This program was created to promote random acts of kindness and compassion. Each time an act of kindness is witnessed a chain is created with the hope that a chain reaction of kindness will be created. For more information you can visit the Rachel's Challenge web site.

Through the Rachel's Challenge program, “Friends of Rachel” (FOR) groups have been started in schools across the nation. These groups have become the core vehicle for a lasting cultural change in the hallways and classrooms of many schools. The goal of these groups is to see schools full of young people who, like Rachel, want to start and continue chain reactions of kindness and compassion.

Rachel’s Legacy is the next step for schools who have accepted Rachel’s Challenge. This follow-up program encourages students to recognize their full potential and significance in life along with how to create their own legacy. With a whole new set of challenges and stories, this program will continue to not only impact the climate of your school, but the long-term culture as well.

Pioneer Heritage Middle School

Rachel's Challenge kickoff - September 14, 2009

Wester Middle School recently held a school Pep Rally where members of their Friends of Rachel Club circled the gym displaying the links of chains that detail the Random Acts of Kindness students and staff have performed this year.