1. Register to vote

2. Volunteer at your child’s school

3. Offer to take an elderly neighbor to a medical appointment

4. Recycle

5. Play “I spy” with a child

6. Throw your trash in a trash can

7. Write your congressman

8. Start a community garden

9. Say “Thank You”

10. Become CPR certified

11. Play kickball with neighborhood kids

12. Join the PTA

13. Call that person you’ve been meaning to call

14. Send a card just because

15. Adopt a pet

16. Take shorter showers to preserve water

17. Ride a bike or walk instead of driving

18. Attend your child’s recitals and sports events

19. Bring your own bags to the grocery store

20. Visit sick kids at a hospital

21. Smile at people you don’t know

22. Help an elderly person cross the street

23. Donate good-condition toys, clothing and household goods

24. Take a plate to your elderly neighbor

25. Write messages to soldiers overseas

26. Join your neighborhood watch group

27. Donate goods to support the troops

28. Donate blood

29. Turn everyday moments with your child into teachable moments

30. Support businesses that care about the community

31. Control your road rage

32. Write thank you notes to those that help the community and hand deliver them

33. Don’t gossip

34. Let your actions promote your values

35. Ask a senior citizen to tell you about their childhood

36. Turn off the television an hour earlier than normal and read a book

37. Take a day off just to be with your family

38. Visit a nursing home and talk to someone with no visitors

39. Offer free babysitting to a single mom or family in need

40. Tape a children’s book and deliver it to a sick child

41. Donate gently used books to a daycare center

42. Bring in a neighbor’s mail while they are on vacation

43. Buy locally-grown fruits and vegetables

44. Agree to be an organ donor on your driver’s license

45. Plant a tree

46. Plant extra rows of vegetables in your garden and share them with friends

47. Donate new shoes and socks to shelters

48. Welcome new neighbors

49. Organize a neighborhood block party or yard sale

50. Start a petition

51. Donate an instrument to a school music program

52. Read the newspaper

53. Visit your state capitol

54. Contact local media about issues of concern

55. Organize a fund raising event such as a drink stand, car wash, or yard sale and donate the proceeds to a charity

56. While traveling, write an inspirational quote in a book or magazine and purposely leave it behind for someone else to find

57. Tell a child a story about your hero

58. Create a family newsletter

59. Send your favorite teacher a thank you note

60. Pay the toll for the car behind you

61. Invite someone to dinner who would otherwise be alone

62. Introduce the “gamer” generation to traditional activities like freeze tag, double-dutch and kickball

63. Keep some water bottles in your car and give them to workers who are in the hot sun

64. Pick flowers from your garden and leave them on a neighbor’s porch

65. Offer to help someone who looks lost

66. When you ask someone “how are you?” be sure to listen to the full response

67. Let someone go ahead of you when you are driving

68. When it rains, share your umbrella with someone who doesn’t have one

69. Leave an inspirational note or a joke in a child’s lunchbox

70. Be courteous to telemarketers

71. Share your favorite hobby with a child

72. Take a casserole to a couple with a newborn baby

73. Forgive and really forget

74. Tip generously for good service

75. Be generous with hugs for those you love

76. Give genuine compliments

77. Leave your newspaper behind in a public place for the next person to read

78. Leave a nice note about your waiter on the back of the bill

79. Roll an elderly neighbor’s trash can to the top of his/her driveway on trash pick-up day

80. Return your shopping cart after you load your groceries into the car

81. Get to work a little early and leave a piece of candy or cookie on everyone’s desk

82. Print an inspirational quote or story and put it on the company bulletin board

83. Learn about a generous person in history and strive to be like him/her

84. Make breakfast in bed for someone in your household

85. Bake something as a family and take it to a neighborhood or family in need

86. Arrange a conference call for you entire family just to catch up

87. Sprinkle bird seed on the window ledge of a homebound friend

88. Be a designated driver

89. Wear a ribbon or bracelet to show support of a cause

90. Find your passion

91. Educate yourself on issues you care about

92. Play an instrument or sing for hospice patients

93. Start a compost pile

94. Donate new or gently used baby supplies

95. Add a banner ad or widget to your personal webpage to raise awareness or funds for a cause you believe in

96. Encourage your child to participate in school sports

97. Participate in a local walk/run for a cause

98. Promote worthwhile events and festivals by word of mouth

99. Create an emergency action plan for your family