Random Acts of Goodness
We encourage do-gooders of all ages to do something positive for their friends and neighbors. Choose from one of the many suggestions below, or create your own Random Act of Goodness. Share your experience with your friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram using the hashtag #DoingMIGood and we’ll pay it forward by sharing with our fans.
If we all do one good deed that turns into millions of good deeds, think about the great impact it would have on Metro Detroit. So, c’mon! Show us what you got. Share your Random Acts of Goodness with us. Inspire others through your kind words, thoughtful gestures and meaningful actions. Do the Most Good today.
DO: The Most Good (below)
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1.) Help someone (who needs help) with their groceries. This guy could be a big helper!
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2.) Hold the door for a stranger. This guy did. |
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3.) Purchase a cup of coffee for a stranger. It may not be as easy as you might think! |
Put money in an expired parking meter
Donate old books to your local library
If you’re musically inclined, visit a local nursing home and play music for the residents
Return grocery carts back inside the store for other shoppers
Hand out bottles of water to joggers/bikers/walkers at your local park
Buy a gift card at a local store and turn around and hand it to the person behind you in line
Drop off handwritten thank you notes to your local police and fire departments
Donate used clothes to The Salvation Army Thrift Store
Buy gift cards to a local book store and hide them in books throughout the store
Tuck happy notes in parked cars
Hand out balloons to children shopping with their parents
Drop off stuffed animals to a local children’s hospital
Tape change to a vending machine in a hospital waiting room
Bring in your neighbor’s empty garbage cans from the curb
Leave a small treat with a note for your letter carrier
Collect old towels, washcloths and newspapers to donate to your local pet shelter
Buy new school supplies and donate them to an urban school
Hand out quarters at a Laundromat
Help your neighbors with their yard work
Let someone go in front of you in line
Volunteer at a local library
Write a letter to someone who made a difference in your life
Pick up trash in a local park if he can do, so can you!
Write letters to soldiers thanking them for their service
Send flowers to someone special
Call or visit someone who’s sick
Hold a canned food drive in your neighborhood and drop off at a food bank
Have a lemonade stand and hand out free lemonade
Host a charity day at work with proceeds going to your favorite charity
Thank your parents
Say something nice to strangers to brighten their day
Offer someone a piece of gum
Make people laugh by telling them a joke
Leave a positive comment on a website or blog to let people know they’ve helped you
Adopt a pet