Batch of Kindness: Cumberbatch’s fans come together to do good
Today Benedict Cumberbatch turns 38. And today I am immensely proud to be part of the wonderful Cumbercollective. Not only have we raised well over $25’000 for various charities but we have also started an incredible initiative of kindness with Batch of Kindness. Today almost 2500 people from 86 different countries have come together to ‘Celebrate the birthday of Benedict Cumberbatch with simple gestures of kindness towards others.’ Batch of Kindness has been created by the wonderful Michelle, who deserves all the hugs in the world for making this birthday a very special one.
People have been baking for orphanages, cooking their parents dinner, buying homeless people lunch and leaving little notes of encouragement in public places. All in the name of the actor, who asked his fans to give love and kindness to those in need, rather than to buy him gifts or cards. And his wish was our command. I can only encourage you to have a little browse of the #batchofkindness tag on Twitter to see how much good people have been doing today. And they’re not done of course. We will make sure to keep going all weekend. So please join in, if you haven’t already!
One kind gesture I particularly enjoyed today is Joke (Yassammez) baking Cumbercookies for her loved ones. Particularly because she hates baking. The things we do for that man!
These badass cookies were made with very cool Sherlock cookie cutters from WarzonePrint using this delicious sounding recipe (how convenient, am I the only one who always has trouble finding a cookie dough recipe that holds its shape when being baked?). Why not treat yourself to some Sherlock cookie cutters of your own and bake a Cumberbatch of cookies for your loved ones?
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Often, people do good without needing a reason however many other people have good intentions but just need a little nudge to help them do something good for others. The #BatchofKindness movement in honor of Benedict was just that nudge that some people needed to go out there and do good deeds. Thanks Benedict!