Grab a free coffee and bring one for a friend on World Kindness Day on Nov. 13 in Columbus
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Nov. 13 marks World Kindness Day, and central Ohio residents are being rewarded for their kindness with a bit of caffeine.
To celebrate those who give back to the community, the Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation is covering a World Kindness Day coffee run.
From the time they open until 10 a.m. on Nov. 13 at six partnering coffee shops in Columbus, people will walk away with two free coffees — one for themselves and one to bring to a friend.
Participating coffee shops
- Black Kahawa Coffee, 2 East Broad Street
- Global Gallery, 3535 North High Street
- Freedom a la Cart, 123 East Spring Street
- The Light Meeting House, 1485 Oak Street
- The Roosevelt Coffeehouse, Downtown: 300 East Long Street
- The Roosevelt Coffeehouse, Franklinton: 462 West Broad Street
This coffee celebration is a part of a five-day campaign to promote those performing acts of kindness in the community.
On the second day, the foundation will highlight its 51 Gifts of Kindness nonprofit partners.
It will then emphasize its partnership with The Dispatch and Dispatch Magazines, be accessible at the Columbus Museum of Art and give away Center for HumanKindness gear on subsequent days.
Kindness for kids
Across Columbus, more than 400 participating elementary and middle school educators will lead students in conversations surrounding World Kindness Day.
Through a World Kindness Day Educator Toolkit created by Seeds of Caring and the Center for HumanKindness, students will explore what kindness means and how actions – both big and small – can make a difference in their communities.
Through the activity, students will learn about local nonprofits.
Each classroom will then allocate a portion of a $20,000 pool from the Center for HumanKindness to the nonprofit of its choosing.
Roughly 60,000 students in total will be impacted by the activity, according to the release.
This article was made possible by support from the Center for HumanKindness at The Columbus Foundation, which has partnered with The Columbus Dispatch to profile those making our community a better place. Help us inspire kindness by suggesting people, initiatives or organizations for Reporter Sophia Veneziano to profile. She can be reached at sveneziano@dispatch.com. Learn more at Dispatch.com/Kindness. The Dispatch retains full editorial independence for all content.
