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Category Archives: 52 Good Deeds

Jan12014Aug 18 2017

Good Deeds to Ring in the New Year (Good Deeds #50-52)

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds, Green Clothing

At the end of 2012, my new year’s resolution was to accomplish 52 good deeds during 2013. And I’m happy to say I have reached my goal! I finished this last year with my final three good deeds, which are also resolutions for this new year. First, use a DIY cold frame to grow greens in the winter. Second, buy secondhand clothing. Third, pay it forward all year long.

Dec182013Sep 5 2015

10 Good Deeds to do with Kids this Christmas (Good Deeds #40-49)

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds, Green Holidays

The holiday season is one of the reasons I decided to try to accomplish 52 good deeds in one year. There is no doubt that the opportunities to give back during the months of November and December are plentiful, between the toy drives and charity tree sales. But many people (myself included) forget about giving back during the rest of the year. An excellent solution is to give gifts that give back throughout the rest of the year, like gift cards from Kiva or a gift from a SoKind Registry. Or make environmentally-friendly choices like recycling your tree that will have long-lasting impacts.

Nov152013Sep 5 2015

10 Good Deeds to Do With Kids This Thanksgiving (Good Deeds #30-39)

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds, Green Holidays

Thanksgiving provides the perfect inspiration to do good deeds. I take advantage of this time of year to talk to my kids about being thankful and appreciating what we have. This often leads to a discussion about the people in this world who aren’t quite as fortunate. Since I can’t afford to buy a turkey for everyone who needs one, we brainstormed some other ways we could brighten someone’s day. We plan to do these ten good deeds (plus more!) over the next two weeks.

Nov52013Sep 5 2015

Good Deed #29 – How Kids Can Support a Local Charity Building Project

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds

I love the idea of building houses for people in need. However, being a full-time parent to two small children kind of limits my ability to spend a month in an impoverished country building houses for the homeless. So I found another way to offer my support and perform my next good deed.

Oct92013Sep 5 2015

Good Deed #28 – Help Local Wildlife

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds

We are fortunate to live in the country in an area teeming with wildlife. It is not unusual for us to find an injured animal – a chipmunk attacked by a cat, a squirrel hit by a car or a baby bird abandoned by its mother. Rather than help the animal ourselves (which is both dangerous and ineffective), we do a good deed and call our local wildlife center.

Sep162013Sep 5 2015

Good Deed #27 – Flowers to Strangers

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds

For our next good deed, my son came up with the idea to give flowers to strangers and to friends. He is a plant enthusiast, has his own flower garden and regularly begs to go to local nurseries. So he began picking flowers from his garden to hand out to people we encounter during our day.

Jul162013Sep 5 2015

Good Deed #26 – Ask Restaurants to Stop Using Styrofoam Takeout Containers

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds, Eating Green

As someone who eats out a lot (probably too much), I am no stranger to styrofoam take-out containers. For my tenth good deed, I committed to using reusable containers to bring my leftovers home. Of course, there are times when I forget to bring my containers. That’s why for my next good deed I am joining Better World Betty’s mission to get restaurants to stop using styrofoam take-out containers.

Jul42013Sep 5 2015

Good Deeds #22-25 – Ways to Donate to People in Need

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds

For my next good deed, I decided to make some more donations to people in need. Rather than write four separate posts about four different ways I have decided to donate, I figured I would combine them all into one.

Jun272013Sep 5 2015

Good Deed #21 – Give Back on Vacation

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds

I asked my son what our next good deed should be. His reply was, “Since monsters are more important than people, we should donate money to monsters so they can buy people to eat.” You can’t argue with that logic. Instead of donating money to monsters, we decided to give back on our recent mini vacation and help clean up the beach.

Jun42013Sep 5 2015

Good Deed #20 – 10 Weird Ways to Conserve Water

by onepartsunshine, in category 52 Good Deeds, Reduce

Summer is the season for wasting water – swimming in the pool, running through a sprinkler, washing the car, watering plants and the lawn and taking multiple showers to wash off the sweltering heat. For my next good deed, I decided to find ways to conserve water and hopefully make up for some of the water that I will inevitably waste this summer.

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