Kindness Week 2024
Kindness Week 2024: April 29 – May 4
Monday, April 29: Kindness Starts With Me – Watch for a social media video introducing Kindness Week.
Tuesday, April 30: Kindness in Our World – Give 3 compliments to 3 people in person or on social media using the hashtag #oremkindnessweek.
Wednesday, May 1: Kindness in Our Families – Serve your families.
Thursday, May 2: Kindness in Our Neighborhoods – Participate in the “petal” challenge (download and print the flowers here and the instructions here) to share kindness with your neighbors.
Friday, May 3: Kindness in Our Schools & Workplaces – Be kind to your classmates and coworkers.
Saturday, May 4: Kindness in Our Community – Join us at Nielsen’s Grove Park from 9:00 – 11:00 AM as we wrap up Kindness Week by celebrating Orem’s 105th birthday and helping beautify the park! Find more information and sign up to help here.
Kindness Awards
Darrell Mauerman
Geneva Heights Neighborhood
Aspen Elementary
Kindness Ambassador Award 2017
Scera Elementary, Cascade Elementary, Timpanogos High School
The Scera
5th West
Sunshine Heroes Foundation
Kindness Award Winners 2016
Gleason Family, Bleyl Family, Nalani Young
Timpanogos High School, Cascade Elementary, Northridge Elementary
J-U-B Engineers, Inc., Miracle Bowl, Quick Quack Car Wash
Mercedes Benz of Lindon & Geneva Elementary
North Main Street Neighborhood, Windsor Neighborhood
Quarterly Themes
Heart Attack Activity
We all have people around us who need a little boost of encouragement and love. During February, pick up “Heart Attack Starter Packs” at the Orem Public Library or use our instructions and template to cut out hearts at home. Write kind notes on the hearts and tape them on your friend’s door. Take a photo and submit it here to be entered into a giveaway for amazing Valentine’s Day prizes!
Hope4Orem & Orem Kindness Senior Scholarship
Graduating seniors of Mountain View, Orem High, and Timpanogos can apply to win one of three $700 scholarships! Apply here between February 5 – March 1, 2024.
Earth Day Activity
Letters to Veterans
Orem's Annual Kindness Week
Hello everyone! My name is Glory Thomas and I’m the Founder and Chair of the Orem Kindness Committee and Kindness Week.
Kindness Week was founded in 2016 to cultivate a culture of kindness within our community. It has since evolved into a Kindness Committee that meets monthly to discuss our themes and plan kindness-focused events around them. Kindness is empathy in action and the Kindness Committee strives to provide people with opportunities to practice kindness in their daily lives.
One of my goals is to take Kindness Week to the statewide and nationwide level. I’m so proud of Orem City for leading out in this endeavor and truly being the one to make the difference by glowing with kindness. Together, we will light up our nation through our own unique acts of kindness.
Please join us in 2023 for our 8th annual Orem Kindness Week, Nov. 13 – 18 to help continue the culture of kindness in Orem!
Kindness Week Agenda 2023
- Monday, Nov. 13 • Kindness Starts with Me / Kindness Kickoff– Join us at the SCERA Center for the Arts, Room 201 from 7-8 PM for a benefit concert that celebrates kindness.
- Tuesday, Nov. 14 • Kindness in our World – Give 3 compliments to 3 people in person or on social media or complete the star pack challenge and use the hashtag #oremkindnessweek
- Wednesday, Nov. 15 • Kindness in our Families – Serve your family members!
- Thursday, Nov. 16 • Kindness in our Neighborhoods – Serve your neighbors and submit entries for the Kindest Neighborhood in Orem! Also, join us at PTA Pie Night at Orem High School from 7 – 8:30 PM.
- Friday, Nov. 17 • Kindness in our Schools & Workplaces – Serve your classmates and colleagues and submit entries for the Kindest School & Business in Orem.
- Saturday, Nov. 18 • Kindness in our Community – Circle of Kindness Activity at the Orem Family Fitness Center from 3 – 5 PM. Come help with service projects benefiting several different public service organizations. Fun giveaways and refreshments will be provided and Kindness Awards will also be presented here!
- Monday, Nov. 20 • Continue the Kindness – Watch for a post of the week’s events on the City’s social media pages
Orem Kindness Week Sponsors
Applebee’s, Bahama Buck’s, Cotopaxi, Crumbl, Dairy Queen, Gabb, J. Dawgs, MiDiCi, Orem Family Fitness Center, SCERA, Serenity Day Spa, TURN Community Services, Wienerschnitzel
Orem Kindness Week Award Winners - 2023
Kindness Ambassadors: Shirley Cottrell, Darrell Mauerman
Kindest Schools: Westmore Elementary, Aspen Elementary
Kindest Businesses: Gardenias 84 Studio Venue, The Refuge Utah
Kindest Neighborhoods: Windsor Neighborhood, Geneva Heights Neighborhood
In 2023, join us to “Continue the Kindness” with Orem’s Kindness Committee. Check out our quarterly themes and activities, and discover ways you can be kind to others (and yourself!) all year long below.