Clean up after yourself

2009-04-07T17:07:04Z

I can’t take credit for this but my best friend and her rather large family did this with awesome results! They were on a mini family vacation and rented a condo for a few days. They were sharing the condo with another family so they were at full capacity with the majority of them being under the age of 12. The last day they were there, they stripped the beds and washed all the sheets and towels, mopped the floors, cleaned the bathrooms… you get the picture. Then they left a card with a tip for the housekeeping crew explaining that they had had such a wonderful time that they wanted to share some of their pleasure by doing the majority of the work for them. It turns out that housekeeping was one very overworked young woman who had pretty much lost her faith in people. My friend’s act of kindness literally changed this young woman’s life. A woman she had never met and probably never will. This woman emailed my friend and told her that her faith in the goodness of people had been restored and that she was going to look for opportunities to do something for other people. How awesome is that?!!

Pass on the code for Redbox rentals

2009-03-20T22:13:48Z

Lot’s of people use Redbox to rent movies. Redbox kiosks are located at McDonalds, many Walmart stores, some gas stations and I am sure there are many more locations besides these. My sister and her family love Redbox for the convience that it offers and I have become a fan as well. Redbox offers many free rental codes through many different ways, one being through McDonalds (when they are doing the Redbox promotion). What is cool is that you can redeem the code that comes with your meal purchase and then after you have used it you can pass it along to someone else because the codes work off different credit card numbers. Once the person that you give the code to enters the free promo code they pay nothing for that night and enjoy a free movie whereas they would have had to pay for it. I did this when I went to return my movies at a local kiosk and I had about 5 codes that I had already used. Since I could no longer use them I passed them along to the person behind me in line and asked them to do the same when they are done with the codes so that someone else may enjoy a free movie rental off the kindness of others.

End of life gifts

2009-03-17T18:09:11Z

A woman whom I met on Facebook has a husband who is at the end stage of liver disease.

I created a Facebook group and invited folks to send cards to him.

I started to send cards to him regularly.

I’m a novice at creatig websites but I created a website for him, hoping a community will gather there for him to “see/meet” as if it’s in his backyard. He cannot walk anymore, hence folks will have to go to him. He doesn’t use the computer either, so real cards would be more meaningful than ecards….although any form of connection would be appreciated.

Here’s the website: http://wwwSendTarkACardToday.com

I hope a lot of strangers will pick him as their random act of kindness for the day.

It is a gift to be touched by strangers especially at the end of life….
It is a very inexpensive gift anyone can give, isn’t it?

www.findnicolevienneau.com

2009-03-10T17:32:01Z

If you’ve visited Syria, or lived/photographed the Bedouin. Helping to share what you discovered and dialogue on it would be useful in helping us find a lost loved one.

Give away your leftovers.

2009-02-02T09:29:03Z

If you’re like me, the food you take home from a restaurant usually sits in your refrigerator until you throw it out. Give it to someone that really needs it while it’s still warm.

Random Acts of Kindness Week

2009-02-01T23:42:54Z

Random Acts of Kindness week is almost here. Take a moment to share how you plan to set kindness in motion.

Give a homeless person a blanket.

2009-01-14T15:19:13Z

It is cold out - imagine how nice it would be to give a homeless person a blanket to keep them warm.

#RAKTRAK CHALLENGE 3 - Drive-thru

2009-01-30T09:30:47Z

Pay for someone’s lunch behind you in the Drive-thru. Its a rush.

#RAKTRAK CHALLENGE 2 - Co-worker

2009-01-30T09:28:45Z

Start the week off right. Tell a co-worker how much you appreciate them.

#RAKTRAK CHALLENGE 1 - Family

2009-01-24T15:53:53Z

Call a family member today just to say hi. *important - [before you say goodbye, tell them you love them] and… go

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