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Dashboard/Exeter, NH

Exeter NH 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

Maryellen M. · Sep 16, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Went grandparents lunch at my grandsons elementary school and paid for his other grandmothers lunch

JOhn H · Sep 15, 2026
Making New Connections1

Had some new friends to dinner

JOhn H · Sep 15, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Friends to dinner

We invited some friends to dinner because they are dealing with an elderly mother and a troubled daughter.

JOhn H · Sep 14, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Pickleball group social

I set a date for our pickleball group to get together and share breakfast. This gave us all a chance to get to know each other better.

JOhn H · Sep 14, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Attended grandchildren's games

Soccer games abound in September and we try and attend those we can to support our granddaughters.

JOhn H · Sep 12, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Pumpkin bread

I baked 6 loaves of pumpkin bread and distributed it to friends and workers who were working on our house.

JOhn H · Sep 12, 2026
Lending a Hand1

A friend took a nasty fall

She is on a medication that causes bleeding. She was taken to the urgent care and needed a Ct scan of her head. I visited with her the next day and helped with bandaging her wound.

JOhn H · Sep 11, 2026
Making New Connections1

Invited new neighbors to a concert

Our neighbors and their mother are new to our neighborhood and we invited them to go to a concert with us. They came and had a good time.

JOhn H · Sep 10, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Paid for lunch

We saw a gentleman in a wheelchair having trouble paying for his hot dog at Costco so we offered to get it for him. He was very appreciative.

Julie · Sep 9, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Painted rocks for a young girl battling cancer for her rock garden.

Maddie is a 6-year old girl battling cancer. She started collecting painted rocks during her cancer treatment. Her rock garden is growing and she has asked for more painted rocks to boost her spirit and build up her garden.

JOhn H · Sep 8, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Driving lessons

took this refugee driving once again

JOhn H · Sep 7, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Worked with friends to make a move

We helped our friends see the importance for them to move to a safer home for the winter and hopefully they'll see the importance of them being in a location where services are provided.

JOhn H · Sep 2, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Took a new refugee driving

This was to help him obtain his drivers license.

JOhn H · Sep 1, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

visited a new widow

we reconnected with a long lost friend and visited with her, had lunch and promised to get together again. Her husband died and she is left with a large home.

Team Progress

Exeter NH Team

14/ 250 acts6%

toward the 250-act team goal

Acts Rendered

Providing Support & Encouragement5
Lending a Hand4
Sharing Food & Hospitality3
Making New Connections2

Team Info

Member since
Sep 15, 2026
Location
Exeter, 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