1. Register to vote
2. Volunteer at your child’s school
3. Offer to take an elderly neighbor to a medical appointment
4. Recycle
5. Play “I spy” with a child
6. Throw your trash in a trash can
7. Write your congressman
8. Start a community garden
9. Say “Thank You”
10. Become CPR certified
11. Play kickball with neighborhood kids
12. Join the PTA
13. Call that person you’ve been meaning to call
14. Send a card just because
15. Adopt a pet
16. Take shorter showers to preserve water
17. Ride a bike or walk instead of driving
18. Attend your child’s recitals and sports events
20. Bring your own bags to the grocery store
21. Visit sick kids at a hospital
22. Smile at people you don’t know
23. Help an elderly person cross the street
24. Donate good-condition toys, clothing and household goods
25. Take a plate to your elderly neighbor
26. Write messages to soldiers overseas
27. Join your neighborhood watch group
28. Donate goods to support the troops
29. Donate blood
30. Turn everyday moments with your child into teachable moments
31. Support businesses that care about the community
32. Control your road rage
33. Write thank you notes to those that help the community and hand deliver them
34. Don’t gossip
35. Let your actions promote your values
36. Ask a senior citizen to tell you about their childhood
37. Turn off the television an hour earlier than normal and read a book
38. Take a day off just to be with your family
39. Visit a nursing home and talk to someone with no visitors
40. Offer free babysitting to a single mom or family in need
41. Tape a children’s book and deliver it to a sick child
42. Donate gently used books to a daycare center
43. Bring in a neighbor’s mail while they are on vacation
44. Buy locally-grown fruits and vegetables
45. Agree to be an organ donor on your driver’s license
46. Plant a tree
47. Plant extra rows of vegetables in your garden and share them with friends
48. Donate new shoes and socks to shelters
49. Welcome new neighbors
50. Organize a neighborhood block party or yard sale
51. Start a petition
52. Donate an instrument to a school music program
53. Read the newspaper
54. Visit your state capitol
55. Contact local media about issues of concern
56. Organize a fund raising event such as a drink stand, car wash, or yard sale and donate the proceeds to a charity
57. When you are traveling, write an inspirational quote in a book or magazine and purposely leave it behind for someone else to find
58. Tell a child a story about your hero
59. Create a family newsletter
60. Send your favorite teacher a thank you note
61. Pay the toll for the car behind you
62. Invite someone to dinner who would otherwise be alone
63. Introduce the “gamer” generation to traditional activities like freeze tag, double-dutch and kickball
64. Keep some water bottles in your car and give them to workers who are in the hot sun
65. Pick flowers from your garden and leave them on a neighbor’s porch
66. Offer to help someone who looks lost
67. When you ask someone “how are you?” be sure to listen to the full response
68. Let someone go ahead of you when you are driving
69. When it rains, share your umbrella with someone who doesn’t have one
70. Leave an inspirational note or a joke in a child’s lunchbox
71. Be courteous to telemarketers
72. Share your favorite hobby with a child
73. Take a casserole to a couple with a newborn baby
74. Forgive and really forget
75. Tip generously for good service
76. Be generous with hugs for those you love
77. Give genuine compliments
78. Leave your newspaper behind in a public place for the next person to read
79. Leave a nice note about your waiter on the back of the bill
80. Roll an elderly neighbor’s trash can to the top of his/her driveway on trash pick-up day
81. Return your shopping cart after you load your groceries into the car
82. Get to work a little early and leave a piece of candy or cookie on everyone’s desk
83. Print an inspirational quote or story and put it on the company bulletin board
84. Learn about a generous person in history and strive to be like him/her
85. Make breakfast in bed for someone in your household
86. Bake something as a family and take it to a neighborhood or family in need
87. Arrange a conference call for you entire family just to catch up
88. Sprinkle bird seed on the window ledge of a homebound friend
89. Be a designated driver
90. Wear a ribbon or bracelet to show support of a cause
91. Find your passion
92. Educate yourself on issues you care about
93. Play an instrument or sing for hospice patients
94. Start a compost pile
95. Donate new or gently used baby supplies
96. Add a banner ad or widget to your personal webpage to raise awareness or funds for a cause you believe in
97. Encourage your child to participate in school sports
98. Participate in a local walk/run for a cause
99. Promote worthwhile events and festivals by word of mouth
100. Create an emergency action plan for your family
Active Sep 17, 2007 to Dec 17, 2007
