Simple messages of encouragement flood the stairwell of the Reed Union Building at Penn State Behrend. What started as a simple gesture by Ashlyn Kelly, president of Random Acts of Kindness, and friends has now taken on a life of its own.
Kelly stuffs snack bags for members of Random Acts of Kindness to distribute during finals week. Members will leave approximately 1,900 snack bags in total to fuel study breaks for students.
Penn State Behrend senior, Ashlyn Kelly, poses in the stairwell of the Reed Union Building on campus in front of the wall that has become a visual display of the positivity Random Acts of Kindness, a club at Behrend, aims to spread throughout the campus community through anonymous acts of goodwill.
T.C., Anna and Liam Watterson all competed for the Penn State Behrend swimming and diving team. "I couldn't imagine going to any other college," Anna Watterson said.