A.R.K. Acts of Random Kindness

ARK- Acts of Random Kindness also written as RAK- Random Acts of Kindness

Either way, that's what this swap it about, sharing kindness in your world.

You will be assigned 3 partners that you will email a write up about what ARK's you did. If you blog you can blog this and write up everything there. (Please, when you email your partners, consider using the BCC option, this makes it so that the emails are not broad-casted to everyone. Some prefer this)

You will preform 5 ARK's to any random people and write up what you did, how you felt, etc and feel free to include pictures (pictures not required).

When partners are assigned you will have a couple days to plan/prepare, 5 days to preform your ARK's, and a few days to write about what you did then send it to your partner. You may opt to do one a day or multiple in one day, whatever works for you. I'm just giving plenty of time for the ARK's and to write about it.

Newbies are allowed (because everyone should share some love!) and if you have kids feel free to have them help you or do some of their own.

This does not have to cost much. Some ideas are:
Change attached to a soda/snack machine
Change/fare left on a bus bench
Pay for the next person in the drive-thru
Offer to walk the neighbor's dog
Drop change in parking meters
Leave a "good Job" note on a work/company vehicle
Leave uplifting notes on mirrors or in the beauty aisle
Send a "thinking of you" card to a friend
Send something to one of your partners that you think they will like
Hand out bottles of water
Give away a gift card to a local ice cream shop
Leave a large tip
Offer flowers to any random person you pass
Tell a manager about a helpful store associate
Donate items to a community services center or goodwill
Take baked goods to the fire station
So many ideas!: http://www.karmacooler.com/2009/02/100-ideas-for-kindness/ http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas/

Some of these can be so simple and cheap but can brighten another's day. Feel free to use this picture to leave with your Act of Random Kindness: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245160862253156&l=412707f5b4 (not required to use and you can skip the verse if you prefer)