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Dashboard/Amherst, NH

Amherst / Mont Vernon Team

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My Acts of Neighborliness

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My Team's Acts of Neighborliness

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Building a Nation of Neighbors, One Small Act of Service at a Time

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📋 Acts of Neighborliness Log

Linda G · Sep 15, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Jumped in to assist in a food pantry when distribution was going wrong.

Linda G · Sep 15, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Thanked a cashier for her kindness

Linda G · Sep 15, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Encouraged dialog with inactive member to pray for peace, guidance, and to know she's loved

Linda G · Sep 15, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Held the door for older Veteran as he entered a restaurant

Linda G · Sep 15, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Smiled at a man who was looking lost in sadness.

Linda G · Sep 14, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Told strangers they looked lovely in their outfits.

Linda G · Sep 13, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Joked and laughed with Nurse at the ER who was having a hard day. Expressed gratitude for her coming to work.

Ashley H · Sep 13, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Giving food to a homeless man

Linda G · Sep 8, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Listened to elderly woman's problems and encouraged her to be strong.

Linda G · Sep 7, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Encouraged friend that her decision was right for her.

Ashley H · Aug 30, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped clean our home

Team Progress

Amherst / Mont Vernon Team

11/ 250 acts4%

toward the 250-act team goal

Acts Rendered

Providing Support & Encouragement4
Offering Gratitude & Recognition3
Practicing Everyday Kindness2
Sharing Food & Hospitality1
Lending a Hand1

Team Info

Member since
Aug 9, 2026
Location
Amherst, NH

Ideas for Acts of Neighborliness

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Making New Connections
  • ♥Introduce yourself to a neighbor you don't know
  • ♥Start a conversation with a vendor at the farmer's market
  • ♥Start a conversation in the grocery store line
  • ♥Make small talk with someone you see often but rarely talk to
  • ♥Ask someone you know relatively well to tell you more about themselves
  • ♥Welcome a new neighbor with a note, treat, or small introduction
  • ♥Invite someone to join you for a walk
  • ♥Sit with someone new at a community event
  • ♥Ask a longtime resident to tell you something they love about the neighborhood
  • ♥Introduce two neighbors who might enjoy knowing each other
  • ♥Introduce a young person to someone who works in a field they're interested in
Lending a Hand
  • ♥Put your neighbor's trash cans away
  • ♥Help a neighbor with repairs or maintenance tasks such as cleaning out gutters, removing brush, or weeding
  • ♥Wash and/or vacuum a family member's car
  • ♥Walk your neighbor's dog
  • ♥Water plants, collect mail, or pet sit while your neighbor is on vacation
  • ♥Mow your neighbor's lawn, with permission
  • ♥Shovel or sweep a neighbor's walkway
  • ♥Bring in a package left on a neighbor's porch
  • ♥Help carry groceries or heavy items
  • ♥Offer to drive someone to an appointment or errand
  • ♥Help a neighbor troubleshoot a simple household or technology problem
Providing Support & Encouragement
  • ♥Visit an elderly neighbor
  • ♥Invite a neighborhood child who isn't often included over to play
  • ♥Visit a nearby retirement community
  • ♥Compliment a neighbor on their home or yard
  • ♥Make an effort to engage in active listening the next time you're talking with someone
  • ♥Post an encouraging note to someone's social media feed
  • ♥Check in on someone who has been grieving, sick, or under stress
  • ♥Send a simple "thinking of you" text or card
  • ♥Invite someone who lives alone to join you for a holiday or special meal
  • ♥Listen without trying to fix anything
  • ♥Remember an anniversary, birthday, or hard date for someone
  • ♥Send a handwritten note instead of a digital one
Sharing Food & Hospitality
  • ♥Take a baked good to a neighbor
  • ♥Make a special meal for someone you live with
  • ♥Invite someone over for a meal
  • ♥Host a dinner party
  • ♥Offer extra garden produce to a neighbor
  • ♥Drop off snacks or canned goods at a food pantry or neighborhood share box
  • ♥Bring soup or dinner to someone going through a hard week
  • ♥Host a casual porch night, cocoa night, or lemonade stand
  • ♥Share a favorite recipe with a neighbor
  • ♥Invite someone to sit with you at a public event
  • ♥Organize a neighborhood potluck
Borrowing, Lending & Giving Things Away
  • ♥Loan something to a neighbor
  • ♥Ask to borrow something from a neighbor
  • ♥List unwanted items for free on a local Buy Nothing page
  • ♥Donate items to a local resale shop
  • ♥Borrow something from your library's "library of things"
  • ♥Restock an existing free library or free pantry box
  • ♥Create a small neighborhood free library or free pantry box
  • ♥Offer to share tools, garden supplies, or extra seeds
  • ♥Pass along children's clothes, toys, or books
  • ♥Offer extra moving boxes, packing supplies, or storage bins
  • ♥Share a recommendation for a trusted local repair person or service provider
  • ♥Donate blood
Beautifying Shared Spaces
  • ♥Pick up litter on your street
  • ♥Pick up litter in the park or on a trail
  • ♥Plant some flowers in a shared neighborhood space
  • ♥Clean up an empty lot
  • ♥Volunteer at a community garden plot
  • ♥Weed around a shared sign, sidewalk, or common area
  • ♥Plant bulbs where neighbors will see them in spring
  • ♥Rake leaves from a storm drain
  • ♥Report a broken streetlight, dangerous sidewalk, or pothole
  • ♥Help maintain a little free library, community board, or trailhead area
Showing Up in Your Community
  • ♥Attend a town festival, parade, or seasonal celebration
  • ♥Join a community class, walking group, book club, or garden club
  • ♥Participate in an interfaith activity
  • ♥Organize a block party
  • ♥Attend a neighborhood association meeting
  • ♥Attend a community meeting
  • ♥Shop at a local business
  • ♥Attend an event at your local library
  • ♥Utilize a shared community maker space
  • ♥Participate in an open mic night at a local cafe
  • ♥Support a local band or artist by attending a concert
  • ♥Attend a city council meeting and thank the council members
  • ♥Attend a school concert, play, game, or fundraiser
  • ♥Visit a local museum, historical society, or community exhibit
  • ♥Volunteer at a food pantry, community supper, or clothing closet
  • ♥Vote in a local election
  • ♥Attend a public lecture, author event, or local history program
Offering Gratitude & Recognition
  • ♥Look a cashier or shop attendant in the eye and thank them
  • ♥Offer a cold drink to your mail carrier
  • ♥Write a thank you note to someone who regularly serves you
  • ♥Join a community Facebook group and post positive, grateful thoughts
  • ♥Post a note of gratitude to someone's social media feed
  • ♥Review a local business on Google or Yelp with sincere praise
  • ♥Write a note to an elected official offering praise and encouragement
  • ♥Thank a teacher, coach, librarian, crossing guard, or bus driver
  • ♥Leave a positive note for a neighbor who keeps a beautiful garden
  • ♥Send a thank-you email to someone who organized a community event
  • ♥Publicly praise a volunteer group, nonprofit, or civic worker
  • ♥Compliment a local business employee to their manager
Practicing Everyday Kindness
  • ♥Make an extra effort to obey slow speed limits in your neighborhood
  • ♥Let someone go ahead of you in line
  • ♥Return a stray shopping cart
  • ♥Hold the door and make eye contact
  • ♥Be patient with a new employee or trainee
  • ♥Wave to neighbors, walkers, delivery drivers, and road workers
  • ♥Keep sidewalks clear of snow, leaves, toys, or trash
  • ♥Turn down loud music or outdoor noise out of consideration for neighbors