UpdatedWed, Feb 17, 2021 at 1:16 pm ET
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Food banks in Bartow County could use your help in their effort to meet increased demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Shutterstock)
BARTOW COUNTY, GA Random Acts of Kindness Day was Wednesday, and its importance has been amplified in 2021 as people in Bartow County and throughout the world continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic that is now more than 11 months old.
Among the ways to make a difference this year is to make sure your neighbors in Bartow County have enough to eat.
For about 16,000 people in Bartow County, food budgets are stretched thin from job losses, business closures and other economic havoc wrought by the pandemic. That s according to a projection by Feeding America, the nation s largest hunger relief organization, which notes that as many as 50 million Americans faced food insecurity at 2020 s end.
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Food banks in Gwinnett County could use your help in their effort to meet increased demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Shutterstock)
GWINNETT COUNTY, GA Random Acts of Kindness Day was Wednesday, and its importance has been amplified in 2021 as people in Gwinnett County and throughout the world continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic that is now more than 11 months old.
Among the ways to make a difference this year is to make sure your neighbors in Gwinnett County have enough to eat.
For about 115,000 people in Gwinnett County, food budgets are stretched thin from job losses, business closures and other economic havoc wrought by the pandemic. That s according to a projection by Feeding America, the nation s largest hunger relief organization, which notes that as many as 50 million Americans faced food insecurity at 2020 s end.
Pain reduction
Giving seems to lessen our pain. A recent study found that people who said they would donate money to help orphans were less sensitive to an electric shock than those who declined to give. In addition, the more helpful people thought their donation would be, the less pain they felt.
How could this happen? The study found that regions of the brain that react to painful stimulation appear to be instantly deactivated by the experience of giving.
Happiness
In the UK, researchers found that being kind could boost happiness in as little as three days. The study assigned people to three groups: the first group had to do an act of kindness each day; the second group tried a new activity; and the third group did nothing. The groups who were kind and did novel things saw a significant boost in happiness.