Category: Work

Community Service Ideas

Here’s one from Pennies of Time:

“Saying Thank You to Fire Fighters, Police Officers, or Teachers: I haven’t found a single time where our baked treats or basket of fruit and breads was turned away by one of our community helpers.  The fire fighters always take the time to show the boys around the fire station.  In one day, we make or gather the goods.  The next day, we take our basket to donate and say thank you.” lots more there.

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AND: Here’s just a portion of the 100’s of ideas with University of Nebraska LIncoln

  • Conduct a community service project during the Big Help Day in October.
  • Plan a Memorial Day program.
  • Recognize veterans in your community.
  • Participate in National Youth Service Day in April.
  • On Thanksgiving, make sure your family knows what you are thankful for.
  • Trim a mitten Christmas tree to donate mittens to local schools and homeless shelters.
  • Organize a coat drive in which old coats are donated for use by needy people.
  • Contact a local tree farm about donating a Christmas tree to a nursing home, homeless shelter or needy family.
  • