East Windsor, Hightstown To Celebrate Kindness Day On Saturday

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — East Windsor will join with East Windsor-Hightstown Kind on Saturday to celebrate and recognize the importance of Kindness in the community, Mayor Janice S. Mironov said.

Led this year by East Windsor Regional School District Hightstown High School student Harshil Patel, East Windsor-Hightstown Kind encourages students, residents and businesses to be kind and do acts of kindness throughout the year.

“East Windsor-Hightstown Kind, led by high school student Harshil Patel this year, is bringing back the successful Kindness Day event to our community for 2024. I am proud of this student-led initiative which aims to foster mutual respect and remind all of us of the importance of spreading kindness not just today, but everyday,” Mironov said.

East Windsor-Hightstown Kind will have a booth at the RISE Latino Festival on Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., featuring a collaborative community art mural project.

East Windsor-Hightstown Kind has developed two unique Kindness Challenges, one for individuals and one for businesses.

These activities encourage residents and businesses to participate in The Great Kindness Challenge, which includes acts to demonstrate being grateful, being gracious, being supportive, being present, being a good neighbor, being earth friendly, being good to yourself, being part of the solution, being attentive and being inclusive.

For more information on how to get involved, and to share kindness activities, email ewhtownkind@gmail.com.

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