i got this coin from my english teacher after showing him my comic.

I am the original owner of the coin. I am using this coin to anonymously pay for the lunch of multiple military personnel. A small thank you for what they do on a daily basis to secure our freedom. 

A local resident's package was delivered somewhere that they may have never found it. I searched them out and messaged them and kept it safe untill then! This is not the first time ive done this :)))

Spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Cooked and feed 50 hung homeless

My thoughtful, kind and dear friend sent me this coin back in December. It brightened my day during an extremely difficult time, mourning the loss of my mother-in-law. It was 6 months after her passing and would be her first Christmas in heaven. I held on to the coin with the mission to do one RAK each month until June, in honor of my mother-in-law. 

This coin has accompanied me each month on RAK missions! All with notes of hope left for recipients:

-Christmas treats to random strangers with notes of hope.

-caroling at local senior centers 

during the holidays with cards of hope.

-feminine hygiene and beauty product bag made for local teens with notes of hope.

-5 dozen Easter baskets made for local seniors with notes of love & hope.

-clothing bags made and donated to a local foster organization for immediate needs 

-and TODAY: We started at a Chik-Fil-A drive thru where we bought chocolate chip cookies in support of their giving campaign for the Boise Rescue Mission & sent cookies to strangers behind us in the car line. We then drove to Starbucks and bought the gentleman behind us his drink and asked the barista to hand him his note of hope and hope coin.
 

THIS COIN has given ME so much hope and joy and I hope that it continues. Thank you to my dear friend Monet for the love and thoughtfulness AND for the inspiration to serve love & joy!!!

I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of kind act I wanted to do. My boyfriend knew this and came home with a bunch of Togo’s sandwiches. We tried driving around looking for homeless people who could really use a meal. We did a few attempts and ended up going to the Orange County rescue mission. We both are Christian and we’re so happy that we got to bring it to this rescue mission that helps give families a fresh new beginning.

Did laundry🧺 for a special someone so that they wouldn’t have to go out in terrible weather to laundromat ❄️🌬❤️👍🏻

Picking up breakfast for another volunteer.  Thought the family behind me would appreciate a complimentary breakfast!

A local restaurant created an outdoor dining space.  After enjoying a hot fudge sundae, I blessed this lovely young lady with a great tip!

Another local restaurant opened after an extended time of closing.  Blessed the waitstaff with a good tip.

Long line at drive-through before heading to volunteer shift.  Blessed the car behind me by purchasing their breakfast order.

A local restaurant opened for breakfast.  Stephanie served my meal with a cheerful heart.  She was very appreciative of the big tip.

I bought my daughter money to purchase something that she could send to Indonesia.

It was put on my heart to get a gift card at the local grocery store and give it to the lunch ladies so they can give it to a family that is in need right now. 

It was put on my heart to get a gift card at the local grocery store and give it to the lunch ladies so they can give it to a family that is in need right now. 

It was put on my heart to get a gift card at the local grocery store and give it to the lunch ladies so they can give it to a family that is in need right now. 

I decided to get a gift card at the local grocery store and give it to the lunch ladies so they can give it to a family that is in need right now. 

I ordered an extra batch Wiki Wiki donuts for a special friend of mine.

I took Care of my nieces so their parents could be with my nephew in the hospital.

Made a meal for a family in need through Lasagna Love org. 

I sent a bag of 7 coins to the 

DAS Federation School in the bronx to start a movement lead by Nathan Ingram a Grand Master MA and defense instructor. He is a local hero. I enclosed a nul mask, nueravie sample brochure and a Thank u card for starting a movement in his school. He recently organized a march against hate in Chin Town..

This single mom works hard to make sure her kids are cared for. Hoping this giftcard to Costco will bless her and her beautiful family. Times are tough and stressful, so even if just a little weight is lifted from her shoulder by this kind act, it is worth it. 

A great family who has been going through a lot, the mom is a nurse and works super hard. They have 3 kids, one graduating 8th grade and one graduating high school. 

Sometimes something as simple as having the groceries being covered for a couple of weeks can really go a long way. I wanted to bless them and give a little relief during such a tough time. 

We tipped the awesome band that played while we ate

We tipped the amazing band that  played while we ate dinner. Thank you! 

I made peanut butter cookies for our neighbors and left them with the coin in their doorstep. 

I made 15 book-markers  for a friend in WA state who teaches 5 years old's. I also bought 15 books to go with the book-markers it to give to the children for Easter..

My amazing friend came home from work only to discover that her dog had made a disaster of her daughter's bedroom. I felt that some good old fashioned emotional eating was in order, but knowing that she likes to be healthy, I dropped off some trail mix and coconut flavored almonds. 

Horneando un pastel para el cumpleanos de mi hermana 

Helped him decorate his daughters party!!

Riding a bull to show my nephew it wasn’t as fearful as he though.

Helped my brother shovel snow.

Helped me brother shoval 

my younger brother helped me bake my moms favorite pumpkin pie!!

I sent the book, The Power of a Praying Husband, to my brother Wayne.

I mailed the book, The Power of a Praying Wife, to my sister-in-law, Sheila.

I'm mailing the book, Prayer Warrior, to my sister-in-law Lynda. She is fighting stage 4 lung cancer.

Shared a Tea Time

I hope you enjoy your tea!

Tuesday afternoon, a friend who had lost power for 2 days called me up, I invite her and her daughter over for the evening, to warm up and take a hot shower. The winter storm hit Houston and we have been having the coldest weather recorded here in 122 years. When she left our house I gave her this hope coin and encouraged her to pass it on to others who are waiting for their hope.

We gave a friendly stranger a Hope Coin and flower. We wished them a Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

We gave a Hope Coin and flower to a friendly stranger and wished them a Happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 

I really had fun today. I planned a surprise hands for hope mission for someone I inspire to be more like. The person who's name I shall not list pretty much has it all. This person has paid me several kindness' and I thought to myself. What comes around should go around and that should start with me.I truly hope I surprised this person today and he just smiles when he eats that Brazilian Chocolate cone. I also left extra Chocolate to pay it forward and a hands for hope Coin.

#Handsforhope

#UCarechallenge

I made my grandparents and great grandparents, that are all staying isolated during Covid, valentines and treats and delivered them to their houses. 

I shared this coin with a big mentor in my life. We served together and he was and still is my leader. I am indebted to it. I wanted to give him a small token of the ketogen4 and 2 sample of our drink to think. 

 Stacy is an extremely hard workIng tree trimmer. She hires folks who may not be able to work anywhere else. She also feeds her neighbors in need. She already was thinking of the person she would pass the coin to. Blessings 💖

Today I gave my friend Sandro a mask and a hands for hope coin.

He pays my little dog kindness and has freely given me a mask every time I forget mine. I appreciate that and paid it forward today. I will be extra kind to Ginger today to for helping me make such a wonderful friend. #Ucarechallenge

I sent a book to a Facebook friend with a note of encouragement and a hope coin. I wanted to share the joy I got from reading it rather than just have the book sit on a shelf.

My Zielee helped me with a variety of small tasks with my dad, truck, and house.  She was also an awesome ride 🚴🏼‍♀️ buddy. She moved back to Ohio and was missing CT.  So I sent her and her wife Laurel a Connecticut care package: local maple 🍁 syrup and some Munson’s Chocolates!

#UCarechallenge

The other day I posted a very vulnerable post on Facebook. It was about Adults coping with early year child abuse and being an adult child of an alcoholic. I posted it because my intuition, my inner voice told me to. The next day my phone rang. It was an acquaintance that really needed a friend. She was overwhelmed by the isolation and had an event that changed her life.

The tears started to come. Ana couldn't really drive any more. Had 2 surgeries from an auto accident. I told Ana I am a Hope Warrior and I will be over Thursday at 1 pm. I brought her a New U Life mask. A bottle of Fortress, 2 NueraVie samples and Gel'd her up. I let her know I was all ears today. I took her to the beach and got her out of the house. I taught her how to breath with the intent of getting through her panic attacks that were the result of PTSD. I offered to take her grocery shopping to. It really felt good to help someone today. I believe a frienship was forged. I explained the Chip and asked that she pay it forward. #0001618

I made this cake for my daughter grandson. It only has half nuts because she doesn’t like nuts. 

There is a home for victims of human trafficking where the residents spend time being rehabilitated back into society with job skills, life skills and building back their spirits. I received several pairs of beautiful handmade earrings from a friend and she said you know someone you could give these to. At that moment I didn't have any idea what I would do with them but the idea occured to me to make a Valentine's treat bag for these ladies.  My 3 year old grandson shopped with me and helped to put the bags together. Their resident director met me yesterday to pick them up. I felt such a sense of love to give to 7 people who did not expect the gift and will not be able to return to me. I hope this gift will encourage them in their journey to recovery.

     i helped my to make bagels.

A young lady named Carly has a lot on her plat.  She is in an accelerated Master program, works two jobs, volunteers and the list goes on.  She does it with a smile ☺️  I knew she was feeling overwhelmed so I offered to gift her a long distant energy treatment.  I am passing the coin to my Hope helper Kathy.  Carly will also be getting a coin when I see her next week.

A young couple that are like our children just moved yesterday from PA to NY.  I knew they had a long day.  I called a local restaurant bought a gift card for them to buy dinner.  My Hope helper Kathy will be receiving the coin to pass along.

