Mayor Levar M. Stoney presents Binford Middle School student Jalia Hardy with a handmade sign after signing a proclamation declaring Nov. 12 through 16 “Kindness Week” in Richmond.
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Teen’s idea for Kindness Week comes to fruition in Richmond
This is a special week for Binford Middle School student Jalia Hardy. The 13-year-old won the statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest during the spring sponsored by the Virginia Municipal League that challenged seventh-graders to describe what they would do if they were mayor of their hometown.