When the virus first hit , we heard a lot of messages saying that “we’re In this together.” As the days of change drag on, we find the atmosphere moving towards division. You are invited to BOOST the Love with us … and let it be louder than doubt and hate. Here is a list of over 30 ways to brighten someone’s day and show off God’s goodness! Try one a day, pick a few of your favorites or create your own! We can’t wait to see what you choose! Show us what you are up to by posting with the hashtag #boostthelove
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- Pay for someone behind you in the drive-thru
- Send someone an encouraging note / card
- Mow your neighbors’ lawn/help with yard work
- Drop off toilet paper or Clorox Wipes at someone’s house
- Carry/help load someone’s groceries
- Bring someone fresh cut flowers (or have them delivered)
- Make (or buy) someone a sweet treat
- Give a scripture survival kit/friendship bag/blessing bag (examples below)
- Make dinner for a family in need (or a family that just may need a break)
- Give a stranger a compliment
- Tape $1 bills to random items at the Dollar Store
- Participate in a virtual charity walk
- Put a basket of snacks/water on the porch for delivery workers
- Leave a thank you note with a gift card for your trashman / postal worker/delivery driver
- Donate blood (talk about Mercy Summer Blood Drive)
- Offer to babysit for free for a single mother/dad
- Make a homeless care kit (see ideas here… )
- Write encouraging messages on your sidewalk for people to read when they are walking (can do hope wins in here)
- Leave a kind note on a strangers car
- Hand out water at a park or hiking trail
- Tape quarters to a vending machine
- Hand out ice pops or lemonade to people walking in the neighborhood/park
- Leave bubbles at a playground
- Make kindness rocks and place them along trail paths
- Leave a nice note on a coworkers desk
- Leave coupons you don’t need on top of products at the store
- Carry snacks/water in your car to give to homeless on the street
- Tell a random parent you see that they are doing a good job
- Tell a store manager and tell them something positive that one of their employees did
- Leave tennis balls at a dog park
- Donate food to a food pantry
- Leave laundry detergent and a bag of quarters at the laundromat
