An eight-year-old girl will complete 600 acts of kindness in memory of her late grandmother this month . Alex McKelvey of Washington state thought of the idea in 2013 after losing her grandmother , Linda , and set out to complete 60 random acts of kindness by March 22 , 2014 - which would have been her grandmother's 60th birthday . But because she enjoyed giving to others so much , the first-grader , who has completed 487 acts to date , will have completed 600 acts of kindness by March 22 , 2015 . Scroll down for video . Alex McKelvey of Washington State started in 2013 with the goal of doing 60 random good deeds to honor and celebrate her grandmother , Linda , instead of mourning ( above Alex pictured at one and a half years old with and her 'Nana ' , Linda ) The first-grader , who has completed 487 acts to date , will have performed 600 acts of kindness by March 22 , 2015 ( above Alex and her mother Sarah pictured while volunteering at the Rescue Mission that provides food and shelter for those in need , her 472nd act of kindness ) Alex , and her mother Sarah , had decided to do the first set of 60 acts of kindness in September 2013 after Linda passed away instead of mourning , according Q13Fox . 'We bought coffee , ice cream , donated various things , went to IHOP and left a very cool tip for one of our waitresses , and we ended the day by going on a toy shopping spree for St. Jude 's ' Children 's Hospital , ' said Sarah , a caseworker for Greater Lakes Mental Health . She added : 'Alex had so much fun that day , you could see the joy on her face and so we said why not add an extra zero and go for 600 ? ' Alex said that she chose 600 because it was 10 times more than 60 , but she dreams of reaching many more people , according to the News Tribune . The young girl said : 'We 're going to do thousands , then a million . I 'd like to reach so many people . ' So far , Alex and her mother have volunteered at food kitchens , given gifts to teachers and staff at school , handed out care packages and candy treats , to given out laundry pots filled with quarters and detergent to people at a laundromat . Alex , and her mother Sarah , had decided to do 60 acts of kindness in September 2013 . So far , Alex and her mother have volunteered at food kitchens and handed out care packages and candy treats among other acts of kindness ( left , Alex with homemade bath salts for her 342nd act of kindness ; and right , after she helped a man who needed money to buy food for her 485th act of kindness ) All of the acts of kindness to date have been documented on an Instagram account Alex 's mother started ( above Alex and Sarah after going on a shopping spree for toys to donate to St. Jude 's in the 60th act of kindness on March 22 , 2014 ) 'We 're not rich or close to it . But we decided to use our finances a little differently , ' said Sarah . 'We 're giving up a few luxury things , and we 've chosen to live a simple life . ' Alex 's dad , Army Sgt . Richard McKelvey , has also participated but he said it is mostly the two women in his life who are spreading the good deeds . Together the family most recently repainted the Youth Center at the Lakewood YMCA , and also were able to give the center new board games and a piece of art thanks to their own financial contributions , online donations and contributions from stores . All of the acts of kindness to date have been documented on an Instagram account Alex 's mother started with the hashtag 'FORLINDA ' . Sarah said that she amazed by Alex 's heart and her spirit of giving ( above Alex and Sarah pictured on Mother 's Day last year ) Sarah recently wrote a post ahead of Sunday when Alex will have completed 600 acts of kindness . She wrote : 'Last year it all started by doing 60 acts of loving kindness that we bunched together like coffees and ice creams . 'This birthday we wanted to reach further by doing 61 different acts that day and figured we had better make a list to keep the day organized . 'We are so happy to see so many new followers and Alex loves when I read her all the fabulous and kind comments you have left . It truly makes all our hearts swell with love . 'Thank you to you all for choosing to follow Alex on this journey of loving kindness in memory of her Nana . Much love and stay tuned . ' Sarah said that she amazed by Alex 's heart and her spirit of giving . She said : ' I think `` if an 8-year-old can do this , why ca n't anyone ? '' '
Alex McKelvey of Washington state started in 2013 with the goal of doing 600 random good deeds by her grandmother 's 600th birthday last March . First grader 's family has left large tips for servers , volunteered at a food kitchen and bought toys for St Jude 's Children's Hospital . To date , she has done 487 acts of kindness ; by March 22 , 2015 she will have completed 60 .