My dear friend Sharon Colvin is raising money to feed the children for her birthday🎂 I made a donation and I am passing the coin to our mutual friend Jasmine.  Jasmine and I met 7 years ago and we have been thru a lot together. She is amazing Mother to her daughter, an amazing friend, and I am blessed to call her family.  Jasmine will be thrilled to know my kind act includes Sharon and that she is a part of it!  

As I am confined to the house, I made a donation to my friend Gayle’s non profit. I am passing along the coin to a young lady named Elaina.  She is a warrior, has a huge heart and loves animals. I cannot wait to see who Elaina passes the coin on to💗

I made a homemade apple pie for a family friend.

I’m mailing this coin to a dear friend Christina, who started out as my Esthetics Instructor 9 years ago.  She is a warrior on so many levels, I am blessed to have her in my life!    I am confined to the house at the moment. I purchased this T-shirt for my previous co-worker that is about to go thru major surgery in a few weeks. 

I gave my regular UPS driver some cookies and I’m passing the coin to my dear friend Erin in Texas.  I am going to purchase some Girl Scout cookies from her daughter Bella and they are going to donate them to a child in need in their community.

I bought my son a book he would enjoy. 

Laurie decided to draw a picture for Terry. The picture was of her hand holding the Hope coin. She also pictured herself and Terry on either side of the hand.

Laurie also wanted to make fudge for Terry. We worked in the kitchen and whipped up a batch of this favorite treat. Laurie was so excited to know that this was something special she was making for someone she loves and appreciates so much.

I help my church set up their venue on a weekly basis to being people closer to and to encounter Jesus Christ. 

Wrote a letter and bought some flowers to brighten my friend's day with this little surprise. 

I delivered some food to my sister and her husband and gave my sister some flowers. 🌸

Gave a gift to a dear friend and included a Hope Coin❤️

Gave a gift to a dear friend and included a Hope Coin❤️

We gave a sunflower to a friendly stranger and told them we hoped they had an amazing day! 

We gave a sunflower to a friendly stranger and told them we hoped they had an amazing day! 

We gave a sunflower to a friendly stranger and told them we hoped they had an amazing day! 

We gave a sunflower to a friendly stranger and told them we hoped they had an amazing day! 

We gave a sunflower with a Hope Coin attached to our neighbor! We hope we brightened his day! 

I wrote a card for a friend and gifted her banana milk and chrysanthemum tea. I put it on her desk and surprised her when she got to work. 

I wrote a letter of thanks to my cousin Lenia for doing good deeds for my mom and dad. I don’t live in the same town as my parents so it’s difficult for me to help them out as often as i would like to in person due to the distances between us as well as the Covid concerns. My Dad isn’t in the best of health so its a risk for family members to visit my parents home often. Lenia my cousin is close by and she always checks with my parents to see if they need any thing from the grocery store or anything at all! She has went many times to the stores to get things and bring those things to them as they need them. I can’t afford much to show my appreciation due to our budget but I wrote her check for $30 for her to enjoy. It‘s not much but it’s something! I also included a Hands For Hope coin and I feel that is even more meaningful than any amount of money that a person could receive! 

It is with honor to pass this coin along to her to show just how much I appreciate her doing good things for my parents and that I love her and I thank her for all that she does! 

This is not something I would have posted or talked about because it was done out of love which meant it needed no recognition. That being said my act of kindness was to help my best friend keep her best friend (her beautiful Trixie) alive and well. I have not always been able to do things like this, I’ve been in the position where I’ve had to make really tough decisions and now that I’ve been abundantly blessed it’s time to bless others. That does not always mean with money, there are so many ways to be a hope warrior and I am ho ores to be among all of them. 

 

My best friend posted:

I feel it’s important to share this story and worth the read. I’m a very private person and don’t share my business, but this needs to be known. If you follow my page, you know that my dog Trixie is the absolute love of my life. She has been with me through the best and worst times of my life and I can’t imagine my life without her. This past Monday at 4p she fell down my stairs from the top step. She had lost her balance and went down the entire flight and hit every step until she fell to the bottom and hit head against the baseboard. She was stiff as a nail and went into shock. I immediately took her to an after hours ER and they told me she is paralyzed and if I didn’t have $8k for a surgery, then I should put her down. Needless to say I was inconsolable. This didn’t make sense to me though because her tail was wagging. I made some calls and Tufts University was understaffed and could not take her. I found an outstanding critical care hospital about an hour and a half away. They took her right away and after examining her they said she is not paralyzed, but there could be brain swelling or some sort of disc injury and she needs an MRI. Not being able to afford this visit of $5k because I’ve been out of work for almost a year, I had no choice but to put a deposit down on my credit card. Luckily she didn’t need surgery, but a major course of steroids and lots of time until she can walk again. When Trixie was discharged two days later, I was so excited to get my girl home and rehab her to be able to walk again, but so panicked about the large balance I knew was due. When they brought her out to me, I thanked them so much for their 5 star ⭐️ service and treatment and asked what I owe. They said your balance has been paid by your friend Danelle Verzaro (Rich) and you are all set. In total shock, I started to cry... I’m crying right now while I write this. But wait, there’s more. On my way home, I get a notification that Danelle has sent me a Venmo deposit for the original deposit. She paid Trixie‘s hospital bill so I didn’t have to worry about anything else except to get Trixie back to walking. The NUL company has given people the opportunity to be in a comfortable financial position to do good things and help people who need it. Although I would NEVER ask for help and she knew it, she did it anyway. So Danelle is not only my best friend, she is my Hope Warrior. My gratitude and appreciation runs deep. This is love and friendship at its finest. 🙏♥️.  I’m including some  picks of my sweet girl recovering. Thanks for taking the time to read this. G-d is good. Danelle, I love you so much. Thank you again. 🙏♥️♥️

I homeschool my youngest and we used the Hope Coins as a lesson about kindness and spreading hope. He came up with ideas on his own and together we completed the random acts of kindness. 

With this coin he decided to grab a few boxes of candy, popcorn and a couple of dollars to cover a movie night for the next person that went to the red box to rent a movie. He also included the Hope Coin, a prayer card and a hand written letter.

It was great to see him have so much fun and be so creative. It's a beautiful lesson that kindness and hope does not have to cost money.  

I homeschool my youngest and we used the Hope Coins as a lesson about kindness and spreading hope. He came up with ideas on his own and together we completed the random acts of kindness. He wanted to be sure to do something special for our local police officers so he put hot chocolate with marshmallows, candy canes, prayer card, hand written card thanking them for their service and 2 hope coins to pass along. He made one bag for the Day Shift Squad and one for the Night Shift Squad. It was great to see him have so much fun and be so creative. It's a beautiful lesson that kindness and hope does not have to cost money.  

I homeschool my youngest and we used the Hope Coins as a lesson about kindness and spreading hope. He came up with ideas on his own and together we completed the random acts of kindness. He wanted to be sure to do something special for our local police officers so he put hot chocolate with marshmallows, candy canes, prayer card, hand written card thanking them for their service and 2 hope coins to pass along. He made one bag for the Day Shift Squad and one for the Night Shift Squad. It was great to see him have so much fun and be so creative. It's a beautiful lesson that kindness and hope does not have to cost money.  

My college friend’s daughter is collecting donations for three charities in our community.  We went through closets and our basement, sorted clothing, bedding, toys, and baby items for her.  Meredith came over to collect the items this week.  It was a full carload of items that will support those in need in our community.

He made the bed for us

I heard that a friend' needs a car. I helped by selling her my old car at a very fair price and on a monthly payment amount of her choosing. As it turned out, she was able to pay the full balance all at once. They gifted the car to their mother, who was thrilled to get a purple car for Christmas.

Brought grocery food items to a family of 5, 3 are growing boys. COVID has touched the family. While the young boys are now healthy, the parents, especially the Mom, are struggling with long haul symptoms. It is usually hard to keep food available for the youngsters, but now more so with the parents' health compromised.

I helped my Dad with opening my brother's trumpet case. 

My friend mentioned that she wasn't doing so well. She's in another state. So I wrote a card to her because getting cards in snail mail form is always nice. 

I helped my dad with his stuff. Then my dad helped my mom with the dishe. my mom helped with my sister. my sister helped me with my stuff.

 I helped my dad with his stuff. Then he helped my mom with the plates 

I homeschool my youngest and we talked about what the coins mean and how it important it is to spread kindness and hope. He came up with the ideas on his own and together we put his acts of kindness to action. He decided for this coin he wanted to treat our local police officers with some hot chocolate and peppermint. He hand wrote a letter thanking them for their service, included a prayer card and two Hope coins to pass along. One bag for night shift squad and one bag for day shift squad. 

I homeschool my youngest and we talked about what the coins mean and how it important it is to spread kindness and hope. He came up with the ideas on his own and together we put his acts of kindness to action. He decided for this coin he wanted to treat our local police officers with some hot chocolate and peppermint. He hand wrote a letter thanking them for their service, included a prayer card and two Hope coins to pass along. 

I homeschool my youngest and we talked about what the coins mean and how it important it is to spread kindness and hope. He came up with the ideas on his own and together we put his acts of kindness to action. He decided for this coin he would take quarters out of his piggy bank, put some laundry detergent and dryer sheets in a bag. He hand wrote a letter and picked a prayer card to put in the bag. He left it at the local laundry mat. 

I wrote a thank you letter to a pastor who has been helping me and sent him a gift card to appreciate his efforts, especially knowing that he is in a tough season in his life. Hope he and his family will be blessed!

