Martin Richard’s family wants kids to promote peace and kindness
The parents of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old Dorchester boy who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, have launched a program that encourages kids to foster peace and kindness in their communities through positive service projects.
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Its mission follows the mantra on one of Richard’s handmade poster, an image of which circulated after the bombings: “No more hurting people, Peace.’’
The Martin Richard Bridge Builder will award 20 grants of $250 to help continue the operation of chosen projects. The youth service division of the Points of Light Foundation, generationOn, and Hasbro are partners in the campaign.
The Richards provided more detail on their decision in a post on Time.com:
Each day, we are all faced with a series of choices that define who we are and who we will ultimately become. You can choose to live in the past or look forward to the future. You can choose to be apathetic or you can be someone who embraces peace and kindness. At a very young age, our son Martin was able to recognize the importance of kindness, togetherness and inclusion and that he could make a difference through these qualities.
The program stems from the The Martin Richard Foundation, founded by the Richard family in 2014 to spread their son’s message for acts of peace and kindness. You can get involved under the hashtag #NoMoreHurtingPeople or by visiting generationOn.org/peace.
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