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Dashboard/Keene, NH

Keene Ward

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My Acts of Neighborliness

307

My Team's Acts of Neighborliness

61

Active Members

A Nation of Neighbors

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

👥 Member Roster

Member ⇅Acts ↓
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Kschillemat
32
N
Nancy
21
S
SRG
16
D
Daryl Schillemat S
15
H
Heather B
14
N
Nina W
14
W
Warren
14
L
Linda T
13
R
Richard I
13
J
John T
12
L
Luv 2 Serv
12
R
Rebecca M
11
J
Jess T.
10
B
Bobby Jo
8
C
Chicken mama
8
K
Karin A
7
W
William D.
7
A
Aeon G
6
C
Caroline M
6
S
Seth C.
6
T
TracieW
6
H
Heather T
5
S
Sophie G
5
J
James
4
L
Loving neighbor
4
C
Carol Buffum
3
R
Ralphine P.
3
S
Shaylyn G
3
S
Susan L.
3
A
Allison B
2
C
Chris F
2
D
Denny B.
2
L
LPC
2
P
Peter B
2
P
Pinegars
2
T
Thomas
2
C
Clayton S
1
E
Emily, T.
1
K
Keene Elders
1
K
Kim C.
1
L
Lalaine Brown
1
L
Lmiller
1
M
Mark W
1
N
Nancy C
1
P
Pamela R
1
S
Sarah H.
1
S
Sarah W
1
S
Susan L.
1
A
Adele S
0
C
Carol B
0
C
Cassie C.
0
D
David P
0
L
Lance M
0
L
Lauren M
0
L
Leila S
0
L
Luke M
0
N
Nina W
0
P
Paitris, G
0
R
Rick
0
S
Scott B
0
S
Sharon C.
0

📋 Acts of Neighborliness Log

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 27, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Loaned my jumble cables to a friend in time of need

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 27, 2026
Making New Connections1

Invited a less member active member to Church

I was at the credit union and bumped into a former colleague and had a nice conversation which led to the invitation

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 27, 2026
Making New Connections1

Invited a nonmember to come to Church

I was at Home Depot and an employee named Darrell asked if he could help load my pellets into my truck. I agreed and told him my name was also Daryl. I had just come from a baptism and was dressed in my Sunday best. This led to a gospel discussion and an invitation to Church. It was a comfortable discussion and the Spirit was President.

Nina W · Sep 26, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Brought a family member a treat.

Heather B · Sep 26, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Showed up and helped someone complete a daunting task they are not fond of.

Bobby Jo · Sep 26, 2026
Making New Connections1

Gave an impromptu tour of the chapel

I gave a tour of the chapel to a nonmember at a recent baptism. I hope she felt welcome.

Chicken mama · Sep 25, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Helped a friend who was feeling down

Nancy · Sep 25, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Spoke will a friend

Encouraged her to share her testimony with her as she nears her end of life.

John T · Sep 25, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped friends put containers of clothes to donate into truck trailer.

Nancy · Sep 25, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Supporting a member who had a test for cancer.

Spoke daily with this woman who was anticipating the worst because of family history. Encouragement was needed. Side note-good news.

Linda T · Sep 25, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Afternoon of sorting and packing clothes for donating

Nina W · Sep 25, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited a sister in the nursing home.

Nina W · Sep 25, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Volunteered at a thrift store.

Heather B · Sep 25, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Paid a bill for someone in need who is struggling with self worth during period of unemployment

Heather B · Sep 25, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Thanked an individual for their contributions to success of completed tasks, their willingness to do extra, stay longer, and their positive demeanor.

Heather B · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Worked at local food pantry

Heather B · Sep 24, 2026
Making New Connections1

Introduced myself to two random individuals and listened to their stories

SRG · Sep 24, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Reported a leaking fire hydrant

The fire hydrant on our street has been leaking for several days. I’ve walked past it many times without doing anything. Finally I took a picture and submitted it to the city for repair!

Aeon G · Sep 24, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Gave flowers to my teacher

I picked the last flowers I could find in my yard and put them in a little vase to give to my teacher. It made her happy. She put the flowers in our classroom.

Aeon G · Sep 24, 2026
Making New Connections1

Invited a new friend

There is a boy that lives at the end of our street who doesn’t often play with the rest of us. I invited him over to trade Pokémon cards with me today. We had fun.

Aeon G · Sep 24, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Picked up trash

I picked up two bottle caps, and I picked up glass and a plastic thing in the park and put them in the trash.

Chicken mama · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a friend at members home to

Kschillemat · Sep 24, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

I monitored a Monadnock Conservancy property

Which means I spent 4 hours in the woods, walking boundaries and old roads to make sure that there are no easement violations. And had two new friends with me.

Sophie G · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I weeded my neighbor's lawn.

