WCCO took a drive through the fog on Tuesday to Northfield High School in Northfield, Minnesota, to meet a shy sophomore with a big heart.

The idea for "100 Kind Deeds Day" came to Nika Hirsch when she was 7, something to overcome her anxiety disorder called selective mutism. It was sparked by a conversation with her mother.

"When we were talking about what Black Friday was, and she, her little brain was sort of not comprehending how someone could enjoy Thanksgiving and then the next day go, you know, clobber their neighbor over a Cabbage Patch Doll," said mom Jana Hirsch.

Nika Hirsch said the day was a chance to get "out of my shell and work on my shyness or like selective mutism."

Every year since, the good deeds multiplied. A new community grew with inspiration from her whole family

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