2023 RAK Kindness Calendar
2023 RAK Kindness Calendar
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Paint some rocks
Start a healthy Participate in a Offer free hot vibrant colors with Treat yourself to a
routine at work, coat drive and chocolate and/or Take a friend or positive/inspiring bubble bath
Wake up early such as a put encouraging hand warmers to family member on messages and place surrounded by
to appreciate daily walk. Invite notes in the coat those working in a spontaneous throughout your candles and
the sunrise. your co-workers. pockets. the cold. adventure. community. relaxing music.
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Replace your light Sell old items online Make a list of goals Kick off the new
bulbs with energy- (Ebay, for example) to accomplish this year with a fresh Purchase groceries
Listen to a efficient ones and and donate the Resolve to be less new year that will start by organizing for the person in
guided hand out a few for profits to a good judgmental in your help make your and cleaning your front of you in the
meditation. friends to use. cause. day-to-day life. dreams come true. home. express line.
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Create a care bag
FREE DAY! Make an for an unhoused Plan one big new
Spend time with Self-reflect about appointment for Invite some close person with some adventure this Get Involved!
your family or how you can be a an annual checkup friends over for gloves, scarf, treats, year, go skydiving, Sign up to join a
friends playing person with your doctor popcorn and hygiene products swim with the community-
board games. of integrity. and dentist. movie night. and a gift card. dolphins, etc. related cause.
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DECEMBER FEBRUARY
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Call a friend or 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Plan a brunch relative and Go outside 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
with your make them your comfort 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
friends. laugh out loud. zone today. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 1 2 3 4
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FEBRUARY 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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Leave small
Follow containers of bird Leave a small gift or Play Cupid.
@RAKFoundation seed near a park or note of thanks Introduce two single
on Instagram to lake for other addressed to your people who you
kind-ify your people to feed the mail carrier in think would make a
social media feed. birds. the mailbox. great match.
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Write encouraging Plan to send an Donate interview
letters to strangers anonymous Show appreciation! appropriate clothes to
who need them. bouquet of Bring a variety of disadvantaged Host a dinner with FREE DAY!
Host a fun Super Google “The World flowers or candy bagels to work for individuals entering acquaintances and Find a way to
Bowl get together Needs More Love to your local your team the workplace at invite someone new show someone
with friends. Letters” for details. nursing home. to enjoy. DressForSuccess.org. to the group. you care.
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RANDOM ACTS OF
KINDNESS DAY
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JANUARY MARCH
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
Purchase coffee for 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 26 27 28 1 2 3 4
your team members Spend an 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Practice a and write words of afternoon at 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
moment of self- affirmation on the a cultural 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
reflection today. lids. museum. 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 26 27 28 29 30 31 1
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MARCH 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
FEBRUARY APRIL
1 Google "You 2 3 4
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S Matter Marathon" Send your
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and sign up to pass employees a Discover your
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Become a your "You Matter" sincere note of family tree and
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 volunteer cards along to thanks for their hard share your
26 27 28 1 2 3 4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 teen-crisis strangers, or leave work along with findings with
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 counselor. in public places. a gift card. your relatives.
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Plan a weekend Show your love!
getaway in Send your mother
nature and Use less plastic or maternal figure Take the children in
unplug from all and be more a large bouquet of Pack extra lunches your life out for a fun Relax by planting
electronic conscious about flowers or Forgive an and hand them out afternoon in an new flowers in
devices. recycling. thoughtful gift. old grudge. to those in need. amusement park. your garden.
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Everyone is
important. Learn Pick a street and Host a potluck Encourage a young Take a hot bath.
the names of your write "Have a great Contribute a small dinner and suggest person to pursue Soak in a hot tub,
Help a stranger in receptionist, day!" messages on sum of money to guests bring a dish their dreams and preferably with
need (for example, security guard, and every driveway in grant a wish of a from their original or offer help to achieve epsom salt and
help fix a flat tire). custodians. colorful chalk. foster youth. adoptive culture. their goals. aromatherapy oils.
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Surprise your local
market's cashier Spend the Listen to an upbeat Do an act of
with a flower afternoon reading playlist while you’re kindness for
bouquet and thank some poetry or a getting ready or on Put coins in an someone and Invite a small group Create your own
them for all their novel from your your commute to expired parking encourage them of friends out for a fun tradition with
hard work. favorite author. work. meter. to pay it forward. fun night of bowling. family or friends.
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APRIL 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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Start an outdoor
hobby to enjoy such
as biking or hiking.
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Invite some
Take old blankets family or friends Be present. Support your local Send dessert
Call your siblings and towels to a Treat everyone over for a fun Lie in the grass art community by anonymously to
and tell them you local animal you meet today game of scrabble and stare up at making a purchase another table in a
appreciate them. shelter. with respect. or chess. the sky. from a local artist. restaurant.
