What if everybody did something

							What if everybody did something?

Make the world a better place. The power of      1
                                                simple thing every
day. We can collectively make a positive difference in our
community. Here are 101 ideas, start now.

Include a Pay It Forward note to keep the momentum…

  1. Champion a drive for bone marrow registrations.
  2. Champion a drive for signing organ donation cards.
  3. Volunteer your time at an animal shelter. Help “Kit Cat Club” create
      sanctuary shelter’s at Gage Park: call Gail 905 543 8092.
  4. Champion finding homes for animals for local shelters, create a
      documentary to help stimulate interest and exposure.
  5. Talk to local business, Home Depot / Rona, to donate brooms, rakes,
      shovels ect. and clean up a run down area in Hamilton or help the
      disabled / elderly clean up their yards…leave the equipment for the
      recipients to keep.
  6. Talk to a local florist to donate flowers and hand out single flowers to
      people on the street that need a cup of cheer.
  7. Collect blankets / winter coats and distribute on a cold day, partner
      up with the Hamilton Police to distribute at night.
  8. Set up a free hot chocolate stand.
  9. Buy someone a coffee.
  10. Buy someone breakfast, lunch, a snack or dinner.
  11. Adopt-a-grandma/grandpa in a local nursing home that has no family.
  12. Help children with their homework.
  13. Be a mentor; big brothers / big sisters.
  14. Raise money to buy a wheelchair or other supplies for someone that
      doesn’t have medical coverage.
  15. Teach someone to play an instrument you excel at.
  16. Read to a senior with visual impairments.
  17. Read to a sick child at McMaster Children’s Hospital.
  18. Read to a blind person. Volunteer at W. Ross Macdonald School for
      the Blind in Brantford 1 866 618 9092.
  19. Learn sign language.
  20. Help out at a soup kitchen feeding the homeless.
  21. Clean up our environment, don’t litter, pick up trash, teach people
      how to recycle…
  22. Learn about our Canadian soldiers and do a documentary to share
      with our community on utube.
23. Honor a war vet, capture their personal story and create a memoir
    for a family, contact Veterans Affairs Canada and a motorcycle
    group, ‘North Wall Riders.
24. Put money in someone’s parking meter.
25. Greet some one with a genuine smile.
26. Give some one your seat on a bus / train, or even buy their ticket!
27. Recycle eye glasses for third world countries.
28. Let someone in line ahead of you at the grocery store, especially if
    they have small children, are elderly or look unhappy…
29. Make birthday boxes for children at women’s shelters.
30. Be friendly to someone you would normally ignore or have treated
    them with unkindness in the past.
31. Write a card to praise, uplift, thank or just let someone know they
    matter.
32. Help someone with yard work, shovel, mow, weed.
33. Return someone’s shopping cart.
34. Organize a collection of non-perishable food for food banks.
35. Donate your air miles.
36. Pay for someone’s gas.
37. Help shovel someone’s driveway.
38. Tip 25% or more.
39. Pay for someone to have a massage or spa treatment.
40. Praise someone for doing a good job.
41. Drop off a care package anonymously.
42. Champion a concert to raise $$$ for a local charity; musicians,
    comedians, poetry reading, open mic night.
43. Volunteer. http://www.inform.hamilton.ca/volunteer/
44. Give without worrying about getting a tax receipt.
45. Pick a stretch of road, adopt it. Walk along and pick up all the trash
    you can several times a year.
46. Deposit loose change in a charity box.
47. Do something unexpected and artistic that will inspire someone out
    of their daily grind.
48. Plant flowers…even in pot-holes.
49. Hold the door for someone.
50. Pay a random stranger a complement.
51. Return your shopping cart to the corral instead of leaving it in the
    parking lot.
52. Volunteer your time to a suicide hotline.
53. Buy someone’s plastic bags at the grocery store.
54. Offer someone a piece of gum, mint, or chocolate.
55. Park your car further from the store and walk, frees up spots closer
    for people who may need them.
56. Kiss someone you love.
57. Organize a giant yard sale, the $$$ raised will go to a local charity.
58. Bake cookies for someone.
59.   Bring donuts to work one morning.
60.   Take a child to the park or pool.
61.   Clean someone’s house.
62.   If you see a piece of trash on the ground, pick it up.
63.   Make care packages for the homeless (food vouchers, toothpaste,
      toothbrush, mittons ect.)
64.   Adopt from the humane society, drop off a bag of cat / dog food.
      (awa.sus.net or Hamilton/Burlington SPCA, www.hbspca.com)
65.   Help someone with a heavy load.
66.   Bring coffee or baked goods to city workers who might appreciate it.
67.   Boost someone’s morale by telling them what you love about them.
68.   Look for ways to save a few extra bucks a month. Donate to a local
      charity.
69.   Learn a new language, or use your second language to volunteer as
      an interpreter.
70.   Send a gift / letter of thank you to our Canadian soldiers.
71.   Open car doors for your driver or passengers.
72.   If someone is tailgating you, let them pass and wish them well with a
      smile and a wave.
73.   Learn a new skill and teach it to someone else.
74.   If you know someone really likes something, give it to them when
      they least expect it.
75.   If there’s been an accident or a potentially hazardous situation, dial
      911. You could save a life.
76.   Give blood.
77.   Buy books for a shelter, or organize a book drive.
78.   Slip a $20 bill anonymously to someone you know is having financial
      difficulties.
79.   Grow your hair out and donate to the Canadian Cancer Society;
      www.beautifullengths.ca
80.   Don’t smoke near others.
81.   On a rainy day hand out umbrella’s or give yours to someone.
82.   Make a list of birthdays of people you know. Surprise them with a
      birthday card, email, text ect.
83.   Be there for someone. Listen to their troubles.
84.   Tape quarters to a pay phone or at a car wash
85.   Encourage people.
86.   Cut up plastic rings on six pack holders so animals don’t get caught
      in them.
87.   Recommend people to friends who might appreciate their services.
88.   On a hot day, buy someone something cold to drink; on a cold day,
      get them something warm to drink.
89.   Go on a mission trip, gain perspective on how good you have it.
90.   Champion a soap drive to collect unused soaps / shampoos from
      hotel/motels and donate to a shelter.
91.   Offer hugs to people.
92. Forgive a debt.
93. When you’re waiting for service at a deli counter, swap call numbers
    with someone who is in a hurry.
94. If the person behind you only has a few items at the store, buy them
    for him or her.
95. Support activists and people on strike.
96. Organize volunteers to make a bigger impact of difference.
97. Spend less time watching TV.
98. Leave an encouraging or positive note on a co-workers door/mailbox.
99. Champion a baby-sitting club for single mothers that don’t get out
    much.
100.      Organize a choir to sing at a shelter…music lifts the spirits!
101.      Play, genuinely play, with each other and your kids; giving of
    your time is the most precious gift you can give to others.