Thanked our teacher 

I made a card inspired by a gift the person receiving the card got me for my birthday. Wrote a note and sent it to her through snail mail. 

Wrote a thinking of you card to a friend who shared she was struggling. 

We gave flowers to our new neighbors who are here for the month! 

Someone tripped and I helped them by helping them get up and clean their scrapes.

I got new items together and created a “Care Package” for a woman escaping domestic violence and made my donation through the Building Up Lives Foundation in Moreno Valley California.  She lost everything and I wanted her to have a few nice things and some things (including a card & special Hope bracelet) to remind her that someone is praying for her everyday.

We took dinner to our amazing friend!  He is 90 years old and has spent his life serving others, including us.  He is a great example of love and kindness.  We love and appreciate him❤️

I cleaned up the table after dinner. 

Gerald took a hands for hope coin with him when he went to run errands. He stopped at McDonald's and gave the cashier a $50.00 bill and a hands for hope coin and told her to pay as many cars orders behind him until it ran out! 

One of our leaders Chris, suggested that we connect with someone on the street we live in and share a small token, a coin, and let them know that they were highly regarded by people on the street/in the area.  I decided to go outside my neighborhood.  I had to deliver something to my sons house today.  I always have a “Bag of Hope” with me these days if the opportunity to give one out is presented.  I remembered this special young lady, named Katherine who lives on a street in his neighborhood.  I dropped a bag of Hope off in her mailbox.  It had a coin, a piece of chocolate and a note.  I let her know that when I think of her I think of kindness and hope.  I explained the company I work with started a kindness/hope movement and to pass it along.

Happy 15th Birthday our Horse Jake,  Deb from Don't Forget Us PET US a non profit sanctuary. in Dartmouth, Mass. found him and 2 other Horses severely neglected about 7 years ago now. Deb took in one and we took 2 of them. She is a true HOPE warrior on many levels, with a passion for giving unwanted, hurt, neglected animals a safe place to recover and live.

In honor of Jake's birthday today, I called her to thank her for saving their lives and that we wanted to make a donation. I explained how my company started a kindness movement and that I thought of her today. I am mailed her a HOPE coin and making a donation to the local grain company she buys from per her request. So its a win/win, help a local rescue shopping thru a local business.  She was so appreciative that I thought of her and we wanted to donate.  The photo I added was one from her Facebook page, she recently rescued a Pig and it loving it back to health.  Check out her page if you get a chance, she does amazing things! 

I shoveled my neighbors driveway 

My gel company is doing random acts of kindness.

Tonight gave my awesome daughter some flowers for being such a trooper and great student with all the changes during this pandemic

Tonight I had the opportunity to help a young lady at Walmart.  That could not get anyone to help her out. We got the heavy TV stand in her cart and gave her random act of kindness coin to pay it forward

#ucarechallenge  

#lovingthegel

#ucarechallenge

I don’t often go to Starbucks anymore now that I’m looking to limit calories but I thought what a great way to bless someone behind me in the drive through with a free “coffee” !😍 I’m so honored & blessed to be a part of this awesome NUL #ucsrechalkenge I was able to bless a car full with not just one drink but 6 drinks @ SB 😎💗❣️ I asked the cashier to please give the hope coin to them ❤️ she smiled & said okay #ucarechallenge  #payitforward #hopewarrior 

Our waitress is taking care of this whole Area !!!!! she is wonderful leaving her extra $$$ for all her 
running around 😍😍😍😍Our waitress is taking care of this whole Area !!!!! she is wonderful leaving her extra $$$ for all her 
running around 😍😍😍😍

Purchased and donated about $150 worth of dog and cat food and delivered to Humane Society of Ct.

I was able too bless some volunteers at Celebrate Recovery meeting with dinner. These volunteers show up every week to set up and provide a safe environment for those who are on journeys of recovery from hurts, habits, and hang ups. These volunteers are a blessing to the community!

I arrived at a restaurant where I was picking up dinner fir a single mom and some volunteers. This sweet gal was in line to put in her order and I surprised her by paying for her dinner. She was blessed and gladly accepted the Hope coin. She said she   is looking forward to do an act  of kindness too!

I blessed a hard working single mom with dinner for her and her little girl. She also takes care of her parents and nephew. She is such a joy and was so blessed with the surprise meal. She deserves every blessing that comes her way!

After I blessed a single mom, recovery volunteers, and a random stranger at a restaurant with dinner, I decided to end the night by grabbing myself a nite at a local drive-through. I paid for the meal if the car behind me too. I gave the cashier the Hope Coin and asked him to give it to them for me. I saw them wave at me as I drove off. Being kind is a blessing!!

The story of my friend with Parkinson's disease continues... when we visited with him a few weeks ago we noticed that he had limited furniture. He spends every day in his living room with just a recliner, desk and chair. The recliner had definitely seen better days and was too often getting stuck.

Well, the recliner has broken completely and is tilted to one side. This means he only has his desk chair to sit in. 

My heart broke for him when I found out and I KNEW I was going to find him a replacement! I called friends and family but had no luck.

And then today I received a Nextdoor notification (I often delete these without reading them!) A local woman was moving and giving away her furniture immediately TODAY.

We picked it up, our friend is ecstatic and to top it off it has heat and massage!

I never lost faith that my prayers would be answered!

Neither of them wanted to be photographed but, needless to say, we are all grinning from ear to ear!

Life is great and a simple recliner is giving my friend safety and so much comfort!

#ucarechallenge

I have just begun my involvement with the amazing Kasia's Hope - a sober living home in Putnam, CT for women with substance abuse disorders. It is a long term program with the residents staying for months, up to a year or longer, or as needed. And it's the first in Northeast Connecticut at this time.

I feel that these women could use a personal cheerleader as they recover, regain their health and move forward with their lives.

I have delivered toothpaste, soap, shampoo, etc. for each of the ladies and plan to continue to do so.

I've started a writing campaign and am sending these cards to them. My hope is that I can organize my friends to keep these cards coming on a regular basis!

I'm grateful for the blessings that I've been given so I want to share my hope, support and enthusiasm for life!

Most of all, though, I want them to know that they are NOT ALONE!

If substance abuse has touched your life in any way I encourage you to reach out and help someone that is suffering. You never know... you might save someone's life!

#ucarechallenge

After my husband died, I preserved some of his funeral flowers and made epoxy resin pyramid lamps for family members as a memorial.

After my husband died, I preserved some of his funeral flowers and made epoxy resin keychains and coasters (memorials) for family members. 

After my husband died, I preserved some of his funeral flowers and made epoxy resin key chains and coasters for family. 

After my husband died, I preserved some of the funeral flowers and made epoxy resin pyramid lamps for some of the family. 

When my husband died, I took his funeral flowers, dried them, and made resin epoxy pyramid lamps for his family members. 

It's been cold and rainy where I live so I decided to bake and made some cupcakes.  So that I wouldn't eat them all I took some and a card to my local hospital to give them to the nurses who are working so hard during this pandemic.  While I wasn't allowed into the nurses station, the woman in reception assured me that she would take the cupcakes, card and Hope Coin into the break room for the nurses to enjoy and hopefully one of them will take the coin and pass it on as well! <3

I sent a box of clothing, vitamins and some candy to a young person who has been taking care of my parents. It has been hard for me not to be able to travel to be with them so Jorge has graciously offer his help to be with them.  My heart is full of gratitude for people like Jorge with a big heart to help others. 

My friend Bess was beside herself trying to figure out the Covid Vaccine application.  I spent my lunch hour helping her muddle through the forms. We finally successfully completed it with 2 minutes to spare. Without my help poor Bessie would still be there. She is thrilled to pass along the good deed.  :)

My friend Kim is the sole care taker for her elderly father who has Alzheimers. 
Kim still finds time to help others and  to be active in her church. 
My wife baked an Irish Soda Bread for Kim and her Dad. Hopefully it brightened their day. 

Realizing how many toys our four furkids have I decided to collect a bin full and wash them up to give to the #helptheanimals shelter in Richmond.  Sharon was very thankful.  It makes me so happy that these toys will be played with while the dogs await their forever homes .

Have you ever experienced something difficult in your life? Have you ever needed a helping hand? Have you ever needed someone to talk with that wouldn't judge you instead made you feel hopeful and at peace? My personal answers to those questions are yes, yes and yes! Every person has a story. Now I have a story for you.

I found out through a dear friend of mine that Rim City Church in Hamden, CT is reaching out to people within their community and helping them in many ways.  People are in need of clothing, shoes, personal hygiene products, food, faithful counsel, ect. Of course it was placed on my heart to be a helping hand. I want to make a positive impact in as many lives as possible.

With that said I was on a mission. I reached out to my all of my family members, friends and some neighbors in my community. I explained to them that I was collecting clothing, shoes and personal hygiene products. Before I knew it my car was packed with bags of donate items.

That's when the fireworks of joy and excitement were going off in my soul! All of us came together to love, provide, sacrifice and bring  hope to others. It was a wonderful blessing to deliver the donated items to Rim City Church. This is how one community provides for another community.

We all have gifts, talents and abilities. Prayers are answered. God has a good plan and purpose for all of us! These pictures are priceless!  ♥️♥️♥️

#ucarechallenge🏆

#handsforhope 

Have you ever experienced something difficult in your life? Have you ever needed a helping hand? Have you ever needed someone to talk with that wouldn't judge you instead made you feel hopeful and at peace? My personal answers to those questions are yes, yes and yes! Every person has a story. Now I have a story for you.

