40 Days of Good Deeds - Day 40

Sunday, December 21 - Adopt a family for Christmas!! It was a family of three from Greenfield. A mom, dad, and 7 year old son. My sister bought for the mom, and we bought for the dad and son. We are so lucky to have the means to do this.

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Saturday, December 20 - Donated handprint kits to a local hospital.

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Friday, December 19 - Donated some crayons and coloring books to a hospital waiting room.

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Thursday, December 18 - Donated some school supplies to the school. As a bonus, my daughter, Megan, learned what a "gross" is.

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Wednesday, December 17 - I called the supervisor of a colleague from another firm and told him what a great job this colleague has done and how much we appreciated it.

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Tuesday, December 16 - Left diapers and wipes at a public changing table.

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Monday, December 15 - I just walked around the circle and complimented 3 strangers. I was really dreading this one, but it turned out to be fun. Especially seeing their faces light up.

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Sunday, December 14 - Gave flowers to someone.

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Saturday, December 13 - Made supper for a family with a new baby. Chicken Pot Pie. Mmmmm.

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Friday, December 12 - Gave an group of folks a $25 coupon to our favorite restaurant. They were already there dining.

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Thursday, December 11 - Opened and held the door for someone. Good deeds can be small, everyday gestures.

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Wednesday, December 10 - Write a poem for someone.

Lisa is my friend 

on whom so many depend.

There are so many things she knows about.

She is a beauty inside and out.

I hope she knows how much we love her here at work.

Without her I think we would go berserk.

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Tuesday, December 9 - Wrote a recommendation letter for a friend who is looking for a job.

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Monday, December 8 - Gave someone a couple lottery tickets.  I hope she won something!

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Sunday, December 7 - Picked up trash along Ohio Street downtown.

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Saturday, December 6 - Made some homemade Christmas cards.  Megan and I made a couple for the sick little Addie we saw on FaceBook and some for Grandparents.  It was a fun thing to do together.

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Friday, December 5 - Called someone lonely. I chatted with my Grandma for about a hour. My Grandpa is in the nursing home so my Grandma has been pretty lonely in the evenings when she gets home from visiting him all day.  She told me some good news - my Grandpa is doing well with his rehab and they think maybe he can come home by Christmas!!

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Thursday, December 4 - Taped a bag of change to the vending machine.

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Wednesday, December 3 - Sanitized my coworkers' desks while they were at lunch.  This was good timing since there is some kind of cold starting to go around.

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Tuesday, December 2 - Made a clothing donation.

This was an easy one for me since my kids are growing so fast.

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Monday, December 1 - Write a thank you note to a teacher

I wrote a note to one teacher who really helped both my kids. Thank goodness she was brave enough to tell us what we needed to hear.

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Sunday, November 30 - Watch someone's kids.

I watched my nieces so my sister and brother-in-law could go to the Colts game. My nieces are too cute for words.  I didn't take any pictures. I guess we were too busy to think of it. Whoops.

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Saturday, November 29 - Write and send 5 thank you notes.

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Friday, November 29 - Donate to a Salvation Army red kettle

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Thursday, November 27 - Donate to pajamaprogram.org

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a great day with family and friends counting our blessings. I hope you did too.

For today's good deed I donated to www.pajamaprogram.org/ .

Pajama Program is a national 501(c)3 organization that provides new pajamas and books to children in need, many waiting and hoping to be adopted. The organization recently launched the nationwide One Million Good Nights initiative to collect one million new pajamas and books for children in need by the end 2015. Snuggling up in cozy new pajamas with their very own new book gives these children a secure and nurturing ‘Good Night’ at bedtime. You can help by joining our campaign to deliver One Million Good Nights to children who need them most.

40 Days of Good Deeds - Day 15

Wednesday, November 26 - Leave an extra big tip.

Nate and I had supper at the local watering hole here in New Pal called 'Round the Corner Pub. We left a 100% tip in cash for our waitress, wrote a short "Happy Holidays" note and snuck out the door before she found it.  I didn't take a picture of our bill, didn't think that would be very cool.  But it was fun.

If you're ever hungry while in the New Pal area, 'Round the Corner Pub is pretty tasty. 4.5 stars on Yelp. Kids are welcome too.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/round-the-corner-pub-new-palestine

40 Days of Good Deeds - Day 14

Tuesday, November 25 - Donate a gently used coat and hand warmers to a homeless shelter.

In the Indy area, Wheeler Mission has mini-barns in certain church parking lots to collect donations.

You can find the locations here: http://wheelermission.org/ways-to-help/giving-items-to-wheeler/donation-drop-off-locations/