Dad-daughter tandem completes 39 acts of kindness on their birthdays
For their 32nd and 7th birthdays last May, respectively, Lee Beck and his daughter Amelie from Oxford, England, decided to complete 39 random acts of kindness.
The two shared their creative acts of kindness on a YouTube video last week, which was inspired by other people who have shared their own experiences with spreading love and kindness to complete strangers.
Lee told ABC News that his daughter "regularly remarks about kindness, and is generally very loving, so I knew she would be keen to do this challenge. When I mentioned the idea to her she thought it was a great idea, and instantly started talking about some of the people we could help. Her ideas were fantastic, and she put a lot of thought into those that she felt happiest about."
Some of the kind acts they did include writing a letter of recommendation to a restaurant manager to compliment their server, leaving $20 Toys R US gift cards in the mail box for those who they thought might need it, and leaving a bowl full of pennies at their favourite wishing spot.
That last one, Lee said, ranked in the top five of their favourite acts of kindness. "We sat across the river and watched as people passed by and made wishes," he shared.
Other things they did included putting flowers on the War Memorial for Veteran's Day, taking art and craft materials to the Oxford Children's Hospital, and delivering "thank you" notes to the fire and police stations. Lee even decided to become an organ donor to complete his acts of kindness.
The only thing the father and daughter team wants in return is for other people to be inspired by their video and conduct random acts of kindness themselves.
"We are happy that we were able to meet so many people, learn about various charities, not-for-profit organisations and have some fun along the way! Words can't describe how proud I am of her for being so enthusiastic about this," he said. "It has been a very emotional time as we have learned about various causes, and we have a lot of memories to take away from it all. We will certainly be doing some kind acts next year."
