Today, the awesome is in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. English teacher Kristina Ulmer is proving that even a small gesture can create a big impact. Each semester, she gives her students $20 with a heartfelt request: use it to do something kind. The challenge began in 2018, inspired by a personal tragedy. Ulmer lost her sister, Katie, in a car accident. When a police officer returned her sister’s purse, it contained over $100 in tips she had earned that morning. Ulmer immediately knew the money had to be used for good. That same year, while teaching Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451—a 1953 novel depicting a screen-obsessed, disconnected future society—Ulmer had an idea. She told her students that the way to prevent our world from becoming Fahrenheit 451 is through kindness and connection. She gave each student $20 (adding her own funds) and asked them to perform a random act of kindness in Katie’s honor. The project became known as the “$20 Challenge”. The ripple effect of kindness and another example of an amazing teacher, THAT’S AWESOME.