The Kindness Krewe Mobile Application

The Kindness Krewe is a monthly card-sending membership created to help you slow down, notice the people around you, and send more handwritten notes with intention.

Each month, your Kindness Krewe subscription box gives you the physical pieces you need: notecards, envelopes, stamps, and thoughtful monthly guidance. The Kindness Krewe mobile application helps you stay organized and consistent.

Inside the application:

·      you can keep track of your people

·      choose who you want to encourage each month

·      follow the monthly card challenge

·      mark cards as sent

·      build a simple history of the kindness you have shared

Getting Started: Add Your People

Before you begin using the monthly Kindness Krewe card challenge, the first step is to add people to your My People’ list. This is your database of people you send cards to on a regular basis.

Your ‘My People’ list is where you will keep the names, addresses, birthdays, anniversaries, special dates, and notes for the people you want to remember with handwritten cards.

You can add people in two ways: manually, or by selecting them from your Apple Contacts.

Adding People from Your Contacts

To begin, tap the ‘My People’ tab at the bottom of the app.

From there, expand the ‘Add Person’ section. You will see the option to add someone manually or choose Select from ‘My Contacts.’

When you select from your contacts, Apple may ask if you want to allow The Kindness Krewe application to access your contacts. Choose Yes or Allow so the application can connect to your contact list.

This does not mean every contact will automatically be added to your Kindness Krewe app. You will still be able to choose which people you want to add.

Allowing access simply makes it easier for you to return to your contacts later and add more people when you are ready.

If you do not allow contact access, you may need to change your phone’s permission settings before you can import contacts later. You can still add people manually.

What Information Will Import

When you choose someone from your contacts, the application will pull in the helpful information you need for sending cards, such as their name and mailing address.

If you already have their birthday saved in your Apple Contacts, that information will be imported as well. (The application will NOT save dates listed in your calendar with this function.)

After someone has been added to your ‘My People’ list, you can open their profile and add or update information at any time.

Adding Special Dates and Notes

Not everything has to come from your contact list.

You can manually add birthdays, anniversaries, and other meaningful dates directly to a person’s profile. You can also add custom dates, such as a loss date, retirement date, adoption day, first day of school, or any other moment you may want to remember.

There is also space to add special notes about each person.

For example, you might add:

Loves red roses.
Prefers funny cards.
Lost her mom in October.
Always appreciates encouragement.
Favorite color is blue.

These little notes can help you choose a card or write a message that feels more personal.

Viewing Your People

Under the My People tab, you can view all the people you have added to the application.

You can open each person’s profile to see their saved information, make updates, add special dates, or review notes you have written about them.

At the bottom of each person’s profile, you will also see their ‘Card Tracker.’

The Card Tracker keeps a record of the cards you have sent to that person, including the date and type of card sent. This makes it easy to look back and see when you last reached out, what kind of card you sent, and how you have been showing up for that person over time.

The ‘My People’ section is the heart of the app. It helps you remember the people who matter to you, not just as names in a contact list, but as people you want to care for on purpose.