Kschillemat · Sep 24, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Took two friends who live at the nursing home out for ice cream

We’ve been talking about this all summer and today, we made it happen!

Nancy · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Cleaned a members home with another member.

One of our members and her husband are elderly and cannot clean their home sufficiently. This is a concern to her so we went to help her.

SRG · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped clear and bag knotweed from my neighbor’s property

Warren · Sep 24, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Removed air conditioner

I took out an air conditioner for a member in need

Nancy · Sep 24, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Hemmed a skirt for a friend.

Hemmed a shirt that she needed done.

Sophie G · Sep 24, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

I picked up some trash in a park in Boston.

Nina W · Sep 24, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Thanked the store worker for bagging my groceries.

Nina W · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a friend clean her garage.

Nina W · Sep 24, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Listened to a friend who was sad.

Sophie G · Sep 24, 2026
Making New Connections1

I invited my friend to our youth activity

Heather B · Sep 24, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Offered encouragement following a devastating diagnosis and upcoming treatments

Chicken mama · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a sister at another members home with cleaning

James · Sep 24, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Picked apples for our neighbor who can't reach them

We picked apples from our neighbors (who asked us to), and we're going to donate them to the Gathering Water's School Fall Festival.

James · Sep 24, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Bought two books for a neighbor who had a stroke

We had a neighbor of ours who had a stroke and was looking for resources for their journey of recovery. Purchased two of the best resources on the neuroplasticity of stroke recovery and gave them to her as a gift.

Aeon G · Sep 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I pulled weeds for my neighbor

Heather B · Sep 23, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Listened intently to someone's story and acknowledged their feelings

Sophie G · Sep 23, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I picked apples for my neighbour and we are going to donate the apples to the Gathering Waters fall festival.

Lmiller · Sep 23, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Gave a new employee a compliment

Rebecca M · Sep 23, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Picked up litter on my walk

Kschillemat · Sep 23, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

I gave edible mushrooms to four of my friends and neighbors

I foraged a huge amount of hericium (lion’s mane) and had plenty to share.

Linda T · Sep 23, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Brought clothes to a friend to send to the Phillipines

Nancy · Sep 23, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Drove some of our member to a Red Sox game

Carol Buffum · Sep 23, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped a neighbor with his dog

My neighbor has a small dog that needed her nails clipped very badly he lives in poverty he did not have the money to take her to the vet at that time. So I volunteered to clip her nails for her at no charge. I told him it was no problem. He was very happy that I did not charge him. I was just so happy to do our Lord's work and helping others is what he wants from us. God bless us all😇🙏

John T · Sep 23, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped people organize car to fit furniture in back of car.

Nancy · Sep 23, 2026
Other1

Walked a member through agencies for assistance.

one of our members is in need of help from outside agencies and didn’t know how to facilitate this. Information was gotten for her and we worked through what she might benefit from.

Sarah H. · Sep 23, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Checked in and talked to the family member of a patient I took care of on a different day

Carol Buffum · Sep 23, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Sitting at the bedside of a cancer patient

My sister is in the process of going through chemo therapy treatments. It started a year ago. I have brought her to every treatment & I just sit by her side and we talk a d we pray together. I know the lord will help her beat this cancer 🤍😇🙏

LPC · Sep 23, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I weeded the flowerbed of a neighbor.

LPC · Sep 23, 2026
Making New Connections1

I got to meet a new neighbor and her son. We had a great conversation!

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 23, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped a neighbor eradicate a large patch of invasive Japanese knotweed from her yard

SRG · Sep 23, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

I picked up more litter on the hiking trail today!

SRG · Sep 23, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Catching up with folks on my street!

I went door-to-door and spoke with five neighbors, asking them if there were service projects our youth group could do for them. Three of them agreed and I got to have a nice conversation and get updated on what’s going on with each of them.

Carol Buffum · Sep 23, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Babysitting my Grandson's

My young grandsons had no school a few months back. My daughter has frequent headaches sometimes. So I decided to go and pack up the boys and take them to my house so that she could rest for the day. She was very happy that she could go rest in a dark room for a few hours. Sometimes people need very little but it means a whole lot.

Pinegars · Sep 22, 2026
Other1

Stopped to pick up someone's lost keys on the side of the road and turned them into the local library so the owner could be located.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Gave money to a man at as stop light who was down on his luck

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

I played cribbage with my Mom

Bobby Jo · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Provided encouragement to someone who was exercising

I was out for a run, and I passed another man who was running for exercise. Rather than just saying hello, I decided to give encouragement by saying, “good work! Keep it up!” He seemed genuinely pleased with that, and he offered encouragement to me as I continued my workout.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Donated items to Salvation Army

Kschillemat · Sep 22, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Attended a grant reader training for Grass Roots Fund

I will be reading four grant applications for organizations in New England who do community centered environmental justice work.

