Day of Kindness in Northwest Oklahoma

World Kindness Day is observed each year on Nov. 13, but the local organizers selected Nov. 15, 2024, as the day to celebrate in northwest Oklahoma.

The United Way of Northwest Oklahoma has been observing this day to promote random acts of kindness in the area since 2015, and Northwestern’s campuses and the community of Alva started celebrating the day in 2020. We'd love for more organizations, businesses and individuals to take part from the campus community, Alva and other communities in our immediate area.

Our local organizing sub-committee reports to the overall group, United Way of Northwest Oklahoma in Enid, to discuss the possible random acts of kindness that could happen during the week or on the Day of Kindness in Northwest Oklahoma date.

This special day was introduced in 1998 to promote kindness throughout the world. It is observed in many other countries including Australia, Canada, India, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

Would you like to be a monetary sponsor?

If you know of any group or business that might want to be a monetary sponsor, the United Way of Northwest Oklahoma needs their help to purchase many of the items non-profits indicate that they may need. Anyone who would like to be a sponsor may donate for their funds to be used eventn-wide or could earmark them to be used to purchase items for Alva, etc. Those interested may contact Valarie Case, local group organizer and assistant director of university relations at Northwestern, at vcase@nwosu.edu. If looking to make a donation event-wide, please contact Dan Schiedel at dan@unitedwayenid.org. 

Additional Information

Looking for more information about this event or inspiration for a project to do? Join our Day of Kindness Facebook group! Look in the "Files" tab for links to past projects and logos.