The town of Kensington, P.E.I. is turning 100 in May and its residents have chosen to mark the milestone by celebrating its sense of community.
The town decided it would complete 2,014 acts of kindness, such as buying people coffee or dinner, as well as offering hugs, and smiles to strangers. The residents have surpassed that goal at more than 3,000 acts and the number keeps on growing.
On Thursday, Kensington resident Lynn Anne Hogan moved her neighbour’s green bin so they wouldn’t have to when they got home.
After completing her act of kindness, she recorded a video nominating the next person to complete an act and then posted it on social media in order to inspire others to be kind.
“It's just everyday things that maybe we know we could do, but maybe we're just not doing it,” says Hogan.
She nominated Ferne Profitt to continue the chain and Profitt answered the call, donating food to the town’s Lion’s Club.
“If it wasn’t for the churches or the people in the community, we wouldn’t be able to have a food bank,” says Keith Sudsbury of the Kensington Lion’s Club.
Acts of kindness are difficult to track, but the town has set up an email address to allow its residents to report each deed.
While the task has brought the community together, residents say acts of kindness happen all the time.
“Walking with a cane, people open doors for me, everybody’s nice,” says Mary Ferguson.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Sarah Plowman