Heather B · Sep 22, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Listened to someone who needed a shoulder to lean on while going through various legal proceedings.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

I helped my Mother-in-law take a walk

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

I invited two inactive members to come to the Linger Linger on Sunday

Rebecca M · Sep 22, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Volunteered at Community kitchen

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

I joined the Missionaries in teaching a lesson to friend of the church

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Making New Connections1

I visited a nieghbor with my Dad. We invited Him to come to Church.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

I serve my elderly Mom everyday by cooking for, washing her clothes, helping her bath etc.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Let a part member family know that the Lord wants them receive the blessing of eternal marriage and having their children sealed to them

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 22, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped my Dad fix his lawnmower

SRG · Sep 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Paid a little extra to an employee who is struggling

I have someone that I occasionally employ to help me with my work. She has been sick with an undiagnosed illness for the past month, making it impossible for her to work. She does not have a safety net because she is self-employed and works on a contract basis. I hired her this week to do some work and paid her a little extra to help her get through a hard time.

Kschillemat · Sep 21, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Gave away edible mushrooms to my neighbors

Foraged a huge amount of edible mushrooms and had to share them!

Thomas · Sep 21, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Aided a friend that needed support

Helped friend on important project that required highly technical guidance.

SRG · Sep 21, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

I picked up litter at The Park while watching my son‘s soccer game

Kschillemat · Sep 21, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Monitored a conservation easement for the Monadnock Conservancy

Took five hours. I was tired.

Warren · Sep 21, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Picked up firewood from a persons yard and delivered it.

Nancy · Sep 21, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Went to a nursing home to spend time with a member.

Our members is having a difficult time with the transisiton to a long term facility so I am working with her through this transition.

Nancy · Sep 21, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Drove to pickup items for our Free Swap

Our entire stake was involved in donating some items. We drove 2 hours from home and back to pick up items and to deliver books for our Women’s conference.

Nancy · Sep 21, 2026
Making New Connections1

Transporting friends and members to Dr's appointments

Many of our ward members are in need of help with medical appointments, and I have helped to get them to their appointments.

Kschillemat · Sep 21, 2026
Making New Connections1

I made a new friend

We worked together to build a book shelf.

Kschillemat · Sep 21, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I worked with other people to build a book shelf for a local nonprofit.

SRG · Sep 21, 2026
Making New Connections1

I said hello to an older lady that I often see walking our neighborhood, but whom I don’t know.

I offered to help her up the stairs with her groceries. She didn’t take me up on it, but we had a pleasant interaction!

Thomas · Sep 21, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Chaired ZBA meetings

Helped United Community Church to work through State and Local regulations for restoring their bell.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 20, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited an elderly women in her Nursing home and provided comfort and encouragement

Heather B · Sep 20, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Accepted homemade food items from someone trying to be generous with their abundance

John T · Sep 20, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Called nonmember to check to see how he was doing

Nancy · Sep 20, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Babysat for our grandson.

Babysat for our 10 year old grandson, so mom and dad and 17 year old brother were able to attend a show in another state.

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 20, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I attended a fundraising event for the Fall Mountain Food Shelf

Kschillemat · Sep 20, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Made dried flower decorations with my granddaughters

They also served me by coming for a visit.

Jess T. · Sep 19, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Had a fun conversation with the young woman who bagged my groceries at Market Basket.

Jess T. · Sep 19, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

I participated in a service activity by helping to collect and sort books to give to families in need.

Heather B · Sep 19, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Covered emergency medical bill for someone in need

Kschillemat · Sep 19, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I recorded myself reading two children’s books for the Denver Public Library’s Phone a Book program.

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 19, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

I made a donation to the Cheshire County Historical Society.

Kschillemat · Sep 19, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Gave a friend a ride to a meeting

Carpooling is a great way to have meaningful conversations

Kschillemat · Sep 19, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Thanked a friend for her wonderful speech

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 19, 2026
Making New Connections1

I arranged to meet with and get to know a new family from my son’s class at school.

Nancy · Sep 19, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Assisted a neighbor with her dog.

Neighbor was delayed on a return trip so we stepped up to make sure the pup was taken care of.

TracieW · Sep 19, 2026
Making New Connections1

Phone a story recording

SRG · Sep 19, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I invited my neighbor’s kids over for a pizza night so that they could have the night off!

Ralphine P. · Sep 18, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Dinner with the Ward missionaries

Took them out to dinner.

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 18, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I have a neighbor tomatoes, green beans, and kale from my garden.

Kschillemat · Sep 18, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Invited my sister-in-law to watch a program on Zoom at my house

TracieW · Sep 18, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Made dinner for family

Jess T. · Sep 17, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped my coworker carry some things to her classroom.