I found out through a dear friend of mine that Rim City Church in Hamden, CT is reaching out to people within their community and helping them in many ways.  People are in need of clothing, shoes, personal hygiene products, food, faithful counsel, ect. Of course it was placed on my heart to be a helping hand. I want to make a positive impact in as many lives as possible.

With that said I was on a mission. I reached out to my all of my family members, friends and some neighbors in my community. I explained to them that I was collecting clothing, shoes and personal hygiene products. Before I knew it my car was packed with bags of donate items.

That's when the fireworks of joy and excitement were going off in my soul! All of us came together to love, provide, sacrifice and bring  hope to others. It was a wonderful blessing to deliver the donated items to Rim City Church. This is how one community provides for another community.

We all have gifts, talents and abilities. Prayers are answered. God has a good plan and purpose for all of us! These pictures are priceless!  ♥️♥️♥️

#ucarechallenge🏆 

#handsforhope

Gave a coin and a few lottery tickets to a health care administrator where my mother lives. I hope she wins !

New to the neighborhood, I took dinner over as they were moving in.

Every day during the pandemic I have went to Dunkin Donuts for coffee. Each day I have purchased coffee for the car behind me. I want to spread hope and kindness one cup of coffee at a time.

Everyday during the pandemic I have purchased coffee for the passengers behind me in the drive-thru. I want to spread hope and kindness one cup of coffee at a time.

I pass my coin to Debi Shackowsky, the founder of Marjorie's Hope for always providing for a community in need. She works many hours to find donations of items the teachers and students need to be successful.  xox 

Our friends Cree and Arie love Bruschetta, and since they have a newborn and not eating out we put together a "kit" to make it at home along with a note and hands of hope coin to pay it forward and spread more kindness❤

Our friends Cree and Arie love Bruschetta, and since they have a newborn and not eating out we put together a "kit" to make it at home along with a note and hands of hope coin to pay it forward and spread more kindness❤

In order to get to his game on time, my nephew needed a ride so we took him to his game.

In my attempt to spread kindness, everyday I purchase coffee for the car behind me at Dunkin’ Donuts. I’m excited to share the hope challenge with each and every lucky person.

My idea came as I was giving someone a facial double masked plus a shield on when it began to fog.... I began thinking about all the Doctors, Nurses, and anyone wearing full PPE gear for hours at a time and how hard it must be for them.  I reached out to 3 Nurse friends working at 3 different hospitals and asked what little treat might make feel appreciated or give them a smile 😊 Bath bombs was one request so I reached out to my friend who has a local business to make the Donut Bombs 🍩 I made 19

bags to be given out by my 3 Assistant Hope Warriors ♥️ Nurse Bev with be the recipient of this Hope coin.  Many of my kindness acts don’t cost any money, just intention.  Today I smiled at a women and said hello while I was waiting for an appt., I stop and said thank you to a utility worker for working in the cold.   We are Warriors of HOPE and together we are changing the World 🌎

I give my coin to Deb from

 Marjorie's Hope for the awesome things she does in this community.

XOX

This is something I have done many times, but this time I told my friend Lydia to pass the kindness.  Lydia is a 90 year old resident who was my mom's best friend.  We became close after her surprise 80th birthday.  She claims she was a top sales lady back in the day.  She was convinced she could help me with my business posture. :) In the mean time she moved into Arista Health Care in Naperville IL. as a permanent resident. I have visited her many many times before.  With Covid-19 I have only seen her twice. First time was outdoors when they allowed it.  So this time I decided with Hands of Hope to show extra kindness and told her to help someone there, because at 90 she is mentally and physically in tip top shape.  She said she would and was happy to help. I made it extra special today and brought her a new pillow. I also brought her two bags, one for her and one for the nursing staff.  Hers had fruit, chocolates, and a small plant. The nurses got chocolates as well, a bouquet of flowers, and six $5 ea gift cards of Dunkin Dougnuts, Star Bucks, and McDonalds.  It brought a lot of smiles to the nursing home and I left with a feeling of joy.   Thank you Alexy, Thank you Chris and all who came up with this amazing way to spread kindness and joy. God Bless!! xo

I met a guy on Facebook named Tommy that has ALS. He is 58 years old. He told me that his wife left him when he was diagnosed with ALS and began to decline. He moved from Florida to Rhode Island to live near a cousin and ended up a few streets over from my home I brought him purified hydrogen water weekly and the gel to try to help him. Weeks went on and I was bringing him meals and doing some shopping for him. I brought him a Christmas present to cheer him up during the holiday. He told me that I was his guardian angel and no one had ever offered to help him. He didn’t have much time to live because his breathing was getting worse and his heart was weakening. He now has hospice and when he’s ready to die he requested for me to be by his side so he doesn’t die alone. 
When he was six years old he was playing with friends and ended up drowning. He flatlined seeing a tunnel with a bright light and was surrounded by streams of blue light. It wasn’t his time to go so God sent him back. As he grew up he had become a pastor for a short time but due to his love for money and power he became wealthy owning several businesses. He feels because of his greed God took everything away from him including two businesses, both parents, siblings, his dog, his wife and was diagnosed with ALS. He began to just focus on his relationship with God and his heart had changed. He was told by God to help people and love them. He said after he dies he will come back as an archangel continuing to help people and always look after me. I have tears as I read this and I am forever grateful for meeting him.

So everyday fir the last ten months I have purchased the order fir the passenger behind me at Dunkin Donuts. Although it is a small gesture I feel that I am contributing to spreading love hope and kindness to others. Thank you New U Life for this opportunity.❤️

I found out through a dear friend of mine that Rim City Church in Hamden, CT is reaching out to people within their community and helping them in many ways. Of course it was placed on my heart to be a helping hand and I was on a mission.

Several days went by and unexpectedly my neighbor Carolyn Russell told me that she had a brand new bed that was never used and she wanted it to go to a family that's in need of one. That's when the fireworks of joy and excitement were going off in my soul! My husband and I accepted the bed and delivered it to Rim City Church. This bed is a wonderful blessing!! It's being gift to a family that are in need of a bed for their children.♥️♥️♥️

When I go to bed I give thanks. Tonight I will have a beautiful dream of these children jumping on their bed and being tucked in. Their prayers were answered.🙌

#ucarechallenge🏆

I cooked a dinner meal for my friend Violette Mukasugira and her daughter. She is a single mom working 10-16 hours and doesn't have time to cook herself a nutritious meal. I cooked lamb meat balls soup, quinoa, and baked sweet potato, and took over to her apt while she was still at work. I felt so good of providing something that would give her a break and relief from her busy day. I also wanted her to know she is so loved and cared. 

To give a tribute to a single mom of 5 small children! She gives selflessly so her children have what they need. The struggle has been long and real. I wanted to honor a sweet friend today!

This past year my friend Curtis & I both found ourselves executors for our family’s loses. This involves me notarizing, us comparing legal vocabulary and the occasional beverage. I’m happy to live in a small town and grateful for Curt and neighbors like him. I gave Curt a coin for “homework” and I’m confident he and his wife will pay it forward. 

My husband Ray and I went to the Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue. We brought the horses treats and Ray did volunteer work. This is a nonprofit organization that's solely funded by donations. These beautiful horses are loved and cared for.♥️♥️♥️ Sadly some of the horses were abused and were rescued. Other horses could no longer be cared for by their owners and they were surrendered. There's always blessings because some of the horses get adopted. Big hugs and appreciation to all of the volunteers and people that make donations. " You can't change the world by saving one horse, but for that one horse, its world is changed forever." - Our Motto ctdraftrescue.org #ucarechallenge #handsforhope

I decided to back track just a little to Christmas, days before my coins arrived…. because I know my dear friend MargI will give from her heart as well.  Knowing that Margo had been doing a beautiful job bringing furniture pieces back to life;   The Lord laid it on my heart to contact her out of the blue and ask her if there was a special project that she could use some paints for that I would like to gift to her?   Delighted that she said “yes”🤗.  She had an old jelly cabinet that was her mom’s that she wanted to redo for her daughter.  ❤️  I gifted her with more than enough to do the project, plus enough to do something for a friend.  In messaging this week…. it is Margi’s desire to have a project a week to supplement her retirement income.  With the beautiful work she does on furniture and counter tops, I’m praying she will have more than enough coming in.  I’m elated to be a part of the passing down of her family heirloom furniture piece.  May her daughter enjoy it for years to come. 

I dropped off a thank you note and donuts to our amazing dry cleaner!

I dropped off a thank you note and donuts to our amazing dry cleaner!

I dropped off a thank you note and donuts to our amazing dry cleaners!

I dropped off a thank you note and donuts to our amazing dry cleaner!

Dropped off a thank you note and donuts to our amazing dry cleaners!  

I dropped of a birthday gift to a sweet friend and included a Hope coin. 

My dear little niece & nephew each Wrote me a sweet little letter a few months ago.  I was busy packing to move and forgot to write them back later. They were so precious and so excited to write me, that it is so fitting to gift them a coin.  These two little ones will be so excited to track their coin. I just had to share with them.🤗

I’m gifting two special coins to two individual young ladies, who have blessed so many people already by shinning their little lights for Jesus. They are twins, so I will be gifting anther coin, because they are each so unique in their own little way.  This one is for Hannah because I just know she will love doing something special for someone else. 

