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SARATOGA SPRINGS — In a surprise assembly at Sage Hills Elementary, 12-year-old Aspen Rowley was designated Friday as the “Kindest Kid in America.”
“It’s just crazy. The thought that I’m literally just a girl who wants to make a difference in life, and I did!” she said.
When Aspen came to the assembly Friday, she had no idea she was about to receive a gold medal from Saratoga Springs Mayor Jim Miller and a video from Gov. Spencer Cox congratulating her.
Aspen said she loves being kind because she can make others happy, and it makes her happy.
“It’s just the feeling I get when I’m kind,” Aspen said. “You complimented someone, and it made them feel good, which means you made them feel good! It’s just small, but it can make a really big difference in someone’s day and life.”
As part of being crowned the Kindest Kid in America, Aspen received a children’s book all about her kindness. “Princess Aspen” details how Aspen gave food to the homeless, cleaned up trash in nature, wrote kind notes for her family, included a boy in her class who was left out, as well as other kind acts she has done