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