Help a roaming dog
Use calming signals and try to do something to calm and attract the dog. Lip licking, yawning, feigning like you’re eating food off the ground are such signals. Have a …
Offer to Pick up the Kid’s after School
It does take a village, to work with the family, to raise a child and weather the storms of life. If we want that kind of support, the place to …
Properly Dispose of Your Chewing Gum
Chewing Gum is meant to be disposed in the trash can not on the other side of your desk or down on the ground for someone else to step on. …
Scoop the Poop
10 Reason’s to Scoop the Poop Stormwater carries pet waste and other pollutants directly into waterways. Animal waste adds nitrogen to the water. Excess nitrogen depletes the oxygen in water …
Donate Unused Portion of a Gift Card
Welcome to Donate Your Card, where you can exchange your store and restaurant gift cards for a charity donation. You will receive a tax receipt for the entire full value …
Walk (Instead of Drive)
So what do you stand to gain from not driving? 1. A little extra money in your pocket: Anywhere from $9,000 – $14,000 a year according to the American Public …
Participate in a Food Drive
The Feeding America nationwide network of food banks secures and distributes 4 billion meals each year through food pantries and meal programs throughout the United States and leads the nation …
Organize a Block Party
Maybe you’ve just moved to your block, or maybe you’ve lived there for several years but still don’t know most of your neighbors. Deciding to organize a party in the …
Open Your Home for the Holidays
If you aren’t the one feeling blue over the holidays but know someone else who is likely to be feeling that way, be sensitive and don’t overdo the merriment and good …
Stop at a Little Kids Lemonade Stand
They are taking action. That’s right. They’re not sitting on the sideline waiting for a handout. Maybe they have a goal to buy a new Hello Kitty Pencil Box or …
Tell a Street Performer How Amazing You Think He/She Is
It may be one of the world’s oldest professions, but there’s nothing naughty about busking, or street performing. From fire breathers to escape artists to violinists, there’s enormous talent to …
Support Your Local Farmer’s Market
From savoring produce at the peak of freshness to meeting the people who grow your food, there are countless reasons to support farmers markets. Source: CUESA Support Your Local Farmer’s …
Put Together a Family Tree
Learning about our ancestors helps us better understand who we are—creating a family bond, linking the present to the past, and building a bridge to the future. Source: Family Search …
Leave a Happy Note in a Library Book
It’s funny how sometimes when trying to do a nice thing, you feel sneaky or like a thief. I grabbed the book and walked down one of the aisles where …
Conserve Water
When it comes to conserving water, small adjustments can have a big impact. Conserve water with ideas from our 100+ water-saving tips that you can download, print or share on …
Give a Road Worker a Cold Drink in the Summer Months and a Hot Drink in the Winter Months
Road workers have a dangerous job. Why not help them make it more of a refreshing day? In the meantime, click the link to laugh at some hilarious construction memes. …
Offer to Do the Shopping for an Elderly Friend or Neighbor
Grocery shopping and preparing healthy meals for your loved one isn’t as difficult as you would think. With this arsenal of healthy foods, you can make dozens of different meals …
Donate to Toys for Tots
You can contribute to your local Toys for Tots campaign in several ways. You can donate a toy at one of the area toy drop locations, host a Toys for …
Bring a Security Guard a Hot Cup of Coffee
A group of Georgia Tech students showed their appreciation for a security guard in a special way. According to a Facebook post by the school, the students from the Scheller …
Start a Butterfly Garden in Your Community
Beginning a butterfly garden can be as simple as choosing flowering plants that will invite adult butterflies to your garden to feed. But if you want to create a butterfly …
Read Books or Letters to Someone Who Is Visually Impaired
Learning Ally empowers students who read and learn differently so that they may thrive. We help them to overcome obstacles and discover strengths, as we guide them along a path …
Thank Your Mail Carrier! Wait a Minute Mr. Postman
Through snow and rain, heat and gloom of night your local mail carrier delivers your letters directly to your door (or at least your nearest mailbox). Take time to say …
Shop Local
Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally-owned business, rather than a nationally-owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local …
Recycle
Recycling is important in today’s world if we want to leave this planet for our future generations. It is good for the environment, since we are making new products from the …
Organize a Carpool to Reduce Car Emissions
GroupCarpool is the home for your carpooling needs. Today, people across every continent rely on GroupCarpool to streamline their ground transportation logistics. With offices in San Francisco and New York, …
Pick up Medicine for an Elderly Neighbor
Can I have someone else pick up my order? Yes. Simply list that person’s name during online checkout. That person will also have to show valid government-issued picture identification. Source: …
Volunteer at a Local Soup Kitchen
Giving your time has a way of giving backIt doesn’t take a big commitment to make a big impact. Together, with millions of other food bank volunteers, your time adds …
Collect Grocery Coupons to Give to a Local Food Bank
Our programs comprise three parts. First we collect coupons through drop-boxes located at all sixteen of the London Public Library locations. Secondly, we clip and sort these coupons at our …
Organize a Neighborhood Watch Program
Neighborhood Watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the country, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer. Source: …
Take Homeless Children on Outings
Check out your local organization. The Children’s Lifesaving Foundation (the CLF) is a non-profit, organization, dedicated to transforming the lives of homeless and at-risk children and families in Los …
Clean up after a National Disaster
Here are some guidelines to follow when you do so. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clean up after a National Disaster was last modified: January 14th, 2017 by …
Paint over Graffiti in Your Neighborhood
Graffiti can be beautiful or ugly, but when it comes to tagging – most people would probably agree that it’s the most hideous type of street art. And what’s even …
Help Register People to Vote
Rock the Vote has served as the leader in engaging young people in politics for over two decades. This year we are focused on registering voters, educating young people about …
Send a Care Package to Someone Who Is Deployed
Receiving a care package from home can be a real morale booster for a deployed service member. Choosing and packing the contents of the package will also help you feel …
Help Your Neighbors Shovel Snow
Shoveling snow is no easy feat. Why not help a neighbor who isn’t as STRONG as you. Here are some snow-shoveling tips for safety. A Pile of Snow-shoveling Tips Be …
Promote a Cause
The No Kid Hungry campaign connects kids in need with nutritious food and teaches their families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. The campaign also engages the public to make …
Pick up Litter in Your Neighborhood
Possible recipients Anyone who enjoys a pristine neighborhood, park, beach, or public walkway. What you’ll need Plastic bag to collect trash Gloves Optional: pick-up stick, separate bag for recyclables Instructions …
Help Someone Rake Leaves
Raking is a fall task that, love it or hate it, has to be done. Why not help a neighbor out, while you’re at it? Source: Popular Mechanics Help Someone …
Send a Pizza (Or Two) to Your Local Firehouse
Being a firefighter is not easy and neither is the process of becoming a firefighter. Competition is fierce and the hiring process can be very grueling and challenging, something many …
Donate to a Cause
Raise money or donate to any cause that inspires YOU. YOU can make a huge difference and have a GREAT time doing it. Source: Crowdrise Donate to a Cause was …
Clean Your Gym Equipment
Clean up after yourself. Always bring a towel—and use it. There’s nothing worse than getting covered in someone else’s sweat. Towels help keep surfaces clean, dry and germ-free. Most gyms …
Volunteer Abroad
With Volunteer Forever, you can quickly create a profile and start fundraising right away. Volunteering abroad can be expensive, but it’s also a noble endeavor that your friends, loved ones, …
Bring your shopping cart back from the parking lot
These stores are kind enough to provide us with these carts and even baskets so that it’s easier for to carry the things that we are interested in around the …
Invite your neighbor to dinner
The key to meeting new neighbors – and making new friends – is usually to find some common interests. There are a number of interests you can explore with others, …
