Who are we and what is the Kindness Quest?

Hello!  This Kindness Quest is a scavenger hunt that was created for you by the EXCEL Students of Islip Middle School.  Our aim is to unite and connect our Islip community together with a fun scavenger hunt that also provides you with opportunities to spread kindness. There are clues located in several of the local businesses throughout the town that you will be guided to throughout this quest. Once you scan the QR code, you will be brought to a new web page with your next clue to guide you to your next location. In addition, on each page you will be given a new act of kindness to complete and an optional kindness challenge to further connect you with your community. There is no specific beginning or end to this quest- instead it's a loop- so you can start and end wherever you like.  Thank you and we hope you have fun! 

How the Kindness Quest works: 

1. Start at any Kindness Quest Location

2. Find and scan a QR code at this location 

3. There will be both a clue (hint for next location) and a task (act of kindness) on the webpage that is revealed by scanning the code

4. Try your best to perform the act of kindness shown and utilize the information provided in the clue to discover the next location

5. Travel to the next location, where there will be another QR code

6. Repeat steps 2, 3, 4, and 5 until you reach the destination you have started at

Note: THE KINDNESS QUEST IS A LOOP AND DOES NOT HAVE AN EXACT START OR END. YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE KINDNESS QUEST ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED THE LOCATION YOU HAVE STARTED AT. 

Making Kindness Visible

Many of the Kindness Tasks ask you to call out "Kindness Quest Challenge Conquered"!  Encourage those in your group to do this as loud as possible for others to hear.  You may notice that people will take note and wonder what you are doing...they may even be inspired to ask you about it. Our hope is that in this way, our Kindness Quest reaches more people.  Tell others about what you are doing and task them with also taking advantage of this free and fun activity.  The people you see as strangers on the street might just become the next participants of the Kindness Quest thanks to your passionate participation!