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Kindness is all around and waiting to be found. As part of Oakville's Random Act of Kindness Day on Friday (Nov. 7), 100 Be Kind Bells have been hidden throughout Oakville. The handmade ceramic chimes were created by the YMCA Peace Week committee and decorated by children in the YMCA after-school, Youth Leaders and Together as Girls programs. If you are lucky enough to find one of the bells, you can either keep it, or pass it on to someone as a reminder of spreading kindness. "The Be Kind Bell was inspired by a Ben's Bell I found in Tucson," said Brenda Ridgway, manager of marketing and communications for the YMCA. "These bells are hidden in the community for anyone to find and there are many inspiring stories of people finding them just when they needed or received kindness from others. I brought the bell back to Oakville to spread kindness in our community." If you find a Be Kind Bell, share where you found it and your act of kindness on the YMCA of Oakville's Facebook page or tweet using #BeKindBell and #RAKOakville. On Friday, the YMCA will also be out in the community along with many other businesses and organizations spreading kindness with two Kindness Crews as well as hosting Be Kind events at the Peter Gilgan Family YMCA and at many childcare locations and before- and after-school programs. Kindness is the theme for this year's YMCA Peace Week (Nov. 15-22), which focuses on how being kind can eliminate bullying. Find a Be Kind Bell on RAK Day and spread kindness Kirk Smalley, anti-bully advocate of Stand for the Silent, will be the keynote speaker for the YMCA Community Breakfast for Peace on Nov. 19. Kirk will be sharing how the tragic suicide of his son Ty helped create a global movement that encourages youth to "stand up for the silent" and put an end to bullying. He will also be speaking to students at Pine Grove Elementary School and Garth Webb, White Oaks and St. Thomas Aquinas secondary schools and a special speaking engagement for parents will take place on Nov. 18 at Oakville's Town Hall. Other YMCA Peace Week events include a Candlelight Walk for Peace on Nov. 17 and free Yoga for Peace classes on Nov. 18 and 20. Youths at the YMCA have also put together Act for Peace, a photo and video challenge for the month of November. They are encouraging people to post their acts of kindness to Instagram under `30seconds4peace' throughout the month. An act of kindness is an act of peace -- in just 30 seconds you can do something to spread kindness ripples to others. 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