I’m gifting two special coins to two individual young ladies, who have blessed so many people already by shinning their little lights for Jesus. They are twins, so I will be gifting anther coin, because they are each so unique in their own little way.  I just know Chloe will love doing something special for someone else. 

This beautiful women Eboni serves the church along with the community. She's never puts herself first. I became aware that she's going through a season and needed things that many people take for granted. It was placed on my heart to reach out to my community through social media for donations. The abundant blessings and a variety of gifts were received. This is an amazing way how people come together to make a difference in the lives of others. My heart is overflowing with the love and joy! Let's shine the light because together we are making the world a better place.♥️🙏😘🙌 #ucarechallenge

We paid for the person behind us in the ChickFilA drive through! 

I sent a note to a woman who has left an indelible mark on our family. We have 7 adult children. All musical. Piano, violin, voice, guitar, harp, cello and flute have been instruments played by our family. Mrs. D. Was a music teacher who came to our home over many years and taught several of our children the violin. She created a local orchestra and has been an AMAZING influence in the lives of our family and on so many others! She is in her 80’s now…and has given her life to serving others. 

I have a friend who is a single mother of 5 small children. She works over time and then some, to care for them and love them so very well. I sent her a note to encourage her! 

2020 has been a difficult year. Many people with health issues have been isolated. They are missing that hug, handshake and human connection. I have a friend, Linda, who is experiencing this. I sent her a note of encouragement. 

Past Eboni serves the church and her community. She never puts herself first. Eboni is personally going through a season where she's in need of clothing. Something that many people take for granted. It was placed on my heart to reach out to my community and ask for donations. The flood gates opened and a variety of blessings were received. Eboni cried tears of joy and relief. She got what she prayed for and then some. My heart is overflowing with love and joy! As a community many people came together and used their act of kindness to make a difference in one person's life. We need to keep shining the light and love because we're making the world a better place.

I gave the hope coin to my son - in honor of his 20th birthday.

I gave the hope coin to my son - in honor of his 20th birthday. 

I was so happy to be able to bring our neighbor Angie a plate of her favorite cookies this morning.  She is a dentist and never gets time to bake as her mom is recovering from heart surgery and she spends her time off tending to her.  She was so appreciative and welcomed the idea of the Hands For Hope challenge and was happy to receive a coin!

I thanked my business mentor for changing my life years ago and honored her with a generous cash gift from our recent abundance. 

My 22 year old daughter just showed perseverance this year by being relentless on getting a job at a hospital. She succeeded and has been working there for 2 weeks down in Daytona Beach. She wants to be a nurse or a doctor. She became a wife and homeowner at 19! I wrote her a letter and gave her a coin. She will prob be in tears when she reads it and gets her hope coin!

I started college back in 2004 as a retired army SGT in Columbus, GA. I met a friend then in school who ended up quitting school in order to put her husband and 2 boys first! She is in her lower 40s and stuck with it and just received her Global Business Bach degree from Troy University- Phoenix city, Al campus. Both for her determination to finish her bachelor's degree as well as for putting her husband's education ahead of her own, I am sending her this hope coin.

Lisa Dumas

I sent this coin to my beau friend Tammy.  We met about 18 years ago while doing several life changing workshops and retreats .  We instantly bonded anf have stayed in touch thru the years !  She lost her Mom this past year during COVID.  She has always followed her hearts passion to have an organic juice truck she started in Maui and continued it in Northern California !  I love her passion for helping educate others on the health benefits !  I sent her a card to let he know how much her friendship means to me ! 

I have always wanted to thank the teacher who took me under her wing when I did my student teaching over 40 years ago! I just never thought I could track her down. I found her on FB and was able to get her address. I was a scared young woman with no confidence when I walked into her classroom with a 5th grade class. She gently eased me in and taught me step by step how to navigate the responsibility of teaching from my heart. She helped me grow and gain confidence. I was not the same person at the end of that semester! It forever changed my view of what it meant to give my all for those students. I learned to love being a teacher from that experience, and I wanted her to know what an impact she had on my life and consequently all of my students for years to come! One person CAN change the course of your life. Marie did that for me! 

I wrote a thank you letter & gave a bundt pan for baking. 

Sent a handwritten note to my friend Patty in The Villages who not only organizes Sunday golf but makes a special effort to count me in when I come to visit!  She's a great friend!

This note card was designed by special education young adult students from a program I supervised before I retired.  I started the program as a work experience for these students who helped create the paper and cards.

I sent a note to my 92 year old biological Aunt, thanking her for accepting me into the family. Three years ago, I had a DNA test through Ancestry and she was identified as my biological Aunt! She notified my cousins and we now have a beautiful relationship!

I took an orchid to a friend today, whom I haven't seen since pre-COVID last year. She has kidney disease, so has be quarantined for safety. We spent almost an hour outside together visiting! She was so appreciative!

My act of kindness was to affirm and recognize Eileen, an amazing person with a giving heart.  I met Eileen in 2007 when I published my first children’s rhyming story picture book, “Tommie Turtle’s Secret”.  Eileen invited me to share the book with her class for special needs children at an elementary school where she was a Teacher’s Assistant. 

Eileen introduced me to several disabled children she was helping, and I learned that she also volunteered to help with the Special Olympics.
 

Currently, we were out of touch, but Eileen called and invited me to share my life’s story with a class for adults with special needs or disabilities, she was working with at a local technical college.  She wanted me to be an example for the students that having a disability need not keep anyone from having a productive fulfilling life.
 

My Zoom visit with her class this week was uplifting to me to be back in the classroom again - having retired from teaching at the University of Hawaii for 24 years.     :)

 I just wrote a letter to Eileen to thank her for always working to help others be better. Of course I am giving her a Hope Coin, and inviting her to join us in the Hope Challenge by passing it forward.

#ucarechallenge   #handsforhope

Sent a positive message to a dear friend in California who recently tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing  numerous symptoms. I have sent her a complimentary bottle of Fortress to help with immune  support. 

She is my colleague in the Travel industry and has been furloughed for over 10 months.

I have stayed in touch with my neighbor Heather since we moved away 2 years ago and loved going shopping and seeing her once a week. Since the pandemic our weekly shopping trips and kind deeds had to stop. (My boys call her Aunty Heather and they would go pick up her Apple's that were on the ground or weed the garden. We also helped each other grocery shop.) 

It's now quick porch visits through masks and screens and she does not leave the house since she takes care of her elderly mother. Whenever I can do anything for her I will. I was able to cut her hair last month and this month with the hope coin we dropped off some sweet treats, homemade banana bread and a card with encouragement. I am also planning to color her hair for there this week to help bring her some Joy ❤️

With this coin I put together a care package to bless an overwhelmed mom I know in another state. She recently connected with me and vented about her non supportive in-laws, the struggles with her kids and having an injured ankle. Her son is autistic and struggles with sensory processing so I found a weighted vest that he can use to help calm down. Her daughter has lots of allergies and was born durring the pandemic so I've been checking in a few times a week to see how she is doing. She told me she wanted to learn to cook and be more independent so I included 2 books that have a handwritten inspiring message in the cover to help motivate her that she can de anything. I also put a Tie Dye shirt I made in the box for her to have a little something cozy since I can't give her a hug all the way in Texas. I love this challenge and thinking outside the box to help bring a smile and show kindness to those around us! 

I decided to teach my kids the importance of kindness and give them each a hope coin to give away. My 4 year old decided he wanted to give his to his grandma. His act of kindness  was to be nice to his brothers, listen to Grandma, be kind and eat all his food ❤️ you have to love the Innocence of children. I can't wait to see where this coin goes and who it blesses.

I gave this coin to my friend Kora whom I met a few years ago. She works at a drive thru oil change place and has been an essential worker through this whole pandemic. She has struggled with childcare through a good portion of it. She gave me a discount the last time I went in and I decided to brighten her day with a little something to make her day a bit more comfortable. A Starbucks card and custom Tie dye mask plus the hope coin. 

A women from facebook who I do not know or have ever met who happens to be from Youngstown had just lost her husband to Cancer and being I am a stage 3 Breast Cancer Survivor myself that my heart went out to her so I am sending a symphathy card and a gift 🎁 of a free hour massage 😊 I am a LMT myself so wanted to give her something she never had before and hope that it could make her feel better.

I am sending a customer of mine a book. After talking her about her health and stress I decided to send her a book that could inspire hope and so maybe it may encourage her to see life differently.

My act of kindness was to affirm and recognize Eileen, an amazing person with a giving heart.  I met Eileen in 2007 when I published my first children’s rhyming story picture book, “Tommie Turtle’s Secret”.  Eileen invited me to share the book with her class for special needs children at an elementary school where she was a Teacher’s Assistant. 

Eileen introduced me to several disabled children she was helping, and I learned that she also volunteered to help with the Special Olympics.
 

Currently, we were out of touch, but Eileen called and invited me to share my life’s story with a class for adults with special needs or disabilities, she was working with at a local technical college.  She wanted me to be an example for the students that having a disability need not keep anyone from having a productive fulfilling life.

My Zoom visit with her class this week was uplifting to me to be back in the classroom again - having retired from teaching at the University of Hawaii for 24 years.     :)

 I just wrote a letter to Eileen to recognize her for always working to help others be better. Of course I am giving her a Hope Coin, and inviting her to join us in the Hope Challenge by passing it forward.

