Please Share your Act of Kindness with us here & on social media using
#shineonrosie
Donated diapers and other essentials to new mothers in need.
- Kaitlin Mara
Sent some Rose from Rosie to a neighbor.
- Anonymous
Gave the barista at Starbucks money to pay for the person's order behind me & keep the rest as tip.
- Kathryn Ferri
Hung signs on our neighborhood "kindness tree" so that others can feel your love.
- Hilary Sullivan
Spreading joy by leaving flower arrangements on neighbors steps.
- Alexandra Chiesa
Baked and delivered cookies to 5 neighbors in honor of Rosie.
- Lauren Grant
Donated a bicycle and children's toys to the Guardian Angel Family Crisis Center.
- Maria Starace
Donated a bell percussion kit to a fourth grader in a nearby school.
- Eileen Gil
Gave my Uber driver a generous tip and asked him to pay it forward.
- Michele Trizzino
In memory of Rosie, I donated money to support a wonderful organization that I have volunteered at in Boston, Horizons for Homeless Children.
- Jill Cochran
Paid for the person behind us in McDonald's drive thru.
- Charlie & Laura
Contacted Carter's children's clothing to have a package that was incorrectly delivered to my home, sent to the right recipient.
- Barbara Keane
Sent coffee Venmo donations to nurses on the front lines.
- Lauren Cochran
Taco Bell stopped making my wife's favorite Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, so I recreated them for her.
- Matt LoPorto
Made a donation to Greater Boston Food Bank in Rosie's honor.
- John Cheney
Paid for 2 hour moped rental for a couple on vacation in Newport, RI.
Made a donation to a GoFundMe to support a pregnant woman whose fiancé was in a tragic life-threatening car accident
- Laura & Charlie
Donated a bag of much needed items to the hurricane victims in Louisiana.
- Maria Starace
Offered an elderly couple my shopping cart at the store.
- Gina LoPorto
Gave a generous tip to the gas station attendant.
- Megan Kimiciek
Delivered breakfast to the St. Francis Emergency Room staff.
- Laura & Charlie
Donated children's books to a local 3rd grade classroom in need.
- Margot O'Riordan
Delivered McDonald's and Starbucks gift cards to neighbors and friends
- Jeanne & Bidget Russo
Made a donation to Ronald McDonald House.
- Katherine P.
Brought a pumpkin decoration for a friends desk.
- Patti Bergbuchler
Shared a barcode on social media which gave people a free cup of coffee.
- Megan Hewett
Donated clothes to children in need in honor of my friend, Rosie.
- Caroline Sullivan
Made a donation to the Eric Marsh Foundation to support Wildland firefighters in California.
- Julia Ries
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Made a donation to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Rosie's honor.
- Rob & Audrey Alessi
Brought coffee and munchkins to my United States Coast Guard Reserve Unit.
- Jonah Hewett
Bought coffee for other customers in the store.
- Sue Wilzbach
Donated to my brother's Jimmy Walk Fund in honor of Rosie.
- Christopher Sullivan
Volunteered at a local food pantry.
- Nicole, James & Andrew Roth
Gave someone a parking spot that I waited 15 minutes for at Walmart.
- Ideta Lawrence
Contributed to a food pantry in Rosie's name.
- Megan Panici
Donated 10 free classes to the first 10 people that came in to claim a kindness card.
- Orangetheory Fitness Port Washington
Gave someone at the laundromat $5 in quarters to help dry her clothes.
- Ideta Lawrence
Gave some shoppers $10 to put towards their bill at Target.
- Kelly Fischietto
Gave someone $2 in quarters for the parking meter.
- Ideta Lawrence
Delivered lunch to busy and hungry workers at a moped rental shop in Newport, RI.
Donated backpacks of school supplies to children in need.
- The Baird Family
Made donations to Good Will and the a local animal shelter.
- Brendan & Natalie Kreckel
Paid for a child's happy meal at McDonald's.
- Ideta Lawrence
Made a donation to a food pantry.
- Lisa Montana
Offered several free music classes in honor of Rosie's birthday and told her classes about Rosie, so children could experience the joy of music, just like Rosie did.
- Maria Starace
Let someone cut me in line at BJ's.
- Ideta Lawrence
Delivered flowers to my sister-in-law to brighten her day after starting a new job from home.
- Valerie Lee
Helped an elderly woman send her mail.
- Hannah Latorre
Made mask lanyards and jewelry for family and friends to bring a smile to their faces.
- Kendall Beagan Family
Got my 93 year old father in law a statue of the Blessed Mother for his birthday. He has wanted it for years!
- "Papa" John Beagan
Invited my students at St. Francis Prep High School to take a moment of class time to reach out to someone in their life that may need a boost for whatever reason. Resulted in over 120 "pick me ups" to be sent.
- Linda Baldacchino
Gave a local coffee shop money and kindness cards to use towards customers coffee order until it runs out.
- The Russell Family
Knit a prayer shawl and a baby sleep sack for a new mother who just gave birth to a child with Down's Syndrome.
- Eileen Gil
Volunteered at the Daily Bread food pantry in Danbury, where we served meals to 200 families.
- Laura Callahan
Made a donation to Our Lady of Fatima food pantry.
- Jess Curreri
Paying for the person behind me in line at the apple orchard.
- Kathryn Ferri
Ordered breakfast for my office on Rosie's birthday.
- Eric Lichtman
Donated some of Rosie's favorite books to what would have been her PreK 3's class.
- Laura & Charlie
Made a donation to Cohen Children's Hospital in Rosie's memory.
- Sandra Tarrant
Left plants for neighbors on their front steps in Rosie's memory.
- Nicole Pascarella
Donated cupcakes to Labor and Delivery nurses at a local hospital.
- Grace McGregor
Dropped off flowers and a St. Peter's yearbook with a Rosie dedication page.
- Barbara Bergin
Donated a large box of diapers to our local baby pantry.
- Grace McGregor
Let first responders go ahead of me in line.
- Julia Mell
Painted pumpkins for neighbors to spread Halloween cheer.
- Nicola Pascarella
