Peabody Kids Kindness Club Coming To City Elementary Schools

PEABODY, MA — A program to promote small acts of kindness and familiarize young students with community service is coming to the Peabody elementary schools this fall.

The Peabody Education Foundation said the "Kids Kindness Club" will be introduced as part of its efforts to provide mental wellness initiatives to city schools in the wake of the COVID-19 health crisis.

The program is part of Connor's Kindness Project, a nonprofit out of Lynnfield that was started by student Connor Wright during the pandemic to remind us that there is good in the world even in dark times. The goal is to spread positivity one act of kindness at a time.

Following an introductory assembly at each Peabody elementary school, members of the Kindness Club will receive a list of kindness challenges that include tasks such as writing a thank you note or completing an act of service without being asked. These challenges are designed to be fun and easy to complete, while also promoting empathy, kindness, and social awareness.

Every student will take a pledge of kindness and receive a membership certificate once they complete 20 acts of kindness from a list provided by Connor's Kindness Project, as well as a "Kindness is My Superpower" sticker.

The Mental Wellness Initiative is sponsored by the Peabody Education Foundation, Lyon-Waugh Auto Group, North Shore Bank, the JB Thomas-Lahey Foundation, and the GraVoc Charitable Foundation.

More information on the Peabody Education Foundation Mental Health Awareness Initiative can be found here.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)