NEED SOME KINDNESS IDEAS? HERE'S 100 POSSIBILITIES

1. Deliver fresh-baked cookies to city workers.

2. Collect goods for a local food bank.

3. Brings some fragrant flowers to work and share them with the office.

4. Garden clubs can make floral arrangements for senior centers, nursing homes, hospitals, police station or shut-ins.

5. Teachers adopt a student who needs a friend, checking in periodically to see how things are going.

6. Volunteer to be a tutor in a local school.

7. Extend a hand to someone in need. Give the person your full attention to simply listen.

8. Merchants can donate a percentage of their receipts for the week to a special cause.

9. Bosses bring their secretary or employees a special tea bag or treat.

10. Students can clean the classrooms for the janitor.

11. Buy a stranger a free pizza.

12. Distribute lollipops to kids.

13. Sing at a local nursing home.

14. Offer a couple hours babysitting to new parents.

15. Put a "Have a Nice Day" sign on cars.

16. Employees can dress down for charity.

17. Serve refreshments to customers.

18. Pick a secret pal at work or school for the day and exchange gifts.

19. Remember the bereaved with phone calls, cards, plants and covered dishes.

20. Treat someone with fresh fruits.

21. Pay a compliment once an hour.

22. Remember a shut-in with a cheery call or visit.

23. Hand out balloons to passersby.

24. Give free sodas to motorists.

25. Be a good neighbor. Take over a baked treat or stop by to say "Hello."

26. Transport someone who can't drive.

27. Mow a neighbor's grass.

28. Say something nice to everyone you meet in a single day.

29. Send a treat to a local school or day-care center.

30. Volunteer at an agency who needs a helping hand.

31. Youth groups can wipe rain water off shopping carts or hold umbrellas for shoppers on the way to their cars.

32. Give the gift of your smile.

33. Teachers send home a note telling parents something their child did well.

34. Adopt a homeless pet at the Humane Society.

35. Scout troops can help people with packages at the mall or local store.

36. Book stores and libraries can host special programs or speakers.37. Teachers or volunteers can offer to answer the phone for school secretary for 10 minutes.

38. Parents can read to students in the classroom.

39. Students or children can write notes and bring flowers or goodies to their teachers. Remember other important people as the principal, janitor, nurse or secretary.

40. Incorporate kindness into curriculum at area schools, day care centers or Sunday schools.

41. Give a hug to a friend.

42. Tell your children why you love them.

43. Write a note to your mother/father and tell them why they are so special to you.

44. Pat someone on the back.

45. Remember mom's advice: If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

46. Give coffee to people on their way to work in the morning.

47. Donate time at a senior's center.

48. Give blood.

49. Visit hospitals with smiles, treats and friendly conversation for patients.

50. Stop by a nursing home, and visit a resident with no family nearby.

51. Fill your neighbor's flower box.

52. Leave a treat or handmade note of thanks for your newspaper delivery person or mailman.

53. Give free car washes.

54. Clean graffiti off of neighborhood walls and buildings.

55. Tell you boss that you think he/she does a good job.

56. Tell your employees how much your appreciate their work.

57. Let workers off work an hour early.

58. Have a trash pick-up or recycling party.

59. Tell a bus or taxi drive how much you appreciate their driving.

60. Have everyone in your office draw the name of a Random Acts of Kindness buddy out of a hat and do a kind thing for them that day or week.

61. Give a pair of tickets to a baseball game or concert to a stranger.

62. Leave an extra big tip for the waiter/waitress.

63. Drop off a plant or cookies to the police or fire department.

64. Give another driver your parking spot.

65. Open the door for another person.

66. Pay for the meal of the person behind you in the drive-through.

67. Write a note to the boss of someone who has helped you, praising the employee.

68. Leave the bouquet of flowers on the desk of a colleague at work that you don't normally get along with.

69. Bury the hatchet, just for one day, with an estranged family member. Make the call.

70. Volunteer to fix up an elderly couple's home.

71. Next time you go to the movies, pick out someone behind you in the line and pay for their ticket. Don't reveal who did the kind act.

72. Give flowers to be delivered with Meals-On-Wheels.

73. Give toys to the local Safe House for Women for children of abused women.

74. Give friends and family kindness coupons they can cash in for special favors.

75. Be a buddy to a new student or co-worker.

76. Write a thank-you note to a person in your past who has made a difference in your life.

77. Buy a roll of brightly-colored stickers and give them to children you meet during the day.

78. Open the phone book, select a name at random and send them a greeting card.

79. Write a card of thanks and leave it with your tip. Be sure to be specific in your thanks.

80. Let the person behind you in the grocery store go ahead of you in line.

81. When someone is trying to merge into your lane or turn, let them in. Wave and smile.

82. Buy a cold drink for your entire row at the baseball game.

83. Distribute kindness stickers available free of charge at the Southeast Missourian, 301 Broadway.

84. Read a book to a child.

85. Give a bag of groceries to a homeless person.

86. Laugh out loud often and share your smile generously.

87. Plant a tree in your neighborhood.

88. Make a list of things to do to bring more kindness into the world and have a friend make a list. Exchange lists and do one item per day for a month.

89. Walk around with an instant camera and take people's photographs and give the picture to them.

90. As you go about your day, pick up trash.

91. For one week, act on every single thought of generosity that arises spontaneously in your heart and notice what happens as a consequence.

92. Send a letter to a former teacher, letting them know the difference they made in your life.

93. Send a gift anonymously to a friend.

94. Organize a clothing drive for a shelter.

95. Buy books for a day care or school.

96. Slip a $20 to a person who needs it.

97. Take an acquaintance to dinner.

98. Offer to return a shopping cart to the store for someone loading their car, especially parents.

99. Offer to take a friend's child to practice.

100. Waive late fees for the week.