Delta's Kindness Meters
Donate your spare change to a kindness meter to make positive change in our community
About
The City of Delta has installed kindness meters throughout the community to promote kindness in Delta and celebrate World Kindness Day.
In May 2021, the City of Delta worked with the Delta School District to repurpose five decommissioned double-headed parking meters as kindness meters to collect spare change for local organizations supporting those in need across Delta. To promote and encourage youth engagement and public art, local high school student artists were invited to design and paint the meters while incorporating the themes “We Love Delta” and “kindness”. The Delta Community Foundation will manage the collection and distribution of the kindness meter donations, ensuring that funding is provided to local organizations that strengthen and enhance the well-being of the Delta community.
Kindness Meter Locations
Visit a kindness meter near you!
The "Delta" in the River Delta
Designed by Claire Peters from Delta Secondary School: "I chose to incorporate the gentle hues and small-town country appeal of South Delta within my artwork as homage to my upbringing as an artist and nature lover. Delta, being a river delta, with its kind locals and vast stretches of unindustrialized land, quickly became a safe haven for me. I take heart in knowing that we are a part of what makes our city so beautiful, and that is our connection to this land and our hearts with it."
Good Vibes Only
Designed by Ava Burbank from Burnsview School: "I always work best when I can gather ideas and inspiration from others. My good friend Kaleigh suggested a 70’s feel good meter. Immediately, I fell in love with the idea: when I think of this decade, the popular 70’s promotion of kindness, love and acceptance is timeless. We should always remember to always be kind because we never know what someone is going through. Our actions have significant impact in the way the world revolves."
Wonder in Kindness
Designed by Jill Baccay from Delview Secondary School: "I wanted to have an image highlighting volunteers and those involved in non-profits, who provide to those in need within our communities, to show appreciation for their generosity and hard work. I decorated the meter with a lot of bold hearts to draw back to the love we have for our city, and especially the kindness of those who work hard to make others’ days brighter in a time like this."
Sunflowers
Designed by Ella Koehn from South Delta Secondary School: "I have always been passionate about art and I am still learning and developing my own voice as an artist. I experiment with many different mediums, although acrylic paint is my current favorite. I like to use elements of nature in my work, especially florals, which is one of the reasons why I chose to paint sunflowers. Sunflowers are known to represent sunshine and happiness, which to me ties in perfectly with the theme of kindness."
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Designed by Kyla Dooley from Seaquam Secondary School: "My meter design stems from my own personal interests in the relationships of art and math. It’s really fun and dynamic and though it may not be your traditional representation of kindness per se, I still definitely see it as such in a more abstract sense, with its bright colours and interwoven patterns there’s definitely that sense of warmth and positivity, and I hope that kindness will translate as such to those in the community around it."
Kindness Counts Campaign
Help us spark a community-wide kindness chain reaction in Delta! Participate in our Kindness Counts campaign by doing one suggested random act of kindness each day from November 13 to November 30, 2021.
Use #WeLoveDelta and #KindnessCountsinDelta to share the random acts of kindness you have received or undertook during our campaign!
Kindness Counts Acts of the Day
November 13
It’s World Kindness Day – find a kindness meter and make a donation!
November 14
Go for a walk around your neighbourhood and say hello to everyone you pass.
November 15
Leave a positive message for a co-worker or teacher.
November 16
Write a great online review for a local business you love.
November 17
Go around the dinner table and say what you are grateful for today.
November 18
Volunteer your time. Sign up to be a Delta Snow Angel .
November 19
Have dinner delivered to a loved one.
November 20
Smile at everyone you meet today.
November 21
Bake a homemade treat for a friend.
November 22
Rake someone’s leaves and bag them for compost pick-up.
November 23
Join Delta’s Encouragement in an Envelope Program and write a letter to a senior.
November 24
Call or visit a loved one.
November 25
Thank a cashier when checking out.
November 26
Text someone “Good Morning!” to kick-start their day.
November 27
Give an unexpected compliment to someone you meet today.
November 28
Wheel in your neighbour’s trash bin after it has been collected this week.
November 29
Pay for someone’s coffee and spark a kindness chain reaction!
November 30
Pay it forward to a stranger, friend, or loved one in December.