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Ashley Crandall of Madison is a
very kind person. She treats people
with respect and finds that life is
generally better when people are
kind towards one another. She values
kindness so much, that she founded
the Catching Kindness Project.
Ashley believes in treating people
as you want to be treated. With an
associate’s degree from Holmes
Community College and a bachelor’s
degree in early childhood education
from Mississippi College, she spends
much of her time with children.
In addition to being a full-time
kindergarten teacher’s assistant
at St. Anthony Catholic School in
Madison, she teaches taekwondo
to children. She is also the assistant
sponsor of the dance team and
assists with Sunday school at her
church. She believes in the notion
that kindness is free and she tries to
be the best role model on kindness
to all the children who look up to
her. When she sees someone being
kind to someone else, Ashley gives
them a blue rubber bracelet to signify
they’ve done a good thing.
Kindness is something that
Ashley believes in and works hard
on promoting. “There would be no
bullying if people would just be kind
to one another,” she says, with a broad
smile on her face.
The project launched on July 1,
2018 and is led by a group of young
women who want to see the world
pursue kindness. The Catching
Kindness Project has caught on
locally, endorsed by schools as well as
the City of Madison. Kids recognize
the bright blue wrist bands and work
to get more than one. Ashley founded
the project with Louisiana native
Evangeline Stephenson. Lacey Higgins
is the co-founder, and new to their
Catching Kindness team is Maci
Matthews. All are involved with the
Catching Kindness Project, each
taking turns writing blog posts and
posting on the project’s Facebook
and Instagram pages. There are
numerous ideas on how to be kind
in the office, ways to share kindness
during the holidays and ways for kids
to show kindness at school.
Now the Catching Kindness
Program is going nationwide, thanks
to their Kindness Ambassador
Program. Those interested in
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