SR 271 — Support the United States of Kindness initiative

As(136th AdoptedGeneralAssembly) by(Senate Resolution Number 271) ARESOLUTION To support the SenateUnited 136thStates Generalof AssemblyKindness Regularinitiative Sessionto S.honor our nation's 250th birthday by performing 250 acts of kindness.

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Ohio:

WHEREAS, The Values-in-Action Foundation established the Kindland initiative to bring together communities, businesses, organizations, and schools by recognizing and sharing the acts of kindness in an effort to inspire a ground swell of positivity and goodness;

and WHEREAS, The Kindland initiative was established in Ohio in 1994 with an emphasis on Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio, Southeast Ohio, and the Greater Cincinnati area;

and WHEREAS, The Kindland initiative has grown into a national movement having served 8,000 schools and trained 2.8 million students in all 50 states;

and WHEREAS, Kindland's results in schools show that kindness improves learning, invigorates students' mental health and sense of belonging, reduces absenteeism, and diminishes violence;

and WHEREAS, Kindness is proven to increase happiness, improve wellness, and reduce anxiety and depression;

and WHEREAS, Kindness is in Ohio's DNA, from the support of the Underground Railroad, to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous and United Way, to the everyday act of neighbors helping neighbors;

and WHEREAS, Kindland is honoring our nation's 250th birthday by creating the National United States of Kindness initiative, encouraging all Americans to perform 250 acts of kindness to honor our nation's past and invigorate our nation's future;

and WHEREAS, The United States of Kindness begins April 24th, with exactly 250 days left in the calendar year;

and WHEREAS, Often in our history, as Ohio leads our nation follows;

and WHEREAS, Bringing Americans together and building a kind land is the gift that Ohio can give the nation;

now therefore be it RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, encourage the members of the General Assembly to perform one act of kindness a day, however small or large, fromApril 25th through December 31;

and be it further RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio.

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271 2025-2026136th SenatorsG.A. Weinstein, Lang Cosponsors:

SenatorsPresident Brenner,_________________ Johnson,of Antonio, Blackshear, Cirino, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone, Ingram, Liston, Patton, Reineke, Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer, Timken, Wilkin A R E S O L U T I O N To support the UnitedSenate. States of Kindness initiative to 1 honor our nation's 250th birthday by performing 250 2 acts of kindness.

3Adopted BE____________________, IT20____ RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

WHEREAS, The Values-in-Action Foundation established the 4 Kindland initiative to bring together communities, businesses, 5 organizations, and schools by recognizing and sharing the acts 6 of kindness in an effort to inspire a ground swell of positivity 7 and goodness;

and 8 WHEREAS, The Kindland initiative was established in Ohio in 9 with an emphasis on Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio, Southeast 10 Ohio, and the Greater Cincinnati area;

and 11 WHEREAS, The Kindland initiative has grown into a national 12 movement having served 8,000 schools and trained 2.8 million 13 students in all 50 states;

and 14 WHEREAS, Kindland's results in schools show that kindness 15 improves learning, invigorates students' mental health and sense 16 of belonging, reduces absenteeism, and diminishes violence;

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271 Page 2 As Adopted by the Senate WHEREAS, Kindness is proven to increase happiness, improve 18 wellness, and reduce anxiety and depression;

and 19 WHEREAS, Kindness is in Ohio's DNA, from the support of the 20 Underground Railroad, to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous 21 and United Way, to the everyday act of neighbors helping 22 neighbors;

and 23 WHEREAS, Kindland is honoring our nation's 250th birthday 24 by creating the National United States of Kindness initiative, 25 encouraging all Americans to perform 250 acts of kindness to 26 honor our nation's past and invigorate our nation's future;

and 27 WHEREAS, The United States of Kindness begins April 24th, 28 with exactly 250 days left in the calendar year;

and 29 WHEREAS, Often in our history, as Ohio leads our nation 30 follows;

and 31 WHEREAS, Bringing Americans together and building a kind 32 land is the gift that Ohio can give the nation;

now therefore be 33 it 34 RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th 35 General Assembly of the State of Ohio, encourage the members of 36 the General Assembly to perform one act of kindness a day, 37 however small or large, from April 25th through December 31;

and 38 be it further 39 RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly 40 authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of 41 Ohio.

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