#ucarechallenge   #handsforhope

I went to CVS to purchase a couple products I needed and at the check out I handed the girl a $15 Dunkin Gift card and told her about the act of kindness and to pass along this coin FLAG for HOPE and let's make a difference in the world 🌎 together 🙏 She said she will pass it on 💓

I sent a Thank you Card to my friend in Texas who is a Nurse. Lynn has a huge heart for patients during this crisis, and she puts them right at ease. She also works tirelessly and she doesn’t have to. She doesn’t have to work, but she chooses to because she loves being a nurse.

I gave my hairstylist a monetary gift to cover the expense of hair services for one of her clients. She will give her the coin and pay it forward! 

Stephanie, like many wait staff, has been facing challenges.  I enjoyed a simple breakfast with a friend leaving a great tip.  She said ‘It made her day!’  She & her mom do similar acts of kindness and will share the coin when they bless someone next.  We hope to see our coin AND kindness travel the world! 

I gave my coin to my sister-in-law, who has a very caring nurse she also takes good care of my mother along with all of our family.  I wanted to bless her with a bottle of fortress to keep her immune system good. She now will be passing her coin on  To bless others

Glad to spend some time with Jay and Michelle, friends of ours who started a wonderful research foundation.  Started this kindness ripple by helping with consulting for their new foundation. Jay and Michele are wonderful people and glad to be of assistance to you and the team at FREA!

Cleaned up a neighbors yard of leaves and disposed of them. 

While at dinner we received great service from Jennifer and we decided not only to leave a great tip but also leave 2 coins along with some money that she could keep…or….Jennifer to hand out at her discretion to a customer of her choice. We then found out she had 5 children. Thank you Jennifer! Ron and Melissa

While at dinner we received great service from Jennifer and we decided not only to leave a great tip but also leave 2 coins along with some money that she could keep…or….Jennifer to hand out at her discretion to a customer of her choice. We then found out she had 5 children. Thank you Jennifer! Ron and Melissa

My friend, Theresa, gives her all to love on the women needing a helping hand through Ruth's House shelter for women. A group of us ladies bring in a home cooked meal once a month and Theresa always makes sure that goes smoothly. I felt it was time to bless her so I took a homemade meal just for her this week as a thank you for all she does to make life better for women who have fallen on hard times. 

The kind acts have been coming my way over the years from my sweet neighbor, Judy, so I wanted to bless her. But before I got to do something for her, she brought all kinds of otc items for our household since our son lost his job due to Covid and he, his wife and 3 children are living here with us. It's that season and she thought it might be helpful to have cold and flu remedies. So her's was the act of kindness and mine was a homemade meal for her and her husband as a thank you! 

I am babysitting for 2 days free for a friend. 

My friend, Gaela, mother of 3, including a 10 year old daughter, and two small grand babies was diagnosed in September with a brain tumor that was malignant. She's undergone surgery in October. She continues treatment plan with chemo and radiation. Since she had a seizure (which led to the diagnosis), she cannot drive until March. Myself and a few other friends have volunteered to take her to her 12 weeks of radiation treatments. This fine lady is one that always does for others, and I know passing the Hope coin to her would definitely be again passed along. Please pray for my friend,  a believer, and I am truly Blessed to call her my friend! 

I was stuck at a light forever in Chicago today and watched so many people roll up their windows and ignore this poor homeless guy. I stopped traffic and called him over to my car. I gave him money I had to buy lunch with. He needed it more than me. He was nearly in tears when I took his pic with the hands for hope coin I gave him and told him to pay it forward! It felt really good!

We all know COVID has affected so many lives, including Healthcare workers! Libby works long hours, and she always greets you with a smile. It's been tough the past year, and while she took my blood sample, she chatted with me. Realizing I craft, she ordered a Mug from me with the verse she liked from Proverbs 31:25, “She is clothed with Strength & Dignity and she Laughs without Fear of the Future”.  Wow… so suited for these times we are in! When I went to deliver the mug today, she came out and was so grateful. I told her I Thank her for all she does, gave her the coin, and did not charge her for the mug. She was so appreciative, and said to another patient sitting there… wow…you just never know how nice people can be. Libby, you are the nice one….always kind, every time I see you at the doctors office. 

My friend EEN had foot surgery and will be in a wheelchair for 6 - 8 months.  She wanted to purchase my book during my GIFT OF HOPE campaign as a Thank You for her friend Susan who is helping her. I hand delivered & donated an autographed copy for Susan and the Hands for Hope coin for EEN.  We can all use a little more HOPE!

A good friend Joan has been staying with a family member while her belongings are in storage. She told Sue that she missed knitting her dishcloths.  So Joan will be receiving a surprise package containing some yarn, a pair of knitting needles and a pattern book. 

Donovan is my awesome neighbor. He is 90 yrs young awesome Retired Air Force Veteran.   We sat out at the beginning of year he told me he wanted to go to shooting range for last time.  Today had the honor to grant Donovan's wish then had lunch. Made him a happy man. Amazing day 

My cousin who lives in North Carolina responded to a Facebook post that I was gifting away some candles I made.  She offered to pay me and I simply said I would love to gift both you and your daughter a candle.  I asked her to pay it forward with a kind act when she haa the opportunity.  They went in the mail today with the hope coin and a couple other goodies.

What an amazing lady. My right hand. I swear she can read my mind. Great friend of my wife for 15+ years, now mine for 8 years. She works so hard, always pleasant, goes above and beyond, devoted and caring to her boyfriend, grandmother to 4 grandchildren from three daughters, patients love her, thank you and sorry is her daily mantra, champion at billiards, loves Vegas, amazing bartender, amazing party helper - start to finish, smallest feet I have ever seen but when she moves - watch out. This is Beverly - my office manager and chiropractic assistant - I’ve seen the results on myself - she’s noticed - as a New Year’s gift to better health,  this woman is going to receive a bottle of Somaderm for a year - compliments of #ucarechallenge

What an amazing lady. My right hand. I swear she can read my mind. Great friend of my wife for 15+ years, now mine for 8 years. She works so hard, always pleasant, goes above and beyond, devoted and caring to her boyfriend, grandmother to 4 grandchildren from three daughters, patients love her, thank you and sorry is her daily mantra, champion at billiards, loves Vegas, amazing bartender, amazing party helper - start to finish, smallest feet I have ever seen but when she moves - watch out. This is Beverly - my office manager and chiropractic assistant - I’ve seen the results on myself - she’s noticed - as a New Year’s gift to better health,  this woman is going to receive a bottle of Somaderm for a year - compliments of #ucarechallenge

Bought someone in need of food a meal.

I gave this coin to my friend of 50 Years. She is a retired RN with a caring servants heart. She was my care warrior when I had surgery. She steps up to always help others. She is a advocate for animals too. She volunteers weekly at an animal shelter.

I think this is why a stay emaciate cat came to her door step. She called him Alex. She had worked from May to December to gain his trust. He finall allowed her to put him in a cat carrier and transport him to the vets for shots.

He is in a loving home now. Alex even walks beside her around the neighborhood. Flo is my hero for all the loves she gives freely.

Tina had shared with me that as a young girl her mother never showed her how to put make up on and she always wanted to know how, so I purchase make up and I had her over for lunch and we had a wonderful time. Tina has had health conditions ever since she was seven years old, she now suffers from depression she lost her stepson from a overdose.  
Through it all she still has a wonderful caring heart And Jesus in her life. Now she today she  blessEd someone at her church

I spent time with my dear friend by giving her  love of her life her pup a winter jacket :)

I took my dear friend daughter to play tennis . 

Kathy is a dear friend.  We met about 14 years ago now.  Kathy has given me hope in so many ways and on so many occasions.  I made some candles and posted on Facebook, I had a few to gift away and she responded.  I am on my way to leave on her porch . Being a Hope Warrior is pretty awesome❗️

Cindy now lives in Beaufort South Carolina, we met when Gerry and Cindy lived in Sandwich when they applied to be a Host Family for the Bourne Braves during my time as Host coordinator.  Cindy has an amazing talent for stained glass.  One year when I was searching for a unique idea for a host gift I asked her would she make the gifts and we would pay her.  Of course she said yes! I recently asked her to make me some stained glass gifts.     She asked me to mail a check for payment so I shared the Hope with her and gave her a coin too.  She’s very involved in their community and like her husband, I thought she would enjoy passing the coin.

I fixed Justin's toilet so now he can use his toilet.

I passed on both Gerry and Cindy a Hope Coin, they live in Beaufort South Carolina now.  They were a host family for the Bourne Braves when I was Host Family Coordinator.  Gerry is a retired Fire Fighter.  Always cooked up a storm and went above and beyond with his kindness.  I thought he would really enjoy being involved in our Hope challenge 👨‍🚒    

distributor at NUL. I received my coins in the mail. The woman that I gave the card and the plant to is a caregiver. Her husband is a veteran. He is bedridden and his wife Julie takes care of him 24/7 all by herself. I wanted Julie to know that she's not forgotten. Julie is loved, appreciated and a superhero that makes this world a better place. I unexpectedly pulled into Julie's driveway with the gift. She was outside with her dogs. When I got out of the car with the Orchid plant and card she said “ what are you doing?” I told her that I wanted to brighten her day. She started uncontrollably crying. Yes I had my mask on. I wrapped my arms around her and held her. I told Julie “ I'm here for you and I love you.” Julie said “ God's timing is right!”  I got into my car and as I was leaving I started to cry. Politics are a mess in the USA right now. Julie and her husband serve. They are hero's. Let's be united hero's of Christ. Love and Serve✝️🥰💚💙

I asked Tina to come over for lunch and I gave her a bag of make up because she shared with me last week, that as a  young girl Her mother never showed her how to put make up on . 
She was thrilled When I showed her how.

