Virginia students raise $24,000 through acts of kindness in just a few weeks By: WTKR Staff and last updated 2021-04-08 12:35:40-04 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â If there's one thing Brooks Jolly has learned in fifth grade, it's that a small act of kindness can make a big difference. Over the past few weeks, he and his classmates at Star of the Sea Catholic School in Virginia Beach have been making the world a better place while raising some money. The initiative started in the classroom with teachers handing out "kindness coins." Kate Olkowski, an eighth grader, said, "[Kindness coins] are small little coins that have an inspirational quote on it, and the teachers would give them out through a surprise when a student did a good deed for one another, like held the door or wiped the board down for someone."