Delight and gratitude will be your reward for random acts of kindness. Whether for a friend or for a stranger, you can brighten someone's day:

Make a difference is someones life today

 

 

15 minutes makes a difference

• Start a Neighborhood Welcoming Committee
  
• Knit or Crochet a Teddy Bear for an Orphan
  
• Military Care Packages: Support Our Troops
  
• Support Military Wives
  
• Shovel Snow for Elderly Neighbors
  
• Bake a Birthday Cake for an Underprivileged Child
  
• Help Lost Dogs and Lost Cats Get Back Home
  
• Security Blankets: Make Homemade Baby Blankets
  
• Knit Chemotherapy Hats for Cancer Patients
  
• Donate Coloring Books to Hospital Emergency Rooms
  
• Make Hygiene Kits for Homeless People
  
• Volunteer at a Nursing Home: Create Memories to Treasure
   

 

 

 

A few hours of time

 

• Locks of Love: Donate Your Ponytail
  
• Grant the Wish of a Seriously-ill Child
  
• Write a Letter of Appreciation
  
• Support Our Troops with Messages from Home
  
• Build a Child's Self Esteem
  
• Send Thank You Cards
  
• Spread Some Cheer... with a Free eCard
  
• Support the Homeless, by Giving Food Gift Certificates
  
• Protect Others from Catching Your Colds
  
• Learn the Heimlich Maneuver to Save a Choking Victim
  
• Improve Morale: Offer Words of Encouragement
  
• Report Potholes
  
• Send a Get Well Soon Card to a Hospitalized

 

 Time is precious ,

please share yours  

 

*  Organize a barbecue
* Perform seasonal yard work including weeding, mowing lawns, raking leaves, *and shoveling snow for nursing homes
* Give manicures and pedicures
* Have puppet shows
* Plant flowers
* Make decorations for rooms -- could make flowers out of tissue paper or construction paper to brighten up a room or attach to wheelchairs or beds
* Clip coupons for seniors -- often they are on a tight budget
* Record and write down stories and memories about his/her life
*Label pictures to preserve memories of people and places (using acid-free materials)
*Make cards or write letters for a special older friend
*Play board games with nursing home residents
* Perform a play for residents
* Read a book or the newspaper
* Write letters or send email to their families
* Help him/her run errands
* Bring him/her to a medical appointment
* Conduct small home repairs
* Make lap blankets
* Bring your pet to visit
* Make a cake and bring a card on his/her birthday
 

   Give a hug , share your smile !!