After the Boston Marathon bombings rocked the city yesterday, many residents — and even outsiders — came together as a community to show their support. The Red Cross, for instance, offered a way to connect with loved ones, museums opened up their doors for free, and individuals promised places to sleep for stranded runners. Many people took to Twitter to spread the word about the kindness — ahead, see the tweets that reflect their generous human spirit.
These days, a really good deed rarely goes unnoticed. That's because kind acts or charitable campaigns can easily make the rounds on the Internet and reach thousands of people in just a few hours. Here, we've rounded up some of the most high-profile good deeds that we won't be forgetting anytime soon.
To honor the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting that rocked the country last week, a movement calling for kindness has taken hold. It began with a tweet by TV host Ann Curry encouraging people to do 26 acts of kindness. It has since taken off, and people have displayed an outpouring of nice acts — sending coffee to the town and helping others in any way they can in their own neighborhoods — and folks have documented it using the hashtag #26acts on Twitter. It's been an inspiration for us, and we hope it will be for you, too. Check out these heartwarming tweets and let us know what you plan to do.