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Check in with a Bring in treats to
friend or family add to your office Leave a note on the
member to make pantry for your public restroom Email a joke or Plan a special day Blast some music Attempt to be more
sure they’re team members mirror that says funny video to a out with your child, and dance like you honest in your
doing well. to enjoy. "you look great!” group of friends. niece or nephew. just don't care. relationships.
30 1 2 3 MARCH MAY
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Plan your perfect 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
day and go out 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
and live it. 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
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MAY 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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Show your
FREE DAY! appreciation by Bring gently used Tip your waitstaff
Deliver Get creative! doing a household clothing and generously with a
homemade Make up your own Donate to an chore that your footwear to your note thanking Set aside some
cookies to a random act of endangered partner normally local donation them for their time today for
neighbor. kindness today! species charity. does. station. great service. self-care.
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Purchase small
Use reusable sunscreen bottles
Commit to learning grocery bags and Put together a and pass them out Invite a friend,
how to play a new hand a few extras Plan to attend a Take a long walk on self-care basket to friends/ neighbor, or co-
musical instrument out to other cultural event in the beach or a quiet for a stressed-out coworkers to use worker home for
this year. shoppers. your community. trail on a sunny day. friend or relative. this summer. dinner.
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APRIL JUNE
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
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Have a yard sale and Ask your neighbors 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Shop small. Support donate the profits Volunteer with your if they need you to 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
your local mom and to your favorite local fire station or pick up groceries 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
pop shops. charity. rescue team. while you shop. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 1
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JUNE 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
MAY JULY
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S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Have each guest
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Cook a meal or do a at the dinner table
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 load of laundry for a Invite a small group say aloud one
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 friend who has just of friends out for a thing they are
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 had a baby. fun night of bowling. grateful for.
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Donate a vacation Leave bottles of
or sick day to a Send your best bubbles inside a
Participate in the colleague who’s friend a framed children's park for FREE DAY! Offer a glass of
cleanup of a local struggling with an Set up a free picture of a special them to find with a How can you iced tea to a
river, pond, or illness or caring for a flower stand in your moment between note that says build a new neighbor doing
lake. sick loved one. neighborhood. you both. "FREE BUBBLES!" relationship? yard work.
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Attend a caring
support group or
Register to make new friends Plan a picnic
Be mindful of the become a Spend time in by attending a Let someone else with your
Find time to read energy you bring to donor this nature and local event at take an available family or
an inspiring book. your workplace. year. take pictures. meetup.com. parking spot. friends.
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Write a letter to
Treat your Acknowledge yourself at Put aside your own Leave a basket
father figure all of your co- futureme.org viewpoint and try to of food for a Make dinner for a
to dinner at workers with a about your positive view things from the family who is neighbor who has
his favorite big smile and attributes to read other person's struggling just had a baby or Go stargazing in
restaurant. warm greeting. at a later date. perspective. financially. surgery. the evening.
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Mow your
neighbor’s lawn, Donate ‘like new’ Take fresh-baked
rake their leaves, or Be courteous and stuffed animals and When others are Offer a cold bottle goods to a police, or
sweep their offer your seat to toys to charities or gossiping, be the of water to fire station with a
sidewalk as a another on the shelters for children one to chime in with someone working note of thanks for
surprise. train or bus. to enjoy. something positive. outside in the heat. their service.
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JULY 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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FREE DAY!
Do something
creative!
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Get together
with family and Slow down so Donate your old Reconnect with Treat yourself
Wear an outfit friends for a someone can Volunteer at cell phone or other a long-lost to a session of
that makes you festive Fourth of merge in front a local animal electronics to friend or family acupuncture or
feel great. July picnic. of you in traffic. shelter. charity. member. a massage.
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Get to work early of snacks and Keep in touch with
and put a special bottled water by your friends! Call Keep a special
Be accountable treat on each team Listen to an Treat a good your front door at them or suggest journal of
for everything you member’s desk as a inspirational friend to a home and at work meeting for inspiring
do or say today. nice surprise. podcast or TED talk. sci-fi movie. for delivery workers. coffee. quotes.
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Let your spouse
Take the child in Mentor someone Change three small Grow your hair out Plan a fun night sleep in when it’s
your life out for this month and things about your with the intention to out at a comedy his/her turn to
an ice cream share your routine that will help Listen intently and donate toLocks of club with close get up early with
treat today. expertise. the environment. don't interrupt. Love. (10" minimum) friends. the kids.
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exercise that you
Write a list of Send your Tape bus fare to Give away one of love; ride a bike,
Visit your parents things you love aunt or uncle a bus stop for your possessions walk, swim, or yoga. Attend a veteran's
and make them about someone a thoughtful someone in for free to someone Whatever it is, do it funeral who does
dinner. and give it to them. card. need. who needs it more. for you. not have family.
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S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
Take a moment to Make a bucket list 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 30 31 1 2 3 4 5
recognize your and start by 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
achievements no completing one 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
matter how small thing on it by the 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
or large. end of next month. 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
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AUGUST 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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Take your change
Leave an to a Coinstar Apologize to
inspiring book on machine and someone with Treat
Set up a booth the train or bus donate your whom you've Plant a tree in Purchase a yourself and
offering free with a note to collection to had a past memory of new toy for a good friend
lemonade. pass it on. charity. conflict. someone. your pet. to a spa day.
