💕
Thanks for reading! I appreciate you taking the two minutes out of your day for my writing. That’s a little thing, but it means so much.