uMhlanga kindness rocks project rolls on
The project was started by Danville Avenue resident, Sonia de Fleuriot, who was inspired to create something for the community to enjoy and raise spirits during the pandemic.
THE ‘Umhlanga Rocks On’ project has grown from strength to strength since it was started last year.
The project was started by Danville Avenue resident, Sonia de Fleuriot, who was inspired to create something for the community to enjoy and raise spirits during the pandemic.
She has tied the initiative in with the global Kindness Rocks Project, where people paint pebbles, rocks or stones with pictures or messages of encouragement and leave them for others to find.
Her Facebook page, ‘Umhlanga Rocks On’ has already had more than 1 700 members join the movement to spread kindness, happiness and positivity.
“When I started the project I was amazed by the reception. The concept is simple, yet it is changing lives daily. It’s so easy to paint a rock with a positive message and place it along the uMhlanga Promenade for someone else to find. The purpose is to create kindness and bring communities together through simple acts of kindness by painting quotes or even little pictures on the rocks. It is so uplifting seeing people post messages on the Facebook page showing the personalised rocks they’ve done and we’ve really grown from strength to strength. We encourage others to join in and share their messages of hope or colourful photos.
“Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic we are facing so much negativity and my hope is to inspire others to go for walks and enjoy the outdoors, especially along the promenade and be inspired by the messages on the rocks. Should a resident pick up a rock to take home, it would be wonderful for them to ‘pay it forward’ by replacing it with one of their painted rock messages or pictures. The idea remains to spread kindness, happiness and positivity,” she said.
If you would like to join the group, find them on Facebook under the name ‘Umhlanga Rocks On’.
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