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Students from Pleasant Grove participate in ‘Choose Kindness Month’

Feb 16, 2021, 1:15 PM | Updated: 3:42 pm

Students from Mount Mahogany Elementary School in Pleasant Grove showered appreciation on area firefighters and police officers with a "heart attack" as part of Choose Kindness Month. Photo Jeff Shirley, principal

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah — The city of Pleasant Grove is all in on ‘Choose Kindness Month’ for February, encouraging month-long acts of kindness. Area students jumped in on the outreach effort. 

Choose Kindness is a nonprofit organization that promotes kindness in the community. Community members are asked to show kindness to others with a month-long calendar of kindness acts to choose from. 

Here is the calendar for Kindness Week! THIS WEEK: Tag us in any pictures you post for a chance to win a gift card!! Use #choosekindnessPG or if your account is private, DM us your picture.

Posted by Choose Kindness PG on Monday, February 1, 2021

Students embrace Choose Kindness Month

Jeff Shirley, principal of Mount Mahogany Elementary School, said his students eagerly took part. 

“We have been proud to participate with other Pleasant Grove schools in celebrating ‘Choose Kindness Month,’ and it has been a great success so far,” Shirley said. 

This week, students participated in a ‘heart attack’ opportunity to show their appreciation for the Pleasant Grove Police Department and Pleasant Grove Fire Department.

“We did this to express our sincere gratitude for all they do to protect and serve us,” Shirley said. 

Say thank you to our local service people— your mail man, a police officer, a firefighter. Gratitude goes a long way for people who do so much for us!

Posted by Choose Kindness PG on Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Area residents, including students at Pleasant Grove High School and Junior High, participated in a shoe drive and put up yard signs to thank health care workers, in addition to participating in daily “kindness prompts” through the social campaign. 

The campaign continues through the end of the month with suggested acts of kindness shared daily on Facebook

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Students from Pleasant Grove participate in ‘Choose Kindness Month’