Tina has had a hard time  she has been a juvenile diabetic since seven in and out of hospitals for over 40 years. She lost her stepson recently from an overdose, through it all she tries to stay positive Through her strong faith in God. I loved our visit and so did she.   Now she is excited to bless others.  ❤️

I was outside dining in Freeport, Maine and Jay Staples was playing outside for 2 hours In front of LL Bean. We enjoyed listening while we ate lunch. It was cold so I asked him

if I could buy him a coffee or hot choc. He refused. I threw a tip in his tip container and told him about ucare and he wanted to be a part of it❤️

This amazing soul Marilyn was my neighbor for 10 years !  We had not seen each other in almost 9 months due to Covid!   She has been struggling for some time due to having to stay at home ! We always stay close in touch and had shared that she has been having some really rough days!  I took her some flowers, a zen garden, candle and a toy for her dog Moo!  We went over to spend some time outside to talk so I could lift her up a bit !  She was so excited to see Zoe and I!  She loved the idea of the hope coin and wants to share with someone else ! #ucarechallenge 

This amazing lady Linda is a true gem and has a servant heart !♥️  She lives alone and recently may have suffered a stroke when she was dog sitting for me ! She is having many tests done now!  I took her dinner as she is supposed to be resting !  I also took Zoe (my dog that she loves) to visit her !  She lost her dog and I thought having some joy in her day may help ! She loved the idea of sharing the coin and giving hope to someone else ! Grateful for the #ucarechallenge

My friend Kate had several crochet pieces made by her mother before she passed away.  She had started the afghan for Kate, but wasn't able to finish it.  I took the parts that were completed, made some additional pieces, and put it together so that she could display this gift given to her from her mother.  It was a special honor to be trusted with this project!!!

I donated a wheelchair to a person in need through https://www.chairthelove.org/

I feel so amazing inside knowing that I just gifted somebody a life of mobility!

My sis-in-law is a glioblsstoma grade 4 cancer survivor, who requires MRI’s on a specific machine in Charlotte, NC. She recently moved down to the beach to be closer to us in our neighborhood. Her plans for transportation fell apart and I offered to do the 8 hour + drive to get her there for here appt. I offered the coin to her upon our return home while having dinner at our home.

Today I will be giving away my second coin in sharing my excitement of giving back to humanity.  In honor of Andrea, a dear long time patient who was take away too soon fighting stage 4 breast cancer, I will be donating $800 to add to the $5200 donated to Unite for Her in honor of Dr Gonzales who has been fighting aggressive Stage 2 breast cancer since 2019/2020 and finally ringing the bell a few weeks ago.  Unite for Her will provide 3 women a “passport to health” entailing $2000 each to use the funds to receive massage, reiki, acupuncture, & other alternative therapies which our insurance companies feel are passive treatments and not important to human lifestyle, even during the hardest fight of their life.  As a wellness care provider, the services provided to our patient base and the payment collected for the exam & consult was 100% donated to make up this $6000 donation for hope to Unite for Her.  Excited to share this opportunity to give back hope and encourage healing & love.    

2nd of 5 bags of coins taken to the laundromat for a free wash and dry on me. Every bag had a Hands for Hope coin in it too.

Went to a low income nursing home and toke bouquets of flowers to the residents that have no family and no visitors and staff.

Went to a low income area and went to a laundromat with a bag of coins for a wash and dry. No coincidences, the woman's shirt said “Be Kind”

Donate to The Chair Love project to buy a wheelchair for people in 3rd world countries. This man had been carried for 60 years on his brothers back and just received his wheelchair.

I have been neighbors with Pam for 21 years.  She was diagnosed with #ucarechallenge #ucare #handsforhope bladder cancer a year and a half ago, and the doctors just told her that it has metastasized to her lymph nodes.

I dropped off some flowers to cheer her up, and I shared a Hope Coin with her.

Prayers for Pam are certainly appreciated.

#ucarechallenge #ucare #handsforhope

Yesterday I donated blood.  While I don't know who specifically will receive my donation, I do know that there are dire shortages of blood, plasma and platelets especially during this pandemic.  My nurse loved the idea of what we are doing and was delighted to pass on the Hope Coin I gave her.  It was with great joy that I made this donation.  I'm hoping I can go back next week to donate plasma.

Karen and I have known each other for years thru networking and reconnected on Instagram.  We both share Armenian heritage and she has her own business creating delicious Armenian food. I ordered some for my Aunt and will be surprising her today.  This is another win win spreading kindness and hope! Excited to see where Karens coin will end up.

When I first met Linda she had me at her smile 😊 She has beautiful energy and shares in the most kind gestures.  She always asks how I am, how grateful she is ans always has a smile on no matter what’s going on in her life! I haven’t seen her in months … She follow my Instagram and made this comment on one of my hope coin posts “think globally, act locally” and I knew she was receiving my next coin.

Purchased the meal for the car behind me in the drive thru

Meet Miss Megan as her students call her.  Megan is a kindergarten/ 1st grade teacher.  Megan is my daughter in law.   Her passion for teaching is amazing!  I have watched her take over teaching on zoom through this pandemic like a duck to water.  When I think about who I would want my child to have as their first teacher, Megan fits the description perfectly!  

The past few months a friend of ours has struggled financially with the repercussions of Covid, as well as having to take time off from a recent surgery. Tonight my husband and I brought her some yummy food and reminded her that she is loved! She is worthy of kindness. And she matters! 

My act of kindness is to thank and affirm my friend Ron. 

Before the pandemic separation rules, Ron came each week to help me walk with my walker, and do exercises safely on the machines I have. Because of my disability and weakness, I needed someone to stand by and help to prevent falls.

We also enjoyed a game of chess. 

#ucarechallenge

Depression, loneliness, loss of jobs, suicide thoughts are real for many, especially during challenging testing times. When you feel everything can go wrong goes wrong.  Loss of both jobs due to shut down from COVID, depression, not eating well, unintentionally loosing weight from stress, not working out, worries of life, health & finance, supplying food to live life, weakness and shutting people out is a situation of a dear friend who’s only 26.  This morning I anonymously delivered some healthy proteins, fruits, carbs, shakes that will hopefully last her about a month to help her regain her strength and hope.  As an added bonus, a few words of encouragement & $200 towards her rent while asking her to pass on the future of HOPE to another human being who might be just waiting for that hand to lead part of their path.   

2 for Hope

I made a donation to our local Food Pantry, as it is hurting for food and donations. I could not physically give them coin so I  passed it along to our neighbor.

Our neighbors across the street quickly became family to us.  They are always doing kind acts, the shift in lifestyle (ie homeschool) has thrown  a wrench 🔧 in their household.  I thought a surprise of coloring books and some baked muffins will make them smile😊

Meet Rosa Velazquez.  Rosa is a single Mother of 3 beautiful children.   I have worked with Rosa for 3 years.  She is always happy, has a smile on her face, and makes the most out of what she has.  Throughout this pandemic I have watched her become a teacher for her kids, make sure they have the right tools for their zoom classes.  She comes to work each day and jungles all her Mommy duties.  She also helps her family when she can.  I admire her .  

Bought this guy a cup of coffee when we started talking pumping gas in the cold.  Shared how we are looking to pump a little more kindness in the world for 2021 with 1 million kind acts.  Found out he works at the airport up the road.  He invited me to stop by and visit.  

I heard one of my previous colleagues was struggling to pay the bills.  I wired her some money and she was super grateful. I shared the hope challenge with her.  She loved the idea is really excited to receive her coin. 

Saw that someones toolbox fell out of their truck in the middle of the intersection.  I stopped and gathered and picked them up! This guy stopped and helped me! 

Gave some games and coloring books to a single dad of a 4 year old boy.

One of my social media friends' fathers is terminally ill. He reached out to his following and said he wanted to make his fathers last weeks on earth as enjoyable as possible, so if anyone wanted to send flowers, they would be much appreciated. 

My friends father was his coach for many sports, and he is very active in his children's life. He was like a father to many of his children's friends as well. 

I've never met this man, but it spoke to my heart so I got his address and sent him some flowers. The card read “I hope these flowers brighten your day, just like you've brightened so many lives that you've touched around you”. 

I gave Rachel Shur her coin today.  Rachel is a cancer surviver twice.  She created a non profit UCAAN to help her cancer patients . It could  car rides to their treatments,  to information about what they need to do to help them with side effects from treatments for their cancer.  Rachel's non profit has helped over 10, 000 cancer patients in 10 years.  Her passion is amazing!  

The coin is on its way to Georgia to the Maloof family.  Tyler lived with our family in 2011 while playing for the Bourne Braves, a Cape Cod League Team.  The are one of the kindest, most generous families we have ever met and are blessed to call them family.  They are always doing kind acts for people and I thought their daughter Jessa would love to be a part.  Prior to sending the coin, I delivered a meal to an elderly women who lives alone.

We get by with a little help from our friends. 

This is Diane. I miss seeing her at church She is the sweetest lady. 

Some challenges put her occasionally in need. So there were some things she needed to have, and I loved being able to assist her. 

She was grateful for the delivery and looks forward to paying it forward. 💜👏

I gave one of my new children’s rhyming story picture books, “The Ladybug Known as Lil”, to be given to a family with children who had very little for Christmas.

