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January 2012
UncommonGoods
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Recently we have had a lot of requests for suggestions for what to do for your friend in need.  Sometimes we send a private response right away, and sometimes we throw the question out there to our facebook friends.  

 

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Greetings!

 

Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17. It seems that EVERY day should be "Random Acts of Kindness Day" but designating a specific day to do good deeds for others can be worthwhile for all of us.  The WhatFriendsDo.com staff considers this day an especially great opportunity for friends to help their friend-in-need repay kindnesses to others.

Ways to Celebrate

 

Here are a few ideas for 'celebrating' Random Acts of Kindness Day:

  • Send flowers to the nursing staff at your friend's doctor's office with a note of appreciation for their excellent care.  Don't sign your name.
  • Help your friend drop off fun gifts of appreciation to those who have made a special difference along the journey he/she is taking right now.  A sock full of candies, a basket of fruit or a gift card will make a fun gift.  These can be anonymous, too.
  • When visiting a friend in the hospital, stop by the cafeteria and pay for the meals of the nurses in line.
  • Ask your friend for ideas he/she might have for random acts of kindness.  Enlist your entire WhatFriendsDo team to help carry out some fun surprises.  (One WhatFriendsDo lady and her team surprised the entire staff at her oncology center with gift baskets one year)
  • Hershey's Hugs and Kisses go a long way toward saying "I'm thinking of you."  A bag of Hugs & Kisses might be just the right thing for your friend's neighbor who has helped out countless times.

Our Inspiration 

 

Our dear friend Laura wanted to use Random Acts of Kindness Day to show her appreciation to the staff at the oncology center.  By sending out a few short emails to friends here's what happened: 

Laura Random Acts of Kindness Day
  • Many friends contributed money
  • Several friends took Laura shopping to purchase gift items
  • Other friends helped Laura assemble gift baskets - one for each staff person at the oncology center
  • One friend, a massage therapist, spent the day doing chair massages for the staff
  • One friend delivered breakfast pastries & bagels to the staff
  • Other friends helped Laura distribute the gifts

It was a wonderful opportunity for Laura to give back, and everyone involved felt so good for participating in such a giving project.

We may not be able to change that outcome, but we hope to change the journey.

WhatFriendsDo.com Staff