Recently, both Malad City and Oneida County declared April to be “Kindness Month.”  The proclamation is designed to give everyone in the area a chance to reflect on the importance of extending kindness to those around them, and seeking ways to improve the level of goodwill between and among all of us who share this space together.  Specifically, the theme of the first week of Kindness month is the idea, “Kindness is Contagious—Find a Way to Spread kindness throughout our city and county.”  Next week’s theme is “Include Others—Speak to someone you don’t know, make a new friend, include others in your activities.”

The Enterprise asked a couple of locals what they had to say about kindness, printed above.

 Sawyer Fonnebeck, Extension Office Educator: “I always liked the quote from Aesop—no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

 Toni Werk, Interfaith Council: “Kindness is the light in everyone’s heart that comes from God.  Share it everywhere always!"