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I headed into Walmart to do some shopping for the little free pantry on my lunch break and struck up a conversation with a gentleman riding a motorized shopping cart.  He asked if I could spare some change and I told him I didn’t carry cash, but would be happy to buy him some groceries. Read more

Here is what our engineers got up to on RAK day. Matt and I pooled together some money to add to RAK and ended up with $140.00. We drove into Sterling VA, looking for a RAK opportunity, we ended up in the Sterling Blvd Shopping center. Matt immediately saw a woman, looking very stressed, walkingRead more

Stephanie organized a team to help Calvary Women’s Services. They assist homeless women with various resources (counseling, shelter, job assistance, etc.) and do AMAZING things for the lives of their residents. They are excited to be opening 2 new locations and we were thrilled to help outfit them with linens and pillows to make theirRead more

Inspired by ARG’s RAK! After hearing about the random acts of kindness happening yesterday, last night some girls from my daughter’s Girl Scout troop made sandwiches for Cornerstones, a homeless shelter here in Reston! -Deirdre  Read more

Lindsey and I left ARG HQ with our money in hand and some extra RAK cards.  We were determined to buy gas for a few people and fill a local little free pantry.  The first stop was the grocery, then we drove and filled up the pantry.  Next, was the gas station where we lurkedRead more

One of our team members spent time at Children’s National with his sister when he was younger, so the consulting team decided to focus our RAK on them.  We reached out and they had some great suggestions on what they could use.  We made bags for younger kids with crayons, coloring books, activity books, andRead more

For our Random Acts of Kindness Day, our group delivered some much-needed items to McLean Baptist Church’s Share of Mclean Food Pantry https://www.shareofmclean.org/.   Their organization is 50 years old and their website has great detail about their services.  We were met by Erica who gave us an overview of their services along with a tourRead more

I have a friend who has very aggressive breast cancer. She is trying to play it cool not asking for any help, never complaining, and keeping it all together for her 12-year-old son.  Recently she found out she needs to have a palette transfusion, which is never good. Yesterday I decided that I was goingRead more

I won a $25 gift card while at the office and in true ARG fashion was encouraged to perform a Random Act of Kindness. I thought that was a great idea and a core part of the spirit that makes ARG such a great team. Last week a friend, Mr. Chandler Daye, (who does soRead more

I just wanted to share with you some things we’re donating to Toys for Tots locally. I’ve collected these over the year and can’t wait for my sister to take them to our local fire department for donations! Every kid deserves a good Christmas 🎅 -EmilyRead more

We have so much to be thankful for this holiday season.  We are especially grateful for the opportunity to help families in Arlington that are facing food insecurity by banding together with others from our elementary school community to support a local little free pantry which we fill up after I pick the kids upRead more

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

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