Ideas for Service or Random Acts of Kindness while Virtually Hiking the Y!
While you are out for your walk, plan your route so you can do these activities! They may require walking past a postal mailbox, or preparing something to take with you ahead of time! Many of the links below are from JustServe.org.
Check out these short videos with ideas!
- Drop off cookies or a loaf of bread along your way
- Write a note or draw a picture to leave on a doorstep
- Walk past a little free library or little free pantry and leave a book or non-perishable food item
- Set your route past a mailbox and send an unexpected letter to a loved one who’s far away
- Bring a garbage bag and gloves, and walk along a trail–pick up any trash you see
- Cards are needed for nursing home and hospital residents!
- Smile at strangers (using your eyes, if wearing a mask!)
- Knit and Crochet Infant Items for IRIS, then mail on your walk
- Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood
- Participate in the City of Rochester Stormwater Project
- Take flowers or treats to the hospital for the essential workers there
- Write a ‘Thank you’ card to the officers at your local police or fire station
- Take snacks to your local librarians
- Leave goodies or a thank you card in your mailbox for your mail carrier
- Write letters or make care package items to be sent to Deployed Troops and First Responders
- Write to a former teacher who made a difference in your life
- Make dinner for a family
- Sponsor a Saturday Supper at the Landing
- Take photos of gravestones with your smartphone
- Byron Cemetery
- Rose Creek Cemetery in Austin
- Insert coins into someone’s parking meter
- Sew face masks for Sewing for Native Nations, then mail them on your walk
- Hand out flowers from your garden to people you pass on your way
- Drop off used clothing at the Salvation Army
- Offer to walk a neighbor’s dog
- Drop off your pop tabs at the Ronald McDonald House
- Mow the lawn for someone who needs assistance with their yard
- Unsure of who needs help in this area? Contact on of these organizations:
- Family Service Help a Veteran
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- Drop off Food Donations at the Salvation Army for their food shelves
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