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JULY SEPTEMBER
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
Donate, volunteer, 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 27 28 29 30 31 1 2
Donate video Sign up for a Host an outdoor or raise awareness 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Refrain from games to your shift at your dinner on a warm for a charity that 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
complaining local children’s local soup evening with helps a cause you’re 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
today. hospital. kitchen. family or friends. passionate about. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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SEPTEMBER 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
AUGUST OCTOBER
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S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S Plan a
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neighborhood
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 block party so Leave a jar of
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27 28 29 30 31 1 2 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 to know each use at a wishing
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 other better. fountain.
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Offer to help Donate shoes, Put some change Paint inspiring Gather some
someone who Share your boots, and in an envelope words on rocks coworkers to
has just endured career goals with Become an warm clothes and tape it to a and leave them in help pick up trash
a major life event your boss or a agent of to a homeless 25¢ candy the community in your local park
or loss. colleague. positivity. shelter. vending machine. for others to find. during lunch.
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Start a chain of
Play a board game Say something kindness and Do something
or do a puzzle Make a list of Start a Kindness nice to someone pay for the next Pay attention to crafty, such as
with friends five things you Club at your school you do not person’s order your internal knitting, sewing,
and/or family. are grateful for. or workplace. particularly like. at a drive-thru. dialogue. or painting.
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Tape extra quarters
Send a handwritten Get out and to coin-op laundry Leave a positive
letter to someone explore! Be a machines with a note in library Surprise
who’s made a Make the switch tourist in note that says, books for Ask for and someone with
difference in to cruelty-free your own city "Your next load strangers to accept help a thoughtful,
your life. products. for a day. is on me". discover. when needed. inexpensive gift.
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OCTOBER 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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encouraging letter
Remember team to a deployed or
Refrain from members’ birthdays Do something Fulfill an item wounded member Buy someone a
jumping to and important that you find on a teacher’s of the military Smile at gift certificate to
conclusions events and challenging Amazon Wish through Operation everyone you their favorite
today. celebrate them! today. List. Gratitude. meet today. coffee shop.
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Conserve water Leave un-carved
by turning it off Sign up for a free pumpkins on a Stop what you’re
when not in use, Hold the online class, family's doorstep doing for a few
Allow someone Plan a weekend fixing leaks, and elevator or webinar, or along with kid- minutes to just
to merge ahead hike in nature and installing water- door open conference to learn friendly tools for breathe and
into traffic. decompress. saving devices. for others. something new. carving. appreciate life.
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Make an
Write a list of tasks appointment with
Send someone you have been your financial Foster animals Do something
Set positive who is sick some procrastinating and advisor to discuss that the shelters that makes Write a letter to
intentions for chicken soup and work on completing your financial do not have YOU happy yourself, forgiving
the week. a get-well card. them today. portfolio. space for. today. past mistakes.
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SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER
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Paint positive 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
Text a friend to messages on Try out a new 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
make sure they pumpkins and leave recipe and 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
got home safely them around the share it with 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
after a night out. community. others. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 1 2
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NOVEMBER 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
OCTOBER
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DECEMBER
S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S member by sending
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Place positive them a box filled Praise
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 quotes on buses, with cut out hearts someone’s Start a community
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 trains, doors, etc. to that have a positive performance in collection for a
29 30 31 1 2 3 4 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 put a smile on a quality about them front of other family or someone
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 passerby’s face. written on each. co-workers. in desperate need.
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Create a fun family Thank a veteran
time capsule of by donating to a Send coloring
nostalgic items with Stay a little later to Create a Birthday worthy cause in books, toys, and
shared memories to Knit something Make your voice help a colleague Box for someone their name or balloons to a
open together in the for someone to heard and cast struggling to finish special filled with lend a hand in a children's
future. cherish. your vote. a project. keepsakes. VA hospital. hospital.
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DECEMBER 2023 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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Create
Create a Kindness handmade
Tree and decorate it holiday gifts for
with notes of kind friends, family
acts to do. and co-workers.
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Send an Join Soldiers' Angels cards with inspiring
unexpected, and send a holiday Contribute notes to children
handwritten Talk to the person Attend a local care package to a toys to your using the Donate to a
postcard or letter sitting by themself event in your deployed service local Toys for Cardz for Kidz global charity of
to a loved one. at a party. community. member. Tots campaign. service. your choice.
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Gift a loved one Take a long, Practice Donate towels Respect Write a list of goals
an experience solitary walk in mindfulness Practice or blankets to yourself. Make you would like to
rather than a the park or in today. Take independent, an animal others aware of accomplish in
material gift. the woods. deep breaths. critical thinking. shelter. your boundaries. your life.
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S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S
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Reflect on all the 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
kind acts you’ve 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
done this year 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
and celebrate. 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
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