Cookies, hot cocoa, pick-me-up notes: 'Sparks' of kindness From thanking a teacher to leaving coloring books in a hospital waiting room, no act is too small for the Sparks of Kindness online community. Author: PETER ORSI and EMILY LESHNER (Associated Press) Published: 1:26 PM CST December 16, 2020 Updated: 1:26 PM CST December 16, 2020 A tin of cookies is left on the running board of an ambulance outside a nursing home with a note for the emergency workers who operate it: “You’re AMAZING! Yes, you!” A baggie sits on the edge of a fountain with dozens of copper coins and another message, for anyone who passes by and fancies tossing one in: “Take a penny. Make a wish! Hope your dreams come true.”