52 Lives hosted a School Kindness Workshop at the lovely Isleworth Town Primary School this week.

We had a tremendous afternoon and the children were everything that teacher Mr Rocket said they would be - kind, generous and very enthusiastic. This week's group consisted of 28 children, 14 of which were school councillors empowered with the task of relaying the importance of kindness back to their classmates. 

After a session of learning about the positive impact kindness can have on both themselves and others, the children set about putting this into practice after hearing about a little boy called Tommie. 

Tommie is 5 years old and has cerebral palsy. Both Tommie and his parents have had a very tough time lately. Tommie's parents have dedicated much of their time raising £25,000 for a life changing operation to help Tommie move more freely. His mum is a full time carer and his dad is a labourer so this has been very hard work but they managed to do it. Sadly, their house was then overrun by a rodent infestation causing them to move out of their home. With Tommie in and and out of hospital, it has been a very stressful time with all their money going towards helping their son. Thankfully the 52 Lives community were on hand to raise more than £1200 to help buy new carpets and sofas so they could move back into their home.

Many of the people that 52 Lives help say it is people's kind comments, rather than the material things, that mean the most to them. The tangible things are wonderful but knowing there are people out there who care makes a big difference. The children at Isleworth Town wanted to show Tommie they care.

They made cards, gifts and sent supportive video messages to Tommie, wishing him luck with his operation. Tommie and his family were overwhelmed with the love and support shown by children who they didn't even know, and Tommie now feels like a celebrity!

A wonderful tribute to an amazing little boy. 

Here are some of things they got up to ...