Spread a ripple of kindness through your community TODAY!

Acts of Random Kindness - or ARKs - are amazing, aren’t they?

Spread a ripple of kindness in honor of Rylie Guentensberger. No need to overthink it. Get inspired by the ideas below. Then share your ripple on social media and use #BeTheRipple so we can track how far the ripple goes. ENJOY!

• Leave a positive review for a business or recognize a job well done

• Create encouraging chalk art where people in your community will see it

• Volunteer with a local organization

• Support a local business and treat someone to lunch

• Pick up trash on a walk or clean up landscaping in a shared space

• Share good news on social media - highlight positivity

• Be creative and do something for the betterment of someone else

• Leave a treat on the porch of a friend / neighbor, or share it with them

• Share a song, playlist, podcast, or book with someone who might enjoy it

• Send a voice message to a family member and tell them 2-3 things you admire in them

• Help with a chore normally 'assigned' to another person in your house

• Share something you've learned with someone you love

• Invite a family member for some quality 1:1 time

• Let someone ahead of you in line and even have a conversation with them

• Give someone a compliment; be specific about what you're complimenting

• Thank someone helping you and use their name (cheat and use their name tag)

• Leave uplifting notes on windshields or other public surfaces

• Hold the door open for someone, make eye contact & say hello

• Buy the cup of coffee or leave a gift card for the person behind you to use

• Write notes to a special patient or friend and drop off at a local hospital / nursing home

• Give the 'Jeep' wave to any cars you pass that look like yours

• Strike up conversation with someone at a store or restaurant - ask them about their day

• Pull in your neighbor’s garbage cans

• Leave a note with a small plant or coffee gift card for your neighbors - add your contact details if you haven’t shared those before

• Send an email note of encouragement or thanks to your child’s teacher, your favorite healthcare provider, or a volunteer leader of any group you participate in

• Let someone go ahead of you in line

• Write a note to a former teacher or mentor and thank them for their impact on your life

• Fill up your spouse’s/child’s/parent’s car with gas

• Bag your own, or someone else’s groceries at the store

• Take a moment to compliment a stranger, on their hair, their clothes, shoes, laugh, smile, etc.

• Surprise a friend or family member by sharing a picture on social media, and caption it with what you love about them

• Use a dry erase marker to leave mirror notes for each of your family members telling them what you appreciate about them

• If you have been touched by a book, blog post, or podcast, take the time to email the author and tell them how their writing impacted you

• Practice intentional listening in your next conversation

• Learn something new today and share it with a friend

• Do something in your house, school or workplace to serve those around you