Guides
Step-by-step help for the Ripples of Kindness app and website. Each guide shows where the app and the website differ, so you can follow along on either.
Using ROK
Posting acts, earning points, sharing your ripple, and the community around it.
- Get started with ROKCreate your account, set up your profile, and see how the ROK app and website work together.For new members
- Post an act of kindnessRecord what you did, add photos or a short video, blur faces if you need to, and share your act so it can ripple outward.
- Points, ripples and your Ripple PondHow points follow your chain reaction of kindness, and where to see your pond, tier, badges, titles and place on the leaderboard.
- Invite friends and share kindnessUse your invite link, QR code and printable kindness cards to grow your ripple, and share acts so others can pay it forward.
- The feed, the map and the communityCheer and comment on acts, keep up with notifications, explore the Kindness map, take part in Making a Splash, and manage your safety and account settings.
Groups
Joining a group, running one, and volunteer opportunities.
- Join a groupFind a group, join it, and have the acts of kindness you post count toward it too.For members
- Run a groupStart a group for your school, club or community, then manage members, activity and settings from your organizer dashboard.For group organizers
- Volunteer opportunitiesFind a way to help on Get Involved, sign up in a tap, and get an act of kindness when the organizer confirms you came.For volunteers and group organizers
Communities & campaigns
Kindness Week Worldwide, York County, and Gettysburg College.
- Kindness Week Worldwide 2026Eight days of kindness around World Kindness Day, Nov 7–14, 2026: how to take part, how points count, and where to follow the board.For everyone on ROK
- Kindness in York County, PAROK's home county: the Give Local York Kindness Challenge, local groups, ways to volunteer nearby, and how to put your York County acts on the kindness map.For people in and around York County, Pennsylvania
- Gettysburg College and its chaptersHow the Gettysburg College group and its chapters work on ROK: joining, the one-chapter rule, how your acts count, and what chapter officers need to know.For Gettysburg College students, chapters and officers
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