Last year I started the “Make A Difference” not resolutions task for myself.
I no longer make New Year’s resolutions. I make a difference.
I promised to let you all know how I did. I set out to do 1 thing every week that made a difference somewhere and for someone. That would be 52 differences in 1 year. 52 homes positively impacted.
I do not want this to be about bragging, so I’m just going to share my current list is below and how many things I did. This was not a competition, and the people I did things for were not for show. These things were sincere and they came from my heart.
On my phone note pad, I kept tally marks to make sure I completed 52. Once a month I would reflect the inspirations I received to help others and I would go through my list and see where I had helped others.
Sometimes I had to actively do something with intention. Leaving quarters on washers, or vending machines takes intentionality for me, as I do not usually carry cash. So, on a few occasions, I had to think ahead and plan.
So the number you have been waiting for – I completed over 100 “Make a difference tasks” by the end of August. The current number is much higher as I stopped keeping tally marks at 100.
My non-tally marked list is below so you can use it as well if you desire too.
Remember – the goal is not to brag about how you made a difference with this list, but to keep track of the goal you have set. So I ask that if you copy my list, don’t do these things to show off, but rather use it as a visual for you to stay on track to see where you are making a difference.
For me 2018 means I am going to try and increase this and reach 150. I will let you know next year if I met my goal of 150. And by letting you know I hope you recognize I am not trying to impress you, but simply start a movement and inspire someone else to make a difference with me.
(Updated list)
52 weeks of Giving back❤️
Ideas:
❣️Tape a gas card to a gas pump
❣️Tape a gift card to self check out at a store.
❣️Put quarters in a vending machine
❣️tape quarters to machine at laundry mat
❣️ Donate hair for wigs
❣️Call and thank someone for removing snow
❣️Soda or snacks to UPS/Fed Ex
❣️Fed someone working overtime a meal
❣️Thank a Maitenence man
❣️Thank a mail man
❣️Thank the school bus driver
❣️Thank a teacher
❣️Thank the principle
❣️Thank a construction crew
❣️Thank the city for snow removal
❣️Thank the garbage man
❣️Thank fire department/police station
❣️Thank a Law Enforcement officer
❣️pay for someone’s groceries
❣️leave cards of encouragement on people’s doors
❣️leave cards of encouragement on people’s cars
❣️tape money on a toy at a store
❣️remove snow for someone
❣️order someone pizza who needs a meal
❣️Donate money to a church – NOT including tithing
❣️Donate money to an animal shelter
❣️Donate supplies to animal shelter
❣️Bottle fed an orphaned animal
❣️donate to the homeless
❣️give food to the food banks
❣️make a meal for someone
❣️give a friend a ride somewhere
❣️buy new clothes for kids in foster care
❣️donate items to kids in foster care
❣️donate a car seat
❣️Donate Diapers/pull ups
❣️Donate diaper wipes
❣️buy baby items and donate to hospital
❣️mail coffee gift card to someone
❣️mail prepaid visa to someone
❣️surprise someone with a gift in the mail
❣️Give something of mine away to someone
❣️donate clothes to thrift stores
❣️donate clothes to someone in need
❣️ Pay transportation expenses for someone.
❣️pay for someone’s pass into an event, theater, or activity
❣️pay for someone’s meals at restaurant
❣️pay for someone’s popcorn and drinks at theater
❣️buy someone a soda, water or coffee (drinks)
❣️post something encouraging on FB
❣️pray for someone in need
❣️buy a bag of cat food and donate it
❣️buy a bag of dog food and donate it
❣️take flowers to nurses station at hospital
❣️donate stuffed animals to fire and police department to comfort kids in need
❣️leave a generous tip for waitress
❣️tape cash to the car wash terminal
❣️return someone else’s shopping cart at the store
❣️let someone go ahead of me at the check out line
❣️Let someone go ahead of me in the bathroom
❣️put a dollar in library books
❣️donate coloring books and crayons to pediatric part of hospital
❣️tape money to diapers
❣️tape money to formula
❣️donate to a Go Fund me account
❣️donate blood
❣️donate school supplies
❣️donate toys to toy drives
❣️praise a parent who is doing a good job
❣️praise a cashier
❣️donate the $1 when asked at the store cash register
❣️donate supplies to a teacher
❣️Help someone with their wash routine for diapers
❣️encourage a mom who seems tired
❣️clean for a friend
❣️send an encouraging text to someone
❣️buy a book and leave it on someone’s door step
❣️Buy books and hand them out to others
❣️donate a few cloth diapers and inserts
❣️buy from a home based business
❣️hand out a homeless bag
✔️ = Completed in 2018
Matthew 6:1-4 NLT – “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.
When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.”
Psalm 37:21 – “The wicked borrow and never repay, but the Godly are generous givers.”