TracieW · Sep 17, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Made food for after friend

Made cookies for sisters

Heather B · Sep 16, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Worked at local food pantry

Nancy · Sep 16, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Hemmed pants for a former co-worker

Rebecca M · Sep 15, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Feed the missionaries

Kschillemat · Sep 15, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I invited a friend to go to a concert with me

And she had a good time.

Kschillemat · Sep 14, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I shared fruit with my fellow Conservation Commission members

TracieW · Sep 14, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Made dinner for a family

Nancy · Sep 14, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Delivered mums that were purchased to help a school group.

Kschillemat · Sep 13, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Participated in the Amazing Race a fundraiser for 100 Nights

A fun afternoon supporting an important organization in my community, one which supports the unhoused population.

Kschillemat · Sep 13, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

I smiled at a stranger and said hello

She smiled back.

Kschillemat · Sep 13, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I invited my friend to share dinner with me

Heather B · Sep 13, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Listened to a troubled individual and provided a shoulder to lean on

TracieW · Sep 13, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Got rid of junk

Karin A · Sep 13, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Made apple- pear sauce for 16 people

Kschillemat · Sep 13, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

I stopped by to visit a friend that I’m hadn’t seen for a while.

A good visit.

Aeon G · Sep 12, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

I picked up litter in a public park

John T · Sep 12, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Gave a nonmember a ride to church and brought over tarp so he could work on car if it rained.

Rebecca M · Sep 12, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped someone load their groceries into their car

Nina W · Sep 12, 2026
Other1

Gave a magazine to a friend.

John T · Sep 11, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Brought cookies to neighbor

SRG · Sep 11, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

I attended a school potluck and made sure to reach out to parents who are new to the school and introduce myself and other parents

Linda T · Sep 11, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Afternoon of cleaning and organizing for a friend.

Daryl Schillemat S · Sep 11, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Worked on a home for Habitat for Humanity

Nina W · Sep 11, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Worked in a nonprofit thrift store.

Aeon G · Sep 11, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

I made cards and friendships bracelets for my two best friends and gave them Pokémon cards too.

Bobby Jo · Sep 11, 2026
Making New Connections1

Helped someone feel welcome

I met a person who was an immigrant to the USA from Peru. Despite my lack of command of Spanish, I spoke to them in Spanish to help them feel welcome here. She seemed truly grateful.

John T · Sep 11, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped wife serving a worn out friend by cleaning and organizing her storage.

Heather B · Sep 9, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Worked at local food pantry

Rebecca M · Sep 9, 2026
Making New Connections1

Went to Monadnock Interfaith Project meeting

Ralphine P. · Sep 9, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helping my colleague at work with a challenging situation.

I did it because I want her to succeed in her new position.

SRG · Sep 8, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

Brought homemade jam to a neighbor who has been especially helpful to me.

Linda T · Sep 8, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Brought dessert to neighbor

SRG · Sep 8, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

I attended a neighborhood association meeting and learned about the good work done be the senior center in my neighborhood

Nancy · Sep 7, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Mended clothing

The school nurses from our elementary schools reaches out to me if the have clothing donations that need to be mended and I do that for them.

Ralphine P. · Sep 7, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I babysat my grand dog

So he wouldn’t be alone while my son and his family enjoyed a night at the movies.

SRG · Sep 7, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

I started a conversation with the woman checking me out at the store, trying to brighten her day because she has to work on a holiday!

SRG · Sep 6, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

How to potluck dinner with two other families in our neighborhood.

We were able to share information about what’s going on in our neighborhood, offer each other support, and bond by chatting and playing together.

Linda T · Sep 6, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Gave a spiritual book to a friend

Nina W · Sep 5, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited a sister in the nursing home.

John T · Sep 5, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Afternoon sorting clothes out into sizes to be donated to those that need them.

Kschillemat · Sep 5, 2026
Making New Connections1

Today I made a new friend and texted her how glad I was to sing with her.

I am always pleasantly surprised when a friendship begins.

John T · Sep 5, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Dropped of cookies for the recycling center workers

SRG · Sep 5, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped my neighbor harvest his apples and peaches and got to take a bunch home!

Heather B · Sep 4, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Assist someone to apply for special accommodations for work

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 4, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

I am a volunteer coach for my son’s soccer team.

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 4, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

I made a small purchase at a locally owned business and volunteered to pay the credit card fee out of pocket.

Warren · Sep 4, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a neighbor move a car off her lawn

Linda T · Sep 4, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped friend sorting and packing clothes to donate

Nancy · Sep 3, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Drove 3 hours to support grandsons.

Drove up north 6 hours total to support our grandsons at a school event.

Kschillemat · Sep 3, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I invited a friend to a concert

He didn’t accept but appreciated me asking. I felt disappointed but I was glad I asked.

Linda T · Sep 3, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Brought dinner to neighbor

Nina W · Sep 3, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Did laundry for a friend whose washing machine is broken.

