HOW TO “Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor”

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WRITING & HANDING OUT YOUR KINDNESS CARDS

IF YOU’RE READING THIS…

You’re one of 90+ community partners (!!) who signed up for Everyday Boston’s 8th annual Love Your Wicked Awesome Neighbor Challenge.
And thanks to your awesomeness, this year we’ll be handing out…
10,000 kindness cards TO BOSTONIANS across the city!
But first, you have cards to write. So let’s answer your questions.

what If I’m not good at crafts?

No one cares. What they care about is this:
Somewhere out there, a stranger sat down, thought of something encouraging to say to another human being, wrote it down, and sent it out into the world knowing it would make someone else happy. That’s a lot.

OKAY, BUT what Do I WRITE?

Something encouraging. It can be as simple as “You’re doing great.” or “You are loved.” If you’re stuck, think about:

One of the nicest things anyone’s ever said to you
Words that would lift you up on a hard day
A message that would make you feel like you belong

Then write that down. That’s it! That’s your gift.

Some of the most heartfelt cards come from people who are incarcerated, and all they’ve got is a piece of paper and a pencil. You can do this.

HANDING OUT YOUR KINDNESS CARDS

This part is super fun: You get to hand them out to people
you don’t know, and watch them light up!

distribute them on your owN

Hand them out in your neighborhood on Valentine’s Day- or better yet, in a different neighborhood!

Drop them off where people don’t get enough appreciation (grocery stores, post offices, the RMV)
Give them to MBTA workers on your commute
Leave them on a car windshield or in the mailbox of someone you don’t know

join EVERYDAY BOSTON

Sign up to meet us on Valentine’s Day at one of the distribution points below. We’ll hand you a stack of cards, pair you up (or you can go solo), and off you go!

Boston Common (at the Embrace statue)
South Bay Mall
Roxbury-Shaw branch of the BPL

Here’s what THE DAY looks like in action

PLEASE SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

Let’s blow this kindness challenge up online (#LYWAN) and show everyone what Boston can be.

Post pictures of your card making party. Capture video of you handing out cards. Get brave and ask someone how it feels to get some unexpected kindness from a stranger.

To help you, we’ve put together a toolkit with tips, sample captions and editable graphics.

Social Media Toolkit