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TodayKindness ChallengeNov 23 to 29, 2026

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Make a paper ribbon and give it to a classmate who makes your class kinder.

At a pep rally in Mahanoy City, a student handed his homecoming crown to a friend. A paper ribbon for someone who makes the class kinder is a way to pass that kindness on.

Three easy ways

At school

Students make paper ribbons for classmates. The teacher helps the sharing stay kind, and every student can also make one to take home.

At home

Make a paper ribbon for someone in your family and tell them one kind thing they do.

In the neighborhood

With a grown-up you live with, tell a librarian, coach, or troop leader you already know one specific kind thing they do. Stay together.

The story that inspired it

A homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome

Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2026

Moments after being crowned at a pep rally, Keny Cedanio Ramirez handed his crown and sash to his friend Axton Kuhl, making him Mahanoy Area's homecoming king.

Teacher note

Help the class notice kind acts, not popularity. Read the linked story aloud before the class starts. Do not send children off alone. Do not collect a child's name, age, school, or email.

This page is for an adult to lead. The classroom section has more stories to read aloud.

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This week's kindness challenge is a paper ribbon for someone who makes your class kinder.