CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW)- Krystal Brown found it very important to talk to her children about what they were seeing going on in the news: riots, protests, police brutality and injustices that many people have been facing.
“It’s important to my family,” Brown said. “It’s also important for my children to be taught that not all police are bad. Sometimes some people make mistakes, make wrong decisions, and some people are bad people, but regardless, we never judge a whole group based on the mistakes of a few.”
Her children, Gabe Seaton, 10 and Emma Hager, 11 and their friend and neighbor, Sky Clark, 11, have been named the “Kindness Kids” by the people in their Ringgold Estates neighborhood for the kind acts they often do. On Saturday, July 4, they spread a little kindness to Clarksville police officers and firefighters.
Gabe, Emma and Sky have come up with ideas to make people in their neighborhood smile during other tough times. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the trio woke up early and wrote messages all over the sidewalks so their neighbors could read the inspiring, kind and thoughtful messages during their walks.
This time the Kindness Kids set up a coffee and doughnut stand to raise money for the summer and made sure to invite police officers and firefighters.
“They decided that they wanted to honor the police by offering free doughnuts and coffee to them to let them know that they are appreciated and loved,” Brown said. “I called the police department at about 6 am to let them know and the next thing you know we had so many police coming to their stand. They were so happy.”
Although it was free the police officers still gave the kids money and told the fire department who also showed up in their fire trucks.
The kids ended up raising $80 dollars and put smiles on the faces of many officers.