As the new year is underway, I was thinking of ways I could make this year truly amazing. What better way then doing something kind for someone else. I know that when I do something nice for someone else, it always makes me feel better no matter how bad of a day I’m having. So here are some ideas for some simple ways to give back and put some good karma into the world. I tried to pick some easier ones since I know how busy life can be, but remember that there are so many ways to give back to the community.
- Stop by a friend’s house with their favorite kind of coffee.
- Hide a love note for your significant other to find.
- Make a donation to a local Museum for a family in need to get their admission free.
- Send a bouquet to someone on a random day.
- Give a gift to someone – just because.
- Write a thank you note to someone who has touched your life recently.
- Donate old books to an at-risk youth program.
- Offer to do laundry for a friend that just had a baby.
- Become a classroom volunteer in your students classroom.
- Adopt a family during the holidays.
- Organize or participate in a park clean up for Earth Day.
- Babysit for a single parent.
- Call an elderly family member just to say hi.
- Help motivate a friend who is working on a new goal.
- Adopt a section of highway.
- Walk a friend or neighbors dog who might be having a hard time getting out for whatever reason.
- Plant a tree.
- Sign up to be a bone marrow donor.
- Donate blood.
- Shovel snow for a neighbor.
- Stop and help a car stuck in the snow.
- Donate unused toys to a shelter for children in need.
- Bring flowers to the hospital and leave them at the nurses station. They’ll know who needs them most.
- Leave an encouraging post it note on bathroom mirrors.
- Give fair trade gifts.
- Help unload a neighbors car.
- Give a hot drink to your mail carrier on a cold day.
- Bring in a box of donuts for the office.
- Read a story in the childrens section of the library.
- Adopt a soldier.
- Send a post card to an old friend.
- Hold the door for someone.
- Pay for the coffee for the car behind you.
- Leave change in the vending machine.
- Let someone go in front of you in line.
- Insert coins into someone’s parking meter.
- Leave a large tip for your server.
- Buy groceries for the person behind you
- Pick up the tab at dinner
- Smile at someone
- Offer to help a mom who is struggling
- Offer to help someone carrying a lot of items
- Donate to a cause you care about… need ideas? Check out the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or the Blue Dot Project.
- Make no sew blankets to donate to hospitals or homeless shelters
- Put together packs to hand out to the homeless
- Pick up litter in your neighborhood
- Make greeting cards for residents at a retirement home
- Make a tag announcement that reads “Take What You Need” with pull offs of words like compassion, faith, happiness, etc.
- Volunteer at an animal shelter
- Leave money in your DVD case for snacks for the next renter at the Redbox
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