Kschillemat · Sep 3, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Talked with my neighbors

I found out that one of my neighbors had suffered a loss and I tried to be a good listener.

Nancy · Sep 2, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Worked with my neighbor going through a health issue.

My neighbor, not a member was going through a lot with some test results. fortunately I could explain some of the tests to her.

TracieW · Sep 2, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Made a breakfast casserole and brought to share

Luv 2 Serv · Sep 1, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

I donated blood at a Red Cross blood donation event.

Kschillemat · Aug 31, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Opened up beaver dams so my fellow kayakers could get over the dams easier

Jess T. · Aug 31, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I made a weeks worth of lunches for my coworker who's husband has been in the hospital.

My coworkers husband has been having health problems and ended up in the hospital. She missed the first week of work, I asked what we could do to help her while her. She asked if I could make her some lunches her first week back.

Nina W · Aug 30, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Sewed and donated 40 dresses and skirts for Dress a Girl Around the World.

Dress A Girl is an organization that provides clothing for girls with a label that we are told helps deter girls from being trafficked.

Nancy · Aug 29, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped our EQ with their annual corn boil.

Helped organize food lists and set up and organize the flow of food for the Corn Boil.

Nina W · Aug 29, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Watching dogs for a neighbor while she is out of town.

Glad to serve my friend by watching her pets while she is out of town.

Warren · Aug 29, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Assisted an elderly woman with her parking at an event

Chicken mama · Aug 29, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped set up for the corn boil

Kschillemat · Aug 29, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Participated in a walk to Squash Hunger

We had a team of walkers and made over $2000 for the local community kitchen.

SRG · Aug 29, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Cleaned out a flower bed

I cleaned out the huge weeds from a flower bed on my property that I rarely see but that my Neighbor has to look at every day. He expressed gratitude and even offered to share some extra flowers he has to put in to that space!

Nina W · Aug 27, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Shopped and brought items to a sister in the nursing home.

Our ward sister has been admitted to a nursing home and we are visiting her and providing items that she needs.

John T · Aug 27, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Offered drink to Fed Ex driver delivering heavy item.

John T · Aug 24, 2026
Other1

Watched teen boys for the week before school for a teacher friend.

Richard I · Aug 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Weed wacked neighbors lawn

Bobby Jo · Aug 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Offered help to someone stranded with car trouble.

Was stuck behind a woman whose car had broken down. As cars passed by I decided I should stop and see if she was okay. She told me that she had roadside assistance on the way, but she was very appreciative that I had stopped to help anyway.

Bobby Jo · Aug 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

When the janitor came to empty the garbage at work, I did it for him

Every day at the end of my shift, the janitor comes around at work to empty the garbages. I felt like I should help rather than just watch him do it. I think this surprised him.

Warren · Aug 24, 2026
Making New Connections1

Helped to install carpet for neighbor

Warren · Aug 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Watched a dog

Watched out daughters dog for 2 weeks while they were gone as a family.

Linda T · Aug 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Watched teachers boys for the week.

Pamela R · Aug 23, 2026
Making New Connections1

helping daughter in law

Jess T. · Aug 23, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped a woman find some clothing her size as she looked for clothes for her friend.

We chatted and laughed together. She was so nice and greatful for my help.

Allison B · Aug 23, 2026
Making New Connections1

Spent time with a friend that was recovering from an illness.

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Heather T · Aug 23, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited a healing family member

Karin A · Aug 22, 2026
Making New Connections1

Helped to get ready for a yard "give away event" at church. We had a great crowd with happy people receiving what they wanted

It was a great labor of love service sharing what we didn't need any more and fulfilling their needs and wants.

Nancy · Aug 22, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Worked on out ward swap sale in our community.

Worked setting up the church property for our FREE SWAP that benefitted out community.

Richard I · Aug 22, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

congratulated a man at work for his wife who is expecting

Heather T · Aug 22, 2026
Making New Connections1

Chatted with community members at local event

Heather T · Aug 22, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Provided shoes and clothing for the community

Allison B · Aug 22, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Donated to the clothing swap to benefit the ward and community.

Jess T. · Aug 22, 2026
Making New Connections1

I chatted with an elderly man at the Blessings Give Away at church.

He was so greatful for our service in the community with our free clothing give away. We connected through Christ as he shared a couple of scriptures with me.

Chicken mama · Aug 22, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped to set up for our Free Swap

Warren · Aug 22, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Worked at Free Swap

Bobby Jo · Aug 21, 2026
Making New Connections1

Provided comfort and sympathy

A neighbor will be sending her daughter to college next week. She is sad that her daughter is leaving because her daughter is such a part of their home life. Having been through this before with our own children, I was able to offer sympathy. I was also able to offer support if she needed it as she goes through the sadness of her daughter’s absence.

Jess T. · Aug 21, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

I said thank you to the cashier and bagger who rang up my groceries and smiled.

