I was in the grocery store and saw two kids at the coin machine. They had a backpack full of pennies. When they finished they had $44 which I matched. The excitement on their faces was priceless! -StephanieRead more
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On June 24th, 2021, ARG celebrated its 30th year in business. Technology is a dynamic space, and we are humbled to not only survive this long but to be thriving. Over the years, ARG has consistently participated in Random Acts of Kindness so, it seemed fitting that in celebration of reaching this milestone we spendRead more
I haven’t been able to get ahead this week to plan and prep food in advance, so I ran to Café Rio after work to pick up dinner for the family. I met a gentleman outside who was asking for change. I didn’t have any cash, so I offered to buy him dinner while IRead more
Food insecurity is a big issue in my community and the little free pantry at my boys’ elementary school gets a lot of traffic. I bought cases of pantry staples, and the boys and I loaded up the car to fill up the pantry this weekend. We stocked it full of their favorites, like peanutRead more
I wanted to share the care bags for the homeless I’ve put together. I went to the store and got basic health items, plus some extras. I put these together in a bag and tuck in bottles of water. They are perfect for the homeless in my area, something that is very prevalent where IRead more
I love to read and I love our local library. It’s been hard for the people who work at the library with COVID. They had to stop letting people in the building and can only do customer pick up outside. It’s great that they still manage to get books out to people and every dayRead more
I conducted my last two random acts of kindness while working on my project with ARG . I went to the grocery store on a Friday night to get a few items. I first spotted the couple when I walked in and thought it would brighten their evening since the weather had been so cold.Read more
I really wanted 2021 to be the biggest year of RAK’s ever. I decided to do a 1000 Pie Mission to raise $25k for this community in Loudoun. I first heard about it about a year ago and had no idea it existed. I took a ride out there about a month ago and decidedRead more
I went to the local liquor store to buy some wine and I saw him walk by in scrubs and thought – perfect person to do a random act of kindness. I went up to him and told him about the partnership between PGi and ARG and we would like to buy him a 6Read more
On National Random Act of Kindness day, we had to drop our car off at the service station to get some work done. This mechanic has been great to us, always helping when me, Chris or our girls have a car problem. They’ve proven to be trustworthy, helpful and never steer us the wrong direction.Read more
Many of the ways that people fundraise have turned to an online presence over the past year. People who generally do a great job fundraising in person, but are not a fan of social media, are struggling this year. I chose to help my friend, whose father had bilateral lung transplant and is now onRead more
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
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