52 good deed ideas to make the world a BETTER PLACE

Review this list every week to complete an entire year of doing good deeds!

We all want to do good! Whether for ourselves, for our friends or family, for the planet or for society in general.

No matter how big or small, good deeds have a double impact: we make a positive impact on those we do and feel good at the same time.

Check out this list of 52 ideas to help you do good deeds all year long and make a positive change in the world!

ONE GOOD DEED PER WEEK:

Let your first payment of the year be to a charity.

Help a friend in need.

Volunteer for an hour with an organization of your choice.

Save electricity by unplugging your devices when not in use.

Buy a gift for a family member — for no reason.

Give way to another driver.

Write thank you messages for someone who isn’t expecting it. (check out some inspirations here: 56 Thank You Messages to Show Your Gratitude)

Make a list of unnecessary items in your home and donate them to a charitable organization.

Plant a tree.

Think of something you do well and use your talent to benefit others. For example, performing magic tricks in a children’s hospital or playing music in a nursing home.

Teach an elderly person to use a cell phone.

Organize a family meal and enjoy socializing.

Collect stuffed animals or toys from relatives, friends and neighbors and donate them to an organization that helps children.

When you’re on the street, stop and look around. Take time to enjoy nature.

Find an item of winter clothing you haven’t worn all season and donate it to a charity.

Donate an old cell phone.

Be environmentally conscious – use both sides of the paper before throwing it away.

Offer to cook or clean for the family of someone who has recently given birth.

Think of at least three things you should be grateful for in life.

Sign up for a first aid course.

Plant a vegetable garden.

Collect backpacks and suitcases from you and your friends and donate them to organizations that send children to foster homes.

Join a bone marrow registry and participate in a bone marrow campaign.

Pick up trash from the sidewalk.

Offer to read or play games with someone who lives in a nursing home or nursing home.

Donate blood.

Save energy. Turn off the lights if you are the last person to leave a room.

Save articles about people performing good actions as a source of inspiration and motivation for you and your family.

Decide to make a change in yourself that will make you a better person.

Swallow your pride and apologize for something you’ve done – whether big or small.

Ask if your new neighbor needs help with something.

Join a literacy program to help children or adults learn to read.

Donate school supplies to children from poor families.

Collect small soaps, shampoos, deodorants and other small personal care products and donate them to abused women’s shelters, teen rehabilitation centers or other places that could benefit from them.

Donate your old glasses to an organization that will reuse them.

Invite a friend over for dinner.

Return a call you’ve been putting off.

Donate a percentage of your salary to charities.

Volunteer in a social action.

Answer the phone with a cheerful voice.

Recycle as many paper, bottles and plastic items as possible.

SEE TOO:

• Couple travels the world to photograph and document extraordinary LOVE STORIES! (15 photos)

Have a charity day at work. Encourage your colleagues and supervisors to bring non-perishable items to donate to a worthy cause.

Turn off the faucet when shaving, brushing your teeth or scrubbing the dishes – every drop counts 🌏

Take public transport instead of driving.

Adopt a pet.

Make a double batch of something delicious and freezeable and give it to an older neighbor who doesn’t cook as much for himself anymore.

Change your light bulbs to the low power variety.

Ask a random person about their day.

Hold the door open for a stranger.

Compliment a colleague’s good work.

Meditate.

When you’re shopping for food, buy an extra item to donate to a homeless person.

Did you see?! With little things we can make the world a better place 🙂

Check out our Good News page and keep reading the Me Apaixonei portal to get inspired on how you can do good every day!

SEE TOO:

• A Shaggy and a seal pup met and became best friends right away.

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