So today I am no longer an even 40. Β Β I wanted to do something different, and I remembered an amazing thing some friends of mine did for their birthdays. Β They decided for their 40th birth day, they would do 40 Random Acts of Kindness (RAOK). Β Β So a couple months back I decided to take the afternoon off work and do 41 ROAKs. Β Β Β I can’t thank my girlfriend Lynn enough for all her help! Β It was so much fun to share this with her!
My ultimate goal in sharing this story is to inspire anyone to do a single ROAK whenever they can. Β If you decide to do the Birthday ROAK day, then also please let me know!
Here is what we did (with a few pics Lynn took with my Iphone)
- Made a donation to a friend’s charity to help her do humanitarian work in the Dominican
- Β Pre paid 3 canteen vouchers for people at work
- Β Bought and delivered snacks and drinks for coworkers
- Β Gave a Tim card to the lady in the flora dept that helped me with assembling the flowers
Gave a lottery ticket to a couple at the grocery store
- Β Returned a cart at Shoppers drug mart for an elderly woman
- Β Delivered flowers to an employee at Shoppers (facebook request)
- Β Gave a lottery ticket and a big tip to the cashier at Timmies
- Gave a Tim card to a street musician at LCBO
- Β Delivered Tim bits to Complete foot care (they always take such good care of me)
- Β Delivered water bottles to workers at a construction site
- Β Gave a water bottle to a crossing guard
- Β Gave timbits to the girls at Purolator (they are so friendly)
- Β Brought a tea to a friend recovering from surgery
- Β Delivered a cash for life ticket to a cancer survivor who has done a lot for other cancer surviors
- Β Delivered Flowers to a random business
- Β Gave a flowers to someone who works her butt off for the Canadian Cancer Society
- Dropped off Tim bits for the hard working volunteers at the Canadian Cancer Society
- Put change in expired parking meters
- Delivered Timbits to Porcupine advance printing to thank them for being such nice people
- Delivered Timbits to Scotia bank tellers
- Delivered Timbits to TD bank tellers
- Put change in expired parking meters (again)
- Gave a Cash for life to the administrator at Spruce hills lodge – and she said if she won she would use it to buy the place a new roof
- Β Gave a Tim card to one of the kitchen staff at Spruce Hills lodge
26 – 38. Β Delivered a dozen roses to the residents at Spruce hills lodge. Β Originally was going to give 1 rose to 12 residents, but they were all gathered for dinner when I arrived. Β SoΒ instead, the administratorΒ presentedΒ them to the entire group on our behalf. Β They were so happy, they sang me happy birthday)
39-41. Β Delivered 2 tim’s cards and a cash for life ticket to the the brave crew working at Timmins Fire department
