8 Fun Ways to Give Back with Family & Friends this Fall
Colder weather means even warmer hearts! Have FUN this Fall with these creative ways to give back and practice random kindness:
1. Ding Dong Surprise. Ding dong ditch some delicious, festive treats for your favorite teacher or school staff member by wrapping and leaving them - in secret, or at the doorway after you quickly knock and run.
2. Treat or . . . Treat? Wouldn't a new neighbor or old friend be wickedly surprised when you family comes to trick or treat and instead leaves a delicious treat or gift for them on Halloween? Get your kids involved and they'll be as thrilled for this surprise as that king size candybar.
3. Game Day. NFL Sunday & World Series viewing boasts good food, good friends and good . . . giving! Turn attendance to your game day party into a way to collect non-perishable food and goods to donate to your local food bank.
4. Warm & Cozy. You're kids new winter coats might look totally fab, but are their old ones still any good? Collect gently used cold-weather apparel with your kids in your own home and donate to a local charity story or family shelter.
5. Pumpkin Party. You're planning on a family night carving session anyways, so why not find a pumpkin to purchase to support a good cause. Google local Pumpkin Patch fundraisers in your area and reserve one today.
6. Halloween Candy Buy Back: Find a participating dentist in your area and let your kids cash in or swap out their Halloween candy for other goodies; the candy is donated for care packages to our troops overseas. More info here
7. Extra Dinner. Are the kids already helping you whip up a batch of your favorite squash and pumpkin seed soup? Make bonus servings and deliver to an elderly neighbor or local family in need.
8. Fired Up. Show your civil servants some appreciation this Fall. Get a group of families together to deliver warm cider and baked goods to your nearby fire or police station.
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