* Offer to mow your elderly neighbor’s lawn for free * Offer to help someone (a parent with young kids, an elderly person) who’s having a difficult time carrying groceries to their car * Bake a pie for a friend out of the blue * Write a card to someone at work who could use cheering up * Donate the proceeds from a garage sale to your local charity organization of your choice * Volunteer a few hours at your local food bank * Carry your neighbor’s garbage bins up to their house once the trucks have picked up the trash * Shovel someone’s front sidewalk and driveway when it snows a lot * Ask a busy friend if you can take care of their kids for an afternoon * Go to the local care home and offer to read stories aloud, or, if you are musical, offer to play the piano for a group * Drop off flowers or cookies at a loved one’s workplace to make them feel good * Write your friend / parent / sibling a funny poem