52 Acts of Kindness (11)

Liz in Frisco:

So blessed to participate in this special event in honor of Steve and the beautiful life of kindness that he led. I left a Chick-fil-A gift card in the mailbox of 4 families in my neighborhood. Brought me so much joy to spread kindness

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Sitaram in Frisco:

Donated to one of the organizations (Frisco Fastpacs listed on the blog page #dammkind #52actsofkindness

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Kristy in Frisco:

Brought a little “happy” to my amazing team today! Don’t know what I’d do without them. #dammkind #52actsofkindness

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Cindy in Carrollton:

I know I’m a day late, but wanted to do something where Steve worked. The number one thing asked for by parents at Children’s is for a meal card. I donated them to social work to distribute. Also a little treat for our two assistants.

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Cathy in Frisco:

We paid for the car behind us at the drive thru at Starbucks and we gave a big tip to the Uber eats delivery guy.

#dammkind #52ActsofKindness

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Lisa in Frisco:

Took a chance that some people would enjoy home-baked pumpkin bread during this time and shared it with friends who were on my mind and co-workers (it was Be Kind shirt day) just because. #dammkind #52actsofkindness

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Pam in Minnesota:

We delivered winter clothing to a friend who works in the school district. We live in MN. Hard to believe there are kids going to school without hats or mittens. We are able to provide a few. We didn’t know Steve but we met the lovely family at Haley’s wedding.

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Melissa in San Antonio:

Our newest favorite restaurant Comfort Cafe is run by a local charity, Serenity Star Recovery Program. They posted they’re in need of cold weather clothing for their residents so we donated money for new clothes! We will also drop off some clothing when they’re open later this week.

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Shelbee in Frisco:

Sugar cookies in the teachers lounge for #DammKind

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Katie and I celebrated for a few days, with acts of kindness including:

Peanut butter, tuna and chicken for Lovepacs, a nonprofit that provides food to children

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Extra tip for our Saturday morning waitress

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Pasta and dessert for three families who help us throughout the year

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Soap (the non-industrial kind) for staff at Pearson Middle School and Reedy High School

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Sidewalk chalk messages on our neighborhood greenbelt

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Gift cards for teachers and candy for classmates

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Doughnuts for the Hosp Elementary staff and Reedy counseling staff

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Homemade cowboy cookies (Steve's favorite) for friends

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Donations to Refresh Frisco and The Birthday Party Project

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A friend:

Ok, friend. Here is what your dear husband inspired in me. A braver, more generous heart to be sure. Honestly, Dammkind was the catalyst for me to get out of my own way and just be more vulnerable with my giving.  I was hooked after that first gesture, and this year, I decided to start early. So I’ve been making these little treasures to give to colleagues. I don’t think people are used to this kind of thing so it’s super fun to just do it out of the blue. 

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Stuart in Rowlett:

$100 to North Texas Food Bank in memory of Steve Damm

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Sarah and John in Richardson:

Donation to the North Texas Food Bank

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Katrina in Frisco:

We made a donation to the NTFB on 11/4th in memory of Steve. And the really exciting part is that the donation will be tripled because of a matching gift! 

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Amy in Dallas:

Last night:

Left a children’s book on a bench outside of Howdy Homemade Ice Cream and Village Burger Bar. I saw this idea in your earlier 

posts...love it

Have a friend struggling with the political climate, so I created a custom online jigsaw puzzle to keep her mind busy when she has some downtime. 

Ran out this evening to spread some more kindness.

First stop:
Delivered coconut mojitos to the front porches of old friends we haven’t seen in awhile. 

Then to Trader Joe’s in Inwood Village:

- A few weeks ago, the Trader Joe’s staff did something unexpected for me when I found out a friend had passed while I was checking out. I decided to repay their act of kindness with a donation in their honor to “Okay to Say”—a public awareness campaign to destigmatize mental illness. We left them a card with a #DammKind tag. 

- We purchased some bouquets of sunflowers and handed them out to shoppers. (Regretfully, we didn’t get photos of the flowers.)

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Melissa in San Antonio:

I brought cookies & treats to my new neighbors & became a sustaining donor to PBS so far! 

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Stephanie in Frisco:

We have been looking forward to celebrating Mr. Damm’s life and legacy at home tonight. We cleaned out bedroom and coat closets and look forward to dropping off donations tomorrow. 

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Nancy in Dallas:

I brought a new picture book ("For Spacious Skies") with me to the dog park where I walked my dog, and when I saw a young girl walking her dog with her parents, I asked her parents’ permission to give her the book and the #DammKind 52 Acts of Kindness card. I told them about Steve. They were happy with the book and happy to give me a chance to be kind for Steve. Thank you for honoring Steve this way every year. Love to the whole #DammKind family. 🎂❤️

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Kelli in Frisco:

Made a donation to Refresh Frisco in Steve’s name. 🎂 Hugs to you, Cooper and Katie🥰

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Heather in Frisco:

Was not my original plan for today, but I didn’t want the day to go by without showing some unexpected kindness.... Hope this little surprise brought a smile to our Chuy’s waitress tonight.

Look forward to catching up on all the love being spread around the world in the name of Steve. :)

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Christina in Frisco:

Blaine wrote a thank you note to Mr. Powell, a special teacher at Lawler (who sings the announcements to his students each day!) and we delivered it along with a gift card. Happy birthday, Steve!