My friend Terry and I went on a retreat about 12 years ago and we learned about the song shown in my photo, hold on to hope.  That song impacted us both on many levels.  In thinking about the “Hope” coin it brought me back to that song and Terry.   We reunited today after years of not seeing each other inspired by the Hands of Hope program.  I passed along the coin, a hand written note, some farm fresh eggs and we spent time together.  Thank you New U Life and Flag For Hope♥️

Gifting toys to birds in need.

Today I gave shawn a yoga matt to sleep on. He is homeless and living in a makeshift tarped shelter behind my friends house. He was sleeping on a wood pallet. Now he has at least a foam cushion. Shawn promised to pay it forward.

I feel lifted for doing something kind. Here comes the tears again. #Ucarechallenge

I wanted to give back to my community, specifically any elderly in need.  I called my Selectman who gave me a name of a gentlemen Jim who just turned 97.  I cooked homemade Macaroni & Cheese and SpaghettI, packed up some meals, a dozen of our Farm fresh eggs, some cookies and fruit.  He was delighted! I told him I would be back again and left my number if he needed any shopping done.

My friend and neighbor, Terry, took off before Christmas with her two dogs to drive to her sister's home in Virginia.  Once she arrived she was reunited with not only one but two of her sisters.  They enjoyed their reunion by chatting and playing board games.  The day after Christmas two of the sisters became seriously sick with Covid 19.  The two have been sick for a week and finally are feeling somewhat better.  

Terry loves feeding her birds.  In Michigan we've had several inches of snow so the birds are looking for food.  I purchased some birdseed today and took it over to her house to fill her bird feeders. I know this will make her feel better about being away from her home and help with the wildlife at the same time!

As soon as I learned about the Hands For Hope Challenge I was excited to make some differences in other people's lives.  My first choice for a coin was easy.

An old friend and former guitarist from my band was stricken with Parkinson's disease at 50.  I haven't seen him in years and he's now in his 60's, lives alone and suffers from chronic pain and tremors. Unfortunately, he has no immediate family to help him either.

My husband and I packed up a box of groceries, other necessities and presents and brought them to him.  We spent the day talking, laughing and listening to old band music.  

Our friend told us "I haven't had a birthday or other holidays this year, but what you've done has made this an unforgettable Christmas!    I love you guys!"

I write this through tears of sadness because of the suffering of a wonderful man and also tears of gratitude for all of the blessings in my life!

#ucarechallenge

My wife and I have been farming for 17 years now.  My wife Chuad spent some time volunteering at the food bank and learned during that time that the food bank has a hard time receiving good local produce during the winter time to help feed those in need.  Something we have been doing for a long time is making sure the food bank bins that volunteers bring to market are not left empty.  Today when the volunteers came to pick up their bin they came and thanked us for the food donation and I thanked them for spending their time to make sure the food gets to where it needs to go.  I handed one of them the hope coin I had in my pocket and said we need to continue to pass on the good deeds to others.  

My girlfriend works in a hospital so I wanted to send her the gel to help her stay healthy and safe during work and this crazy time. She has to wear a mask every day while at work. I love her dearly for what she does to help others.♥️

My husband saw a young woman sitting out by the mailboxes in our neighborhood with a suitcase as he as leaving. He called me to go check on her. I put a hope coin in my pocket along with some money. As I approached her she was crying. She had been staying with friends who were fighting, so she did not feel safe. She had called her sister to come and get her. This young woman has had a very hard life. I told her about the hope challenge and gave her the coin and some money. Mainly I wanted her to know that I cared about her. She had been sitting outside for awhile, and I asked her if she was hungry. I walked home and made her a lunch. I waited with her for about an hour and a half before her sister finally picked her up.  My heart breaks for this woman. She shared her very hard life with me, and I shared God's love with her. This Hope Challenge has already changed my life as well as hers. There are so many hurting people out there. 

We left a nice tip for our awesome waitress and asked her to pass the kindness forward! 

I asked my husband to help our neighbors in cleaning up their driveway from the snow we just got..it looked like she was having a hard time..He told her to ask for help any time. He gave her the coin..She had an odd facial expression, I'm hoping she will pass it on! 

Gave a gift

I contacted the Shirley Friendship Fund in my town, spoke to Heidi, and asked how I could help one of my neighbors and was put in touch with a single mom who is battling cancer at present, and needed a gas dryer to replace one she had that stopped working.

After finding a used dryer on Craigslist, I enlisted the help of another neighbor, Dave, and we delivered it to her house.  

The recipient, Lisa, was very grateful, and was excited to take the Hope coin and pass it on.

My kind act is  acknowledging my step daughter who is a front line worker at a hospital during this pandemic.  To have to go to war against this illness each day is be on what they signed up for.  Thank you for doing what you do.  

Brought my local selectman to lunch thanking him for many years of service to our home town of Hopkinton, Ma. Presented John Coutinho this hope coin!

For many years we've been blessed with great trash pickup drivers. Our great driver has been servicing our community for more than 7 years for Harvey. Today we hand delivered this with a heartfelt thank you! 

For many years we've been blessed with great recycle pickup drivers. Our Harvey driver has been servicing our community for years. Today we hand delivered this with a heartfelt thank you!

I baked cookies and gave them an exhausted single gentleman that has recently become a full time care giver for mother as she has dementia. 

Visiting my parents in Florida for the holidays. My mother and father are constantly cooking and hosting for our family. Made her a gourmet chicken casserole dish and delivered for a family dinner on New Year’s Day.

I brought my neighbor treats for her dogs. 

Happy new year

I decided to tuck this coin into a thank you note for my delivery driver with an extra tip, for a contactless delivery.

Sent a card of encouragement to a friend that needs it today.

I sent a card of encouragement to a friend that needs it right now.

We walked outside of our house and someone had put a rude note on a car parked in front of their house because it was blocking their gate. We swapped the note out because no one wants to start their year off reading something mean 

💕Sending out some New Years love 💕 

💕Sending out some New Years love 💕 

💕Sending out some New Years love 💕 

💕Sending out a little New Year love💕

Feed the homeless of 50 in Tracy CA 

Everyone one deserve a little bit of help and love during the pandemic. The homeless are so desperate in need of basic need and stay warm during the winter.

We gave a unique Christmas gift to one of our dear friends who we adore! 

I saw this nice lady walking towards my house saying that she's looking for her lost dog. I've rescued dogs for many many years and always keep an extra leash in my car. I took the leash off my dog and handed it to her to put on the dog when she found her. Turns out this yellow lab is very old with multiple tumors and very long nails. She called her husband who volunteers at the animal shelter here to come and pick up the dog and take it to the animal shelter to check for a microchip. We waited for him a few minutes and help load the old gal in his truck. I had the coin bag in my pocket and gave this sweet lady one for saving this dog.

I gave my nephew a gift card for miniature golf and reached out to a friend I knew to help him get a job interview. 
 

We gave a yummy Christmas treat to our friends! 

We gave a yummy Holiday gift to our wonderful neighbors and friends! 

We gave a yummy Holiday gift to our wonderful neighbors who live on our street! 

Gave some special dog treats to my dear friend Maria whose beloved dog Chippy is very sick may loose his leg 😢 Hiping this brightens their day. 

I gave I to the neighborhood greater (Q)

We gave a yummy holiday treat to one of our favorite neighbors! She owns a flower shop on our street and gives our toddler flowers almost every morning. She is such a kind person! 

We gave a yummy holiday gift to our awesome friend who “lives” down the street!

I have been saving loose change I find in the laundry for a couple years in a Christmas Jar in my laundry room. Today I cashed it in and used the money to purchase Crumble cookies and ice cream for my nephew and his wife who are having to quarantine alone through Christmas. I wanted to send them some holiday love ❤️ 🎄

i mowed my neighbor's lawn

 For my act of kindness I helped my mom buy and pack the gifts for my teachers to thank them for everything they do and to spread holiday cheer. And I made special holiday card for my bus Driver Ms. Pam. She is very sweet and kind. She was very happy with my gift. And I also donated $20 from my piggy bank for the fire fighters holiday drive at my sister’s day care. 

Val mad oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and we gave them to the Damron’s along with the coin. 

Rare to see a stranger so kind as to not only hold the door, but be pleasant and happy and wish US a happy holiday! So happy to pick up their check.

paid for a hot coffee to this worker on a very cold day

Treated this hard worker to a DD Coffee

Got a coffee for this amazing Mason!

Bought a coffee for a machine operator

Bought a coffee for workers on a very cold and windy day!

A small group of friends from church decided we wanted to bless some of the people in our congregation who don't get out because of COVID. So we made soup and corn bread and then traveled to their homes to deliver the goodies and sing Christmas carols to them. Seeing their faces for the first time in many months blessed us as much as they were blessed by our off-key singing!

I helped my nieces make and decorate Christmas cookies so they can give them to their friends to spread Christmas joy. 

I gave a friend a little Christmas plant to brighten her day! 

I gave a friend a little Christmas plant to brighten her day!

I sent my dear friend in Idaho a gift card to Starbucks to brighten her day! ☕️ 

I purchased warm socks and mens underwear to be donated to The Road Home in honor of my dear friend. Happy Holidays!  

I purchased warm socks and mens underwear to be donated to The Road Home in honor of my dear friend. Happy Holidays!  

I purchased warm socks and mens underwear to be donated to The Road Home in honor of my dear friend. Happy Holidays!