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The world could use some kindness right now. The organizers of the new k20 Kindness Without Borders Summit believe that with all their hearts. It’s obvious to anyone paying attention, says co- founder Alan Williams. “Have you read the news lately?” And it’s especially obvious in the United States, says co-founder Francesca Donlan. “We are a divided country,” Donlan says. “That is a fact. But kindness doesn’t have a camp. It is a unit-er and not a divider.”

Florida Gulf Coast University’s ROCK Center will host the inaugural k20 Kindness Summit Without Borders on May 15-16, bringing about 20 global leaders to Lee County.

Florida Gulf Coast University offered its first class on kindness about six years ago, and not long after FGCU founding faculty member, Dr. Maria Roca, founded the school’s Roots of Compassion & Kindness Center. Now, the ROCK Center is preparing to host a global kindness summit called K20 that will kick off the "Kindness Without Borders initiative."