52 Big And Small Good Deeds To Help Change The World In 2019

(Good Deeds Day)

You can make a real difference, one good deed at a time. When you perform acts of kindness, it doesn't just help others, it is good for you too. Doing good deeds, no matter how small, makes you feel better too.

You don't have to wait until the International Good Deeds day on April 7, 2019, to make a positive change in the world, you can start doing it today by doing one simple good act a week.

1. Thank the salesperson who helped you2. Buy an extra can of food to donate to a food drive or food bank3. Help someone find a lost pet4. Let someone go in front of you in line5. Bring flowers to patients in the hospital or to the nurses' station6. Weed a community garden7. Apologize when you are wrong8. Buy a buy-one-get-one pair of shoes or socks9. Prepare food for firemen or policemen who have to work on a holiday.10. Put out a bird feeder for the winter birds11. Put an encouraging note in your child’s or partners' lunch bag.12. Be the designated driver and make sure your friends celebrate safely13. Smile at a random stranger – smiles are contagious14. Ask someone to give a donation in your name instead of a gift15. Pick up trash in a park or at the beach16. Donate your hair to Locks of Love17. Donate to your local school to help a child pay for their school trip18. Help an elderly or young person cross the street19. Put your change in a donation box when you shop20. Donate blood or join the bone marrow registry21. Pay it forward by paying for a cup of coffee for the person behind you in line.22. Buy a meal for a homeless person23. Bring a cake to work24. Take public transportation or carpool instead of driving to work25. Tell the manager about an employee who gave great customer service26. Donate school supplies for children in homeless shelters27. Volunteer for an hour at a senior center or nursing home28. Hold the door open for the person behind you especially if they are carrying bags.29. Sign up for a CPR course, you never know when you might need it30. Bring a meal over to someone who just left the hospital31. Donate clothing to goodwill or a clothing drive.32. Give up your seat on the subway or bus to someone who needs it33. Compliment a stranger's new haircut or outfit34. Sign up to be an organ donor35. Go to an animal shelter and play with the puppies36. Donate period products to a shelter for abused women37. Plant a tree38. Offer to babysit for a new parent39. Donate old eyeglasses to an organization that will reuse them40. Recycle plastic bottles, paper and whatever else is collectible41. Help a friend move even if there are stairs42. Shovel out your neighbor's walkway or mow their lawn43. Save the mini shampoo bottles and soaps from a hotel stay and donate them to a homeless shelter44. Walk or run for a cause45. Bring a welcoming gift to a new neighbor46. Read a book to children - yours, a relative's, or volunteer at your local preschool47. Turn the lights off anytime you leave the room to save energy48. Help someone change a flat tire49. Share your umbrella with a stranger50. Return shopping carts at the grocery store and leave the quarter in it for the next person51. Give books to a street library52. Leave a server a generous tip before a holiday

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Goodnet was initiated by Shari Arison and is operated by The Ted Arison Family Foundation. Shari Arison is also the initiator of Good Deeds Day.