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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. The staff has faced many challenges during COVID, having to limit access to the building and only offering curbside pickup. They still manage to get books out to readers in our community and everyday there are people stopping by to check out books. I decidedRead 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 grab a few items. I first spotted a couple when I walked in and thought it would be nice to brighten their evening since the weather hadRead 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 a man walk by in scrubs. I thought he would be a perfect person to surprise with a random act of kindness.  I approached him and explained the partnership between PGi and ARG, saying that we would like to buy himRead 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

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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