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    Random Acts Of Kindness Week Is Here, What Are You Doing To Be Kind In Your Area?

    Here are some ideas to help you:

    1. #RAKWEEK2017

    2. Random Acts of Kindness Daily Challenges

    3. Chive On

    4. Make your city a City of Kindness

    # Smile at a stranger

    # Put a surprise note or drawing in your spouse’s or kid’s lunch.

    # Post a genuine compliment to three people on social media.

    # Donate a piece of clothing every time you get a new one.

    # Compliment someone to their boss.

    # Smile at someone on the street, just because.

    # Allow someone into your lane. They’re probably in a rush – just like you.

    # Let the person in line behind you at the supermarket go rst.

    # Put sticky notes with positive slogans on the mirrors in restrooms.

    # Let someone else have that parking space.

    # Pay the toll for the person behind you in line.

    # Bring coffee, doughnuts or healthy snacks to share with your coworkers.

    # Compliment your boss for something you admire but have never expressed.

    # Pick up litter – even if someone else dropped it.

    # Visit a nursing home.

    # Donate new crayons, paper or other art supplies to the children’s ward at your local hospital.

    # Take flowers to the office where your child goes to school to thank them for all they do.

    # Help out a single parent by offering to baby-sit.

    # Send a kind handwritten note to an unsuspecting neighbor.

    # Donate books to your local library.

    # Donate blood or plasma.

    # Double tonight’s dinner recipe and bring the extras to your neighbor.

    # Write a letter of recommendation for a colleague.

    # Stop at a kid’s lemonade stand and buy a drink.

    # Hold the door open for the person behind you.

    # Anonymously pay for the meal of someone dining alone.

    # Leave the book or magazine you just read for someone else to find and enjoy.

    # Forgive someone. And really mean it.

    # Volunteer to read to kids at an after-school program.

    # Bring your spouse coffee in bed tomorrow morning.

    # Strike up a conversation with the person standing alone at a party or work function.

    # Listen to a friend having a tough time – without offering advice.

    # Stop when you see members of the military and say thanks for their service.

    # Put money in an expired parking meter.

    # Sign up to walk dogs at the animal shelter.

    # Donate new socks to a homeless shelter.

    # ave to kids on a school bus.

    # Shovel snow or pick weeds for an older neighbor.

    # Cheer a friend up with a joke.

    # Leave a thank-you note for your mail carrier.

    # Drive slowly through neighborhoods.

    # Think before you speak in anger or under stress.

    # Give boxes to someone who is moving instead of trashing them.

    # Offer to help a friend pack or unpack.

    # Return the shopping cart to the store instead of leaving it in the parking lot.

    # Don’t gossip.

    # Donate a sick or vacation day to a colleague battling a disease or caring for an ill relative.

    # Show up on time.

    # Leave detergent at the laundry mat for someone else to use.

    # Introduce yourself to a new neighbor and share a tip about a favorite local restaurant.

    # Offer your seat on the bus, train or plane so families or friends can sit together

    http://cityofkindness.org

    5. Visit City of Kindness and add your acts of kindness to the official Kindness Counter

    6. Don't forget #RAKDAY2017

    RAK Day is Friday 2/17/17