Jess T. · Aug 21, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I helped a coworker put together her bookcase and I helped lower her table.

Bobby Jo · Aug 21, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Helped a neighbor get needed medical care

A neighbor injured himself, and he needed care and attention. He didn’t know exactly how to get the treatment he needed. I was able to point him in the right direction so that he could receive treatment.

Rebecca M · Aug 21, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

picked up trash in the parking lot

Linda T · Aug 20, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Mowed a section of my neighbors lawn

SRG · Aug 20, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Offered babysitting to a neighbor

A neighbor’s daughter is moving back home after a difficult time in her life. I offered to watch her granddaughter while they move her in.

Nancy · Aug 20, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Worked to organize our Free Swap

Worked and guided our volunteers who worked together to set up our Free Swap.

William D. · Aug 20, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Organized Free concert on the green

William D. · Aug 19, 2026
Making New Connections1

Supported a friend

Heather T · Aug 19, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Organized clothing for the Blessing Giveaway

Nina W · Aug 19, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Sorted and categorized clothing for our Relief Society clothing give away.

Our Relief Society held a free clothing give away in August and we sorted donated clothes for people in need for them to take free.

Heather T · Aug 19, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited a grieving friend

Kschillemat · Aug 17, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Picked up trash while hiking

I was hiking alone and I picked up trash that I found along the trail.

John T · Aug 17, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Watered neighbors flowers for the week while she was away on vacation

Warren · Aug 17, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Watered a neighbors plants while she was away for 2 weeks on vacation.

Rebecca M · Aug 16, 2026
Making New Connections1

Spoke with the person making my sandwich. Learned their is a secret menu at Jersey Mikes!

Loving neighbor · Aug 16, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Bringing the mail in for our elderly neighbor

Loving neighbor · Aug 16, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Picked up some groceries for an elderly neighbor who doesn’t drive

Kschillemat · Aug 15, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Invited my neighbor to go out for ice cream

We had a great time and watched the sun set together.

Loving neighbor · Aug 15, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Brought food to an elderly neighbor for 3 nights after she got out of the hospital

Luv 2 Serv · Aug 14, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Gave my coupon to another customer at a store

Kschillemat · Aug 14, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Met a woman in the line at the bank

Offered encouragement that her hip replacement surgery and recovery would be a success based on my own experience.

Linda T · Aug 14, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited elderly neighbor.

Linda T · Aug 13, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Watched dog for 3 days.

William D. · Aug 13, 2026
Making New Connections1

Weekly concert

Chris F · Aug 12, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Showed interest and gave moral to a friend going through a lot.

Denny B. · Aug 12, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Put back in place misplaced items at the local grocery store while shopping.

Kschillemat · Aug 12, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Wrote and sent press releases

Helped a friend publicize an upcoming event by sending out press releases to local media

Denny B. · Aug 11, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Shared homemade blueberry muffins with our neighbors.

Karin A · Aug 11, 2026
Other1

Serving as an ordinance worker in Boston Temple each Tuesday.

Richard I · Aug 11, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

trimmed neighbors bushes

Linda T · Aug 11, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Gave friend clothes for granddaughter.

Karin A · Aug 10, 2026
Other1

Studied the scriptures with six individuals starting 8 am with appointments.

Warren · Aug 10, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Mowed neighbors lawn

Did this before we were able to fix the lawn mower.

Richard I · Aug 10, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

mowed some of neighbors lawn

Richard I · Aug 10, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Picked up pickle juice for neighbor

Rebecca M · Aug 9, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Went to Kosher Q

Caroline M · Aug 9, 2026
Making New Connections1

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Seth C. · Aug 9, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Offered comforting conversation

My colleague’s father has Parkinson’s, and I drove him to Boston and talked at length about his relationship at this trying time.

Karin A · Aug 9, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a neighbor

Mark W · Aug 9, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

help

Seth C. · Aug 9, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Shared volunteer design ideas to Historic Socirty.

Luv 2 Serv · Aug 9, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Texting an immigrant friend regularly

I have been offering support and encouragement to an immigrant friend who is living with fear and uncertainty about losing his job or his family at any moment.

Caroline M · Aug 9, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

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Loving neighbor · Aug 8, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Visited a neighbor admitted to the hospital

As a husband and wife, we have a non member neighbor admitted to the hospital for several days. We spent time each day visiting her. She looked forward each day to our visits and most days, we were her only visitors

Kschillemat · Aug 8, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Gave raspberries secretly to my neighbor

But she still found out it was me.

Luv 2 Serv · Aug 8, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

I delivered squash from my garden to my neighbors

In honor of International Leave a Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day, I delivered fresh zucchini from my garden (and a few yellow squash) to four of my neighbors. I like having a humorous excuse to keep in touch with them.

