Today (Monday) marks the the beginning of the 26th annual Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness week in the Quinte region.
The purpose of the week is to promote positive energy counteracting the negative effects of senseless violence in our society.
The random acts of kindness week began in 1997 in remembrance of Mark Fyke, a Belleville high school student killed while vacationing in Florida. Also remembered are Quinte region young people Becky Middleton and Shawn Keegan.
Events will be held at schools and in the community each day this week and nominations are being accepted for Kindness Citizen of the Year, which was won by Reta Dobbs of Quinte West last year.
Find more detail on Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Week, including a daily event calendar, here.
