Family's Giveaways In Kingstowne Promote Acts Of Kindness

KINGSTOWNE, VA — When Jessica Judkins and her kids Judah and Magnolia give away handmade drink sleeves at coffee shops, they won't take any payment. Instead, they ask recipients to tip a barista, pay for a person's order or buy someone a gift card.

Their "encourage it forward" event is coming to Kingstowne next. The family will give away 70 crotchet coffee sleeves at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Kingstowne Towne Center Starbucks, located at 5860 Kingstowne Center.

The family will be at the end of the long table inside Starbucks with the drink sleeves until they're all handed out. The drink sleeves usually go quickly, so you'll want to get there early.

Anyone can request a specific drink sleeve if it's still available. Themes will include Star Wars (including Baby Yoda), Harry Potter, Mr. Rogers, Frozen (Olaf, Anna and Elsa), Iron Man, Washington Nationals, Frida Kahlo, Bob Ross, Pokémon and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The limit is one drink sleeve per person.

Judkins says her kids look forward to the giveaways and asks patrons to be kind to her kids. Those who receive drink sleeves are asked to share photos using the hashtag #encouragingitforward or on www.facebook.com/mycharmingcolors.