Chicken mama · Aug 7, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Watched a members mom so she could go to the temple

Karin A · Aug 7, 2026
Making New Connections1

Volunteer work teaching jewelry making each 1st and 3rd Fridays at the Senior Center

We have new materials we can work with or take apart jewelry that are troublesome. Make them comfortable to wear and use especially for elderly folks. It is rewarding to be creative and make one of a kind items. We keep learning and it's a delight to work with great people.

Richard I · Aug 6, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Wished neighbor a good trip

Linda T · Aug 6, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Mowed section of lawn for my neighbor

Seth C. · Aug 6, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Presented volunteer ideas for international

Caroline M · Aug 6, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

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Nancy · Aug 3, 2026
Making New Connections1

Supporting a member who had to move out of her home.

We have a homebound member who was ill and was admitted to the hospital. She needed placement in a nursing home and I worked with outside agencies to secure safe housing and care for her.

Lalaine Brown · Aug 3, 2026
Making New Connections1

I invited friends ( a family ) for 6 flags for free with free meals and rides to the place of events

I’m committed to do this activity annually for as long as I am able

Warren · Aug 3, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a friend with bricks and moving them.

Warren · Aug 3, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a neighbor get her lawn mower running

Seth C. · Aug 2, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Stopped to connect and convey appreciation

Rebecca M · Aug 2, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Sent a text to someone to let them know I was thinking of them

Jess T. · Aug 2, 2026
Offering Gratitude & Recognition1

I looked a person in the eye while I was on my walk and said hello.

Rebecca M · Aug 2, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Fed missionaries

Kschillemat · Aug 2, 2026
Making New Connections1

Sat with a stranger at an ice cream place

Made a new friend, enjoyed interesting conversation, felt lovely!

Richard I · Aug 2, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

supported member of our ward

Luv 2 Serv · Aug 1, 2026
Making New Connections1

Made conversation with a group of strangers.

I went to a movie at a local theater and there were only four other people in the small theater. We had a lighthearted conversation about the relative merits of various movie snacks. The strangers were very kind and the interaction made me value the shared experience of watching a movie in a theater all the more.

Peter B · Aug 1, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Watched someone's meal for them while they went inside for a few minutes.

I felt like I was hired to protect there items. It made me stop what I was doing to acknowledge someone else. I felt powerful, which is a good thing.

Peter B · Jul 31, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Complemented someone.

At the lake, I complemented a girl on her fluency in Romanian: I said, "your pretty fluent." I think this act of kindness made her day and my day, too!

Richard I · Jul 27, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Weed wacked neighbor's yard

Richard I · Jul 27, 2026
Lending a Hand1

cut wood for neighbor

Chicken mama · Jul 27, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped to clean a members home

Kschillemat · Jul 26, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Gave Raspberries to my neighbors

Gave away two thirds of the raspberries that I picked to my neighbor

Richard I · Jul 26, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

neighbors over for dinner

Richard I · Jul 26, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Missionaries over for dinner

Rebecca M · Jul 26, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Give a ride to church

Nancy C · Jul 26, 2026
Making New Connections1

Supporting an ill church member and getting her needed care.

Another sister and I have been working with a sister who is an elderly woman. We have been caring for her physically and emotionally as well as her needs to stay safe in her home.

Seth C. · Jul 26, 2026
Other1

Shared the Blessings Giveaway invite with a friend

James · Jul 26, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Listened to my parents’ neighbor in the driveway share about the concerns he has about his son.

This was an absolutely beautiful and unplanned conversation. I didn’t know there was a need there until about half way into the conversation, when I suspect he started feeling safe enough to open up. You never know.

John T · Jul 25, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Dropped off soda for the recycling center workers.

Emily, T. · Jul 25, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

Donated to community yard sale

Seth C. · Jul 25, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Told some strangers about a favorite spot, Beaver Brook Falls

Susan L. · Jul 25, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

I donated many bags of clothing, shoes, and boots to our church's free clothing giveaway event.

Sarah W · Jul 24, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Help Carry something for neighbor

The funny thing is that when I walked downstairs to carry thisfor my neighbor then my husband carried something for her too!

William D. · Jul 23, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Restored communion table at Fitzwilliam community church

Jess T. · Jul 22, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

I gave up my seat on a bus while traveling so a couple and their baby could sit together.

I was traveling to the Boston Airport on a bus to catch a flight to travel to Norway. When I got on the bus, I sat down in an empty row and put my stuff down on the seat next to me. The bus was filling up quickly with people like myself traveling alone. I saw a couple and their baby get on and there were no more seats together for them to sit with their baby. So I got up from my seat in the row I was sitting and said that they could have mine. I sat in the row behind them with another passenger.

Keene Elders · Jul 22, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Volunteered at a food pantry for an hour organizing food and supplies.

