A Florida bakery owner brought smiles and sweet treats to first responders at Long Island MacArthur Airport Sunday as part of a celebration of Kindness Week ahead of World Kindness Day on Friday.

Kristina Lavalle, owner of The Cake Girl Bakery in Tampa, Florida, flew to Long Island to share desserts with first responders at the airport.

Breeze Airways organized the event in partnership with the bakery as part of Kindness Week activities. Lavalle said giving back through acts of generosity is something she regularly does in her community by sharing her baked goods with others.

"We like to surprise first responders, police officers, our military, that's something big we like to give back...I just love what I do. I love to bring a smile to people's faces," Lavalle said.

The gesture was appreciated by those who received the treats.

"It's very special. It's, nice gesture that they did. Nobody's done that for us before, so it's awesome," said Ryan Tomassone, a senior fire safety officer.

Lavalle is encouraging others to pay it forward by performing a random act of kindness this week.

The fire rescue team also returned the favor by taking Lavalle on a special ride in one of their fire trucks.