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Why it matters
A few minutes for you. A lasting impact for someone else.
It doesn't have to be spectacular. It just has to be thoughtful and kind. You may never know who finds your note, or what they were going through when they did.
Darren found a note when he was struggling. It made him feel like he wasn't alone. Since then, he has left more than fifty of his own around his town.
– Darren, Gloucestershire, UK · as shared on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
Everyday life
On a windshield. In a library book. Handed over in line for coffee.
There's no wrong place to leave one. Anywhere a person might need a reminder that someone cares.
Any paper works. Fold it in half and cut along the line.
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Write it by hand
Start with “Dear stranger.” Tell them they're brave, they're strong, they've got this. Decorate it any way you like.
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Let it go
Leave it somewhere to be found, or hand it to someone in passing. Then trust it to land where it's needed.
The power of three
One note is enough. Three starts a ripple.
Writing one is the whole point. Three is the invitation: if every note inspired three more, five rounds would reach 243 people.
You
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Round 1
3
Round 2
9
Round 3
27
Round 4
81
Round 5
243
Love speaks every language
From classrooms to kindness calendars.
We are all connected. Since 2017, thousands of handwritten notes have reached more than a dozen countries in four languages. Some have even turned strangers into lifelong friends.
Classrooms
Elementary schools have made it a class project. At one Colorado school, 270 students, staff and families wrote notes together.
Kindness calendars
Featured by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation in its calendar and curriculum for Random Acts of Kindness Week.
Personal growth
Taught and shared in self-development classes, where one small act turns into a practice.
Everyday people
Left on windshields, park benches and trail markers by people who simply wanted someone to feel less alone.
Found in
Denver, ColoradoNashville, TennesseeLondon, EnglandBarcelona, SpainRome, ItalyHong Kong
And Arizona, California, Florence, Gloucestershire, Ohio, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and Turkey.
Share the love
Found one? Made one? Show us.
Snap your note out in the world and tag @careforthree with #CareForThree. Questions, stories or a note you found? Send a message on Instagram.
“I found a note on my windshield on a freezing winter day. It began with ‘Dear stranger.’ I carried it for a week before I put it on another car. Years later, I still carry the feeling it gave me.”
