Acts of kindness encouraged in wake of Newtown shooting

A Winnipeg woman is tryingto inspire people to do small acts of kindness and prove the world can be good after the mass shooting at an elementaryschool in Connecticut.

"After seeing this and seeing so much dark we need to know there's people actively trying to push the light, to push back to do tiny bits of good," said Christine McIntyre.

On Dec. 14,Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother to death while she lay in herbed, then went to Sandy Hook Elementary School andkilled 20 children between the ages of six and seven, as well as six teachers and administrators, before turning a gun on himself.

There were 27 victims in all, including Lanza's mother and the 26 children and adults at the school.

McIntyrehas set up a Facebook page, called 27 Acts for Newtown, encouraging people to do 27 small acts of kindness in memory of those who died.

Amother of two young children,McIntyre said she hadn't felt so much public grief since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and she thought a Facebook page would encourage people to do good.

People have since beenpostingtheir acts on the Facebook page,writing about doing things from clearing snow off people's cars to helping elderly people with their groceries.