They walked the streets with one mission.
Give it all away. Brenda Gagne received one of our Golden Envelopes, $100 with a simple challenge—use it to spread kindness. Without a car, she and her kids planned every step carefully, making sure everything was within walking distance. They gave $60 to a local family with three kids. Then they made their way to the Athol, Massachusetts Police Department to deliver McDonald’s gift cards as a thank you. But what happened next is what really stuck with us. After it was over, Brenda’s oldest turned to her and said he wanted to start a bake sale and lemonade stand so he could raise more money, not for himself, but for our veterans. This is what kindness does. It grows legs. It keeps going. It inspires the next act before the first one is even finished.