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Sobie in Frisco:

As another random act of kindness to honor Steve, we have donated one year’s worth of hygiene products for a middle school child at Frisco ISD through Refresh Frisco. #Dammkind

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Pari in Frisco:

Hooked up my kiddo’s teenage camp counselors with fat gift cards and a note.

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Laurie in Frisco:

Made & delivered a surprise dinner for a friend going through a difficult time.

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Anja in Frisco:

We just paid for this sweet family’s groceries. Their big smiles warmed our hearts!

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Janell in Frisco:

We supported a teacher with breast cancer and bought four shirts to support some of her financial burden with this fight. Thankfully now the report is she is cancer free!

We signed up to take a meal to a new mom and sent her a dammkind label as to part of ‘why.'

Delivered a bag of hand me down dinosaurs to a couple young kiddos’ doorstep that love them because we love them.

Incidentally I received a dammkind gift today from a coworker and was reminded that kindness comes full circle.

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Erin in Frisco:

Fun day celebrating Steve!

I did soaps in all the staff bathrooms (and the nurse!) and Amazon cards for my library mentors. Did you know you can upload a picture to an Amazon ecard?

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Julianne in Frisco:

We made a donation to Refresh Frisco and Lovepacs Frisco in memory of Steve.  We also left extra tips and paid for the people behind us in drive thru lines today.  So glad to have something else to think about today other than the insanity going on in the world. Been thinking about you all day ❤️❤️❤️

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Liz in Frisco:

I will be doubling my regular contribution to the Hosp Angel Tree program and donating to Refresh Frisco in Steve’s honor today! 

#DammKind

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Rene in Albuquerque, New Mexico:

My act was small but meant a lot to me and made me think of you and Steve. Yesterday I checked in with my fellow Dem gal pals to make sure they were sturdied and feeling ok. Will continue to do so for some while.

Thank you for honoring your lovely husband and your beautiful union.

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Tifani in Rockwall:

Our local food pantry posted their shelves were bare in lots of items yesterday. We dropped these items off today in memory of Steve to help out them out. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of this very year!

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Lillian in Frisco:

Devin’s job is to sanitize grocery carts. My Act of Kindness in honor of Steve is

a monetary gift for his dedication to keep all shoppers healthy safe!!

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Melissa in The Colony:

Making cards that will be delivered to Denton County veterans for Veterans Day.

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Aline in Dallas:

I don’t have a photo, but I did my act earlier this week. I left $10 under the flap of a shopping cart at a thrift store.

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Amy in Colleyville:

Treated a new friend to lunch. Love celebrating the Damm family in this way each year! Thank you for letting us be a part!

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Lowell in Garland:

Gave a Spring Creek BBQ gift card to one of our ministers at church in appreciation for everything he does.

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Kelli in McKinney:

To honor Steve, my family donated pet food and supplies for Paws and Give Thanks Collin County Animal Shelter.

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Dana in Frisco:

We sent cookies (Tiff’s Treats) to the cheer coaches because we know it’s been a rough year and they’re working so hard. We wanted them to know we see them

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Tammi in Frisco:

Mia and I just paid for groceries for a mom and daughter at Walmart!

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Lauren in Frisco:

To honor Steve, Charlie brought gift cards to his baseball coaches. Charlie shares the same birthday and it was a great way to celebrate!

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Brandi in Frisco:

Dropping some Starbucks giftcards on doorsteps. #dammkind. #52actsofkindness

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Penny in Frisco:

So far we have sent a gift card to a fellow Chiari warrior who is currently fighting in ICU, gathered toys to donate, and the kids wrote notes to some of their favorite former teachers. Thank you for inspiring us! #dammkind

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Sobie in Frisco:

We took donuts for the firefighters at Frisco Fire Station #7 as a thank you for everything they do. #Dammkind

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3G Strong in Frisco:

Each year, 3GStrong friend, teacher, and writer - Tyra Damm and her children celebrate the birthday of their late husband and father, Steve Damm.

They do this by doing 1 act of kindness for each year of Steve's life and memory. 3GStrong is honored to join Tyra, Cooper and Katie by gifting subscriptions to www.3GStrong.com to 52 elementary educators.

Let's teach kids to have GRIT, a GROWTH MINDSET, and GRACE in honor of Steve Damm and his family!

Email your name, district, school and grade level to info@3gstrong.com with the title "52 Acts of Kindness Challenge"

Watch their family's story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeH4-rwA3T0

#3gstrong #SEL #elementary #challenge #dammkind

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Bertha in Frisco:

We are donating 3 gift boxes to Samaritan’s Purse on behalf of Steve Damm. #dammkind Operation Christmas Child

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Michelle in Frisco:

Sharing some Sonics drinks for my Vaughn crew. Random act of kindness in memory of Steve Damm #dammkind

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Katrina in McKinney:

This sweet girl is spreading some kindness to her teachers today. #DAMMKIND

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Usha in Frisco:

Got some treats for the PMS front office and admin and the SPED/Sail team at PMS!!!#dammkind

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Cathy in Frisco:

Sent money to a dear friend who is going through a tough time. #dammkind

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Katie in Frisco:

We love this special tradition to celebrate Steve’s life! Left an extra large tip with a note for the guy working late shift at Subway tonight!