30 Days of Making a Difference
Sometimes it’s the little things that matter most. We’ve got 30 simple ways to make a big impact throughout the holiday season.
30 Days of Making a Difference Day 1

Bring flowers to residents at a nursing home.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 2

Send something wonderful to our troops overseas. Visit operation gratitude.com for ideas.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 3

Surprise the person behind you at the coffee shop by paying for their order.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 4

Offer to walk a neighbor’s dog for a week. Pups need love too!

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 5

Bake cookies for a family in the neighborhood. Find ideas at pillsbury.com.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 6
30 Days of Making a Difference Day 7

Drop some coins in
a charity’s collection
box.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 8

Bring dinner - plus extras to freeze - to a new mom.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 9

Leave candy or chocolates in the mailbox for your carrier.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 10
30 Days of Making a Difference Day 11

Send a handwritten letter to a friend or relative.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 12

Offer to read books to kids at your library.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 13

Shovel the neighbor’s walkway.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 14
30 Days of Making a Difference Day 15

Donate old cell phones. Find out how at volunteer guide.org.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 16

Bring cinnamon rolls to the office.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 17

Donate blood.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 18

Hold the door or elevator for someone.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 19

Offer to share a cab.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 20

Drop off no-longer-used sheets and towels at the animal shelter.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 21

Send a letter or card to a sick child through hugsandhope.
org.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 22
30 Days of Making a Difference Day 23

Volunteer.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 24

Do a chore without being asked.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 25

Give a lottery ticket to a stranger.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 26
30 Days of Making a Difference Day 27

Feed someone’s soon-to-expire parking meter.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 28

Send a friend a surprise latte, massage or other goodie with treater.com.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 29

Hold a bake sale and donate proceeds to a local charity.

30 Days of Making a Difference Day 30

Become an organ donor.

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