The anonymous folks behind HelpOthers (www.helpothers.org) have been spreading smiles by enabling random acts of kindness. At the heart of this group is a dedicated and diverse set of individuals that ships smile cards for free to anyone who requests them.

This is an important task and often can go unnoticed. We decided to raise money for these special individuals so that we can recognize them for their effort till date and continue to inspire them so that they can continue sending out these smile cards which make the random acts of kindness possible.

To raise money for this wonderful group we are running the NYC half-marathon on March 21 (03/21/10).

Your contribution will directly support this group and will be tax deductible. Please click on the donate link on the left to learn how . As the saying goes ' A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step' and so will your contribution help us take us a step closer in raising funds for the helpothers team. We are grateful for any contribution that you can make!

You can hear Nipun talk about how the idea was started by watching the video

Or read about some of the touching kindness stories that are posted on the helpothers.org portal:

• An Unforgettable fishing experience
  
• My Hour on the streets of New York
  
• Twelve minute cab ride to Penn station
  
• Life is baeutiful
  
• Flowers that she couldn't smell
  
• A turtle who taught me kindness
  
• 5 love notes to my grand mother
  
• Music of a stolen symphony
  

And in case you are wondering about some of the exciting things in store for smile cards you may want to read about smile decks