Introducing the 12 Days of Kindness Challenge

December 12, 2011 4:38 pm CT

Endless lines at the mall. Holiday shopping lists with hard-to-find gifts. Delayed flights en route to see family. Slippery roads from winter wonderland weather.

The holidays don’t always make it easy to keep a smile on our faces. For this reason, we’re challenging you to ring in the holiday season with 12 days of random acts of kindness. Whether it’s helping someone carry her holiday packages out of the mall, assisting a stranded traveler with changing his tire, or just smiling at someone having a bad day, let’s spend the last weeks before the holidays sharing the joy of the season with those around us.

We’ll be tracking all the action on Twitter using the hashtags #12dok and #gmRAOK. Tell us there, or in the comments below how you’re spreading kindness daily. Follow us @DrivingMidwest to see what we’re up to – and to join us as we spread cheer around Chicagoland these 12 days, and beyond!