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Kindness Day UK is celebrated on World Kindness Day, every 13 November.[1][2] Kindness Day UK is a celebration of kindness, which aims to increase the value of kindness in society as well as increase the amount of kind acts that take place,[3] making kindness a greater part in our daily life. Kindness Day UK is affiliated with the World Kindness Movement (WKM) which is a coalition of like minded organisations containing 18 member nations. It was set up in 2010 by Louise Burfitt-Dons who founded the Cool To Be Kind anti-bullying campaign in 2001 and UK Kindness Movement in 2005 and David Jamilly who founded The Good Deeds Organisation[4] in 2005 and went on to found Kindness UK in 2011. It is now celebrated by a range of charities, associations, businesses, schools, organisations, institutions and individuals across the UK.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Todd (13 November 2015). "Kindness Day UK: Tell us about your good deeds". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Warwick, Josh (13 November 2013). "How to be kind – and why it's good for your health". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Reynolds, Jennifer Lea (10 November 2015). "5 Ideas to Celebrate World Kindness Day, 13 Nov". HuffPost. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ The Good Deeds Organisation. "The Good Deeds Organisation". Internet. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.