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I bought 8 $5.00 gift cards to Starbucks and I put 4 in random neighbors doors and Skyy put 4 in random neighbors doors. -MistyRead more

Kara called me on Jan 14th and said that ARG would like to make me an offer to join the team. Of course I was overjoyed and purely ecstatic. To count my blessings and say thanks, I made the personal commitment to myself that I would try to do one good deed a month whetherRead more

Since I use the Walgreens down the street to grab something last minute I tend to forget in a grocery delivery, I’m pretty familiar with most of the cashiers there. But, across from my usual cashier was a young man I haven’t seen before. As I walked up to the counter he said “hello” inRead more

I set up a reoccurring donation to Reverb and Save our Stage as well as SAG (for the behind the camera not famous people not working) – only $20.00 a month for each but… every little bit helps! -MistyRead more

We’ve been in the process of selling or giving away stuff in our house in preparation for a long distance move. One of the things we sold was a large (and heavy) armoire that holds a small TV. After posting it for sale, I received an offer from a woman several counties away. I warnedRead more

My random acts of kindness (RAKs) are about the people I see every day – my first envelope went to lady at my grocery store that stands outside everyday and cleans the carts when they are returned.  She deserves a RAK as she is cheerful and happy to be able to keep us all safe.Read more

On my way to my mom’s house, I needed to stop for cash. So I stopped at a gas station I knew had an fee free ATM no matter your bank. When I walked over to the machine, a man was walking away saying “I think it’s broken. Didn’t give me my money.” So, meRead more

I was in the toy section of the store this weekend getting my niece a present, and I stumbled across some sales on toys, and thinking about how blessed I was as a kid to receive cool toys when we went through some hard times, I filled up a cart with some of the neatestRead more

This is not much however it meant a lot to me.  I was at the grocery store and had a cart with a fair amount of goods.  There was a gentleman behind me with 5 items, so I let him go first.  Then there was one with only one item so I let him goRead more

With one of the days off that ARG generously provided at the beginning of the year, I decided to take my car to be serviced.  I drive infrequently these days and my four month old battery has been losing enough juice in 3 days without driving that I’ve had to get a jumpstart from myRead more

I just ran up to CVS with my son to go to the ATM machine to get him cash, he is going to Lake George this weekend with a friend of his who is in our Covid bubble. I wanted to walk, he wanted to drive, so we compromised and took the Suburban. On theRead more

With no end to virtual learning in sight, one of the teachers at our school sent out a plea on Facebook for a second monitor. Staff was only given a single laptop and when they were presenting in Teams, they couldn’t see their students.  I reached out to the technology coordinator at the school toRead more

My neighbor takes care of her three grandchildren. Due to new COVID-19 school regulations, she needed to acquire a laptop for her grandchildren to use for homeschooling. So, I used my Random Act of Kindness funds to help her purchase a new laptop for her “students”. – Stephanie EvansRead more

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I reached out to a distillery that is around the corner from me. They have been supplying Manassas (especially Old Town Manassas) with hand sanitizer to businesses. I donated my money to the next person who is in need of sanitizer. I am not out and about much to find someone to do a randomRead more

I was at the grocery store yesterday morning, doing my weekly shopping. I was checking out when I heard the clerk say to the young woman in front of me that her card was declined. She pulled out another one & he said um that doesn’t have enough to cover it either, so I askedRead more

Here are some photos from the mass pie peeling/production that I managed to accomplish in one day and on a covert solo mission. 😊 It was insane, but so much fun! Over 200 pounds of apples peeled in under 2 hours…I call that successful. It took about 2 hours on the chop/cook, then about 3Read more

We have been shopping for supplies every other week for the Friday ASPAN breakfast/lunch program at our church for a couple years, but work schedules have kept us from doing much else.  Now that we are working from home, I gave my husband a few kid free hours to focus on work (it is hisRead more

Fall of 2018 Sammy and her friend Julia built this pantry as part of their Girl Scout Silver award project, it is installed on St George’s property on 9th Street North between Nelson and Oakland in Arlington. Immediately after placing it we discovered that when presented with an easy option to help others people areRead more

Mike donated funds to go towards lunches to feed people in need. I added to the funds. I reached out on Saturday for friends to donate. We raised over $6000 that will now allow us to make over 2000 meals! I was able to partner with a couple local restaurants to bring back furloughed employeesRead more

This week was supposed to be spring break for kids in Arlington.  We have 4 families on our street with young kids ranging from 3-8 and I’ve noticed that the novelty of our new reality is wearing off (for my kids at least).   With fun family travel plans cancelled it seems like a lot ofRead more

Sometimes,  I step out of the house to drop off lunch or dinner for Brandon and his roommates. He has four roomies, who are also chefs and all have been laid off. As I was walking in to pick up my take out for them, I saw a homeless man sitting a few feet awayRead more

A special thanks to Wendy, Mark Oden, Meredith, Mike, Kristen, Cassie and Kelly! May the love and generosity you showed to strangers come back to you over and over again. I spent every penny collected on the last drop off we will do for now. Thanks to those of you who reached out to help.Read more

I wanted to share with all of you what happened since yesterday that is pretty amazing…Some sunshine amidst all this gloom. Mike Shonholz sent me a text about 5:30 yesterday wanting to know how he could help with efforts assisting others in need. After a few texts and a quick call we had a plan.Read more

If you are looking for a random act, please consider your local schools. There are many children and families that depend on going to school in order to eat each day. Not just breakfast and lunch, but food is also sent home by these programs to feed other family members. Loudoun County has opened schoolsRead more

Multichannel Chat Enables Users to Communicate with Anyone on Any Platform Do different teams in your organization use different collaboration applications based on their specific workflow needs? User adoption is a huge barrier to realizing the productivity gains from a new technology solution. Group messaging is one area where clients struggle to get buy-in fromRead more

We have a hypothermia shelter with only 12 beds in Falls Church. My partner and I pick up a volunteer shift each month. Usually we are there 5 – 11:45 to check people in, dish up dinner & play cards, chat, etc. and giving things would be weird. This month he picked up an overnightRead more

I had to go to traffic court today for an expired registration. After debuting in my first court appearance and getting out with no charges, I was walking back to the parking garage and encountered a frazzled young mom carrying a hefty 3 year old. She put him down and he started wailing so IRead more

November 27, 2019 “Mission accomplished! What a day and experience! With only a couple of deliveries left for today, we managed to cook and personally deliver meals to several dozen families. Some we found out were added to our list and were not aware the school had selected them. I can’t put into words theirRead more

“I was in the grocery store this weekend and saw an elderly gentleman navigating the aisles in an electric wheelchair. I gave him my RAK $20 and wished him a happy Thanksgiving.  He didn’t have much to say but I hope I made his day.” -Linda MechlinRead more