Remember to leave the smile card … we want this movement to carry forward.
· Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients
· Buy a lottery ticket, put it in an envelope with a smile card and put it under a strangers wiper on their car.
· Ask your local police department to give out “kindness citations” instead of parking tickets
· Leave a muffin or handmade note of thanks for your garbage collection person or newspaper delivery person
· Help people load their groceries into their cars or, if it’s raining, hold their umbrella
· Participate in the Kindness Ribbon program
· Donate clothes to a shelter
· Donate to a charity
· Buy lunch for a homeless person
· Plant some wildflowers along the roadside. Plant a tree.
· Pick up trash or pull some weeds in your neighborhood
· Give another driver your parking spot
· Hold a random acts of kindness party, where everyone shares stories
· Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about random kindness and your own experiences
· Give family and friends “kindness coupons” they can cash-in for special favors
· Write a thank-you note to a person from past whom has made a difference in your life
· Visit a retirement or nursing home and spend the afternoon talking with the residents
· Drop off a plant, flowers or apple pie at the police department or neighbors house
· Give out random acts of kindness buttons, ribbons, cards and books
· Take a minute to think about what random kindness means
· Be a kindness harbinger in everything you do - spread the word!
· Help someone move
· Donate your old prescription glasses. Many churches and other organizations collect them for the less fortunate.
· Volunteer at the local food bank
· Drop off some food at the food bank
· Offer to drive someone
· Cut someone’s lawn
· Shovel snow for a neighbor
· Return neighbors garbage container off of the street
· Pay for someone’s coffee or lunch in a drive thru behind you - remember the smile card encouraging them to pay it forward.
· Do free automotive repairs for single parents






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