Daniel Lubetzky

Strong and kind are two words you don’t see together everyday. We’ve teamed up with NBA All-Star Kevin Durant to prove the best way to show strength is to choose kindness. And to play it forward even more, KIND is donating $1 million to the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation to create specialized education and after-school programming for at-risk youth to teach them how to be STRONG & KIND.

Join us in reaching 1 million STRONG & KIND pledges to support our $1 million donation to Kevin Durant’s foundation. Take the pledge at StrongandKind.com. 

Daniel’s alma mater, Stanford Law, reconnected to see what their grad is up to these days. Read the full story of where Stanford led Daniel after the jump.

KIND is also offering Stanford students, alumni, faculty, and staff the opportunity to submit their own “Do The KIND Thing” idea to ideas@kindsnacks.com. Ideas must be received before January 1, 2014.

On January 8, Stanford Lawyer and KIND will choose one project to support with $10,000. The winning project will be featured in a future Stanford Lawyer online article.

Here’s what you need to know to submit:

• Rules for Do the KIND Thing Project
• Please submit your idea via email to ideas@kindsnacks.com before 12 a.m. EST on January 1, 2014.
• For a stronger submission, please include photos or video components.
• The project must be completed within six months.

by Julianna Storch

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The football team at Olivet Middle School teaches us the meaning of kindness and reminds us how wonderful it feels to make someone else’s day.

John Gelalia, an amazingly kind fireman, was so busy thinking about how to help others in the wake of Hurricane Sandy that he didn’t stop think about his own needs.Thanks to the Waves for Water team for helping him to rebuild his home. I am so proud of our KIND team members who helped with their efforts.

Taking a note from George Saunders’s commencement address at Syracuse in the spring, Kathleen McCartney, the new president of Smith College, started off her school year by calling attention to the failures of kindness and reminding her students of the strength in being kind.

“The kindness you find here — the kindness you create here — is and will be just as powerful as the diploma you will bring with you into the world beyond the Grécourt Gates. It can open doors. It can open minds. It can close divides.”

-Kathleen McCartney, President of Smith College

Read her full speech after the jump. Wishing everyone a kinder school year for 2013-2014.

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“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.”
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

George Saunders gave a graduation speech that Matthew Kahn shared with me. It really touched me. His “regret” absolutely reminded me of a couple kids in school that, like him, I was nice enough to, but I didn’t do enough to protect and stand up for against bullies. I could have been nicer. I could have been kinder. And I could have been more courageous. I hope to teach my kids to do better. And I hope we all as humankind can minimize what George Saunders aptly describes as “failures of kindness.”

See the full speech after the jump.

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USA Today follows the rising trend of “capitalism with a conscience,” highlighting KIND among other great brands, like Starbucks and Whole Foods.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch

On Anderson Live‘s Thanksgiving episode, KIND surprised the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington D.C. with a donation of thousands of KIND bars and packages of KIND Healthy Grains  as well as a check for ten-thousand dollars to help put food on the table this Thanksgiving for less fortunate local residents. You can visit FeedingAmerica.org to find out how to help the hungry in your community.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch

On Saturday, the KIND NYC Team was caught Doing the KIND Thing. Team members volunteered with Sandy Rebuild Staten Island- Yellow Team and Rima Abdelkader of NBC News to help residents whose homes were devastated by the storm. The team helped residents to remove damaged dry wall and floor boards, clear debris, load dumpsters, and provide warmth and support in this time of need. We are wishing the best to those still suffering from the effects of the hurricane as they rebuild their lives and towns.

By Julianna Storch