In four locations across the country, starting Dec. 13 and ending Dec. 19, Canadians pledged to do acts of kindness. The Kindness Exchange was organized by Amazon Canada, with gift cards of $50 each given out to the approximately 1,700 participants.
“About 400 of the pledges were volunteer pledges,” Derek Hooey, operations manager at Amazon’s Mississauga office, told The Epoch Times. People would leave their email addresses and Amazon would help connect them with volunteer opportunities afterward.
While taking pledges at Toronto’s event on Dec. 13, Hooey was touched by one participant who pledged to give blood. “That person came back to us later on in the day to follow up and let us know that they completed their commitment. To see that it wasn’t just people coming for the gift card, that they’re actually following through, doing little things to help the community—it’s nice to see people paying it forward during the holiday season,” Hooey said….