COLUMBUS, Ohio — Random Acts of Kindness Day, which lands on Feb.17, is a day designated to celebrate and encourage people to pay kindness forward.
This year as we move through more time in the pandemic, WBNS-10TV incorporated the random acts movement into its "Where's the Love" campaign.
A group of fourth-grade students at Columbus City Schools' Starling K-8 school found themselves at the heart of the action.
They were reading the book, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" as part of their Black History Month studies. It tells the story of a family from Flint, Michigan, taking a road trip in 1963 to the deep south city of Birmingham, Alabama.
Teachers and tutors were challenged to keep all the kids engaged because there were not enough books for the students.
Thanks to some guidance from City Year Columbus which provides tutors and with the generous support of 10TV, Wake Up CBUS Anchor Tracy Townsend was able to order the books and make a special and timely 10TV delivery to the students.