James · Jul 22, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Stacking wood and weed whacking at Bro. Bill Davis’s home

The best part was the conversation at the end. What a beautiful way to end the night — with a lot of connection, laughter, stories about that swing(!), and, of course, the Klondike bars :). Thank you, Bill, for the wonderful evening.

Karin A · Jul 22, 2026
Making New Connections1

Met Ricky who worked on my driveway issues. I needed to have an interview of his background and priorities.

The interview landed on what is the most important in his life. That followed by two way exchange of values. I was able share the restored Gospel. No money for preaching, teaching or LABORS OF LOVE Now when he’s in town we study the illustrated OT on phone and our missionaries are in the picture.

Bobby Jo · Jul 22, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped a man with stacking his firewood and cleaning up his yard

It was a great experience to be there.

Sophie G · Jul 22, 2026
Lending a Hand1

My friend’s inner tube popped and I went and got them a new one and changed it out.

Kim C. · Jul 21, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Helped a co-worker with her job when she was having a tough time.

This co-worker was having a tough time when doing a specific job. I helped her navigate through it.

Susan L. · Jul 21, 2026
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away1

I loaned my umbrella to a coworker that needed to walk in the rain to visit a client, so she didn't have to take her car to travel a block.

Pinegars · Jul 21, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

We baked cookies and took them to our elderly neighbor. She was so excited to chat with the kids.

Clayton S · Jul 20, 2026
Making New Connections1

Met a Wizard, shared my contemplations of Christ, gifted raspberries.

I was pruning the blackberry bush, and met a traveler on the road named Yochanan (Hebrew for John so he said) white beard dressed in Forrest green with a Messenger bag and a staff. Upon hearing his name was Hebrew I shared that as I was pruning the bushes, I was contemplating Jesus Christ and what he has done for me and for all of humanity. He invited me to a soap shop that I couldn’t find. And I harvested some fresh and washed raspberries and left them where he would find them on his journey.

Susan L. · Jul 20, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

I let another woman take the shorter checkout line at the store when we were approaching together. She was happy!

Richard I · Jul 20, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Helped neighbor with yard sale things

Kschillemat · Jul 20, 2026
Sharing Food & Hospitality1

Gave raspberries to more neighbors

Gave away 2/3 of my raspberries to a neighbor.

Susan L. · Jul 20, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

I shared an art challenge project with a friend who could find needed uplift from participating in it

Shaylyn G · Jul 19, 2026
Lending a Hand1

I cleaned a friend’s house

Our friends let us stay in their home for a few days so that we could have some beach time with our kids. When we got there things were in rough shape, because they had left in a hurry and hadn’t had time to clean. Before we went home I took the time to clean their house thoroughly, and leave things in much better condition than we found them! It was a good feeling to imagine them coming home to a perfectly clean house!

Richard I · Jul 17, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Mowed some of neighbor's lawn

William D. · Jul 17, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped my neighbor get in 420 bales of hay and put it in the barn

Chicken mama · Jul 17, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Went to see a friend in a nursing and took her to lunch

Chris F · Jul 16, 2026
Showing Up in Your Community1

Attended Food Truck Roundup in Brattleboro to support the organizers, a local band and to patronize the local food trucks.

William D. · Jul 16, 2026
Other1

Organized concert

Warren · Jul 13, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Helped install decking on a neighbors deck.

Shaylyn G · Jul 9, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

Picked up litter on a trail

I almost walked by some litter on my morning walk, then I remembered the Nation of Neighbors challenge, so I stopped and picked it up!

William D. · Jul 9, 2026
Other1

Free summer concert series

Caroline M · Jul 8, 2026
Lending a Hand1

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Caroline M · Jul 8, 2026
Beautifying Shared Spaces1

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Shaylyn G · Jul 6, 2026
Making New Connections1

I started a conversation with the cashier Target

I went out of my way to treat the cashier kindly, and he shared with me his whole story about participating in Boy Scouts and receiving his Eagle Scout award, which he was clearly very proud of!

Warren · Jul 1, 2026
Lending a Hand1

Installed a/c for a friend

Nancy · Jul 1, 2026
Practicing Everyday Kindness1

Helped a friend with some medical equipment.

Got to help a friend get started with her continuous glucose monitor.

Warren · Jul 1, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

Worked with my grandson on how to save money.

He mows our lawn and we talk how to save money.

Caroline M · Jun 11, 2026
Providing Support & Encouragement1

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Team Progress

Keene Ward

307/ 250 acts100%

toward the 250-act team goal

Acts Rendered

Lending a Hand81
Providing Support & Encouragement49
Making New Connections36
Sharing Food & Hospitality34
Practicing Everyday Kindness29
Showing Up in Your Community26
Beautifying Shared Spaces18
Borrowing, Lending, and Giving Things Away15
Offering Gratitude & Recognition10
Other9

Team Info

Member since
Jul 4, 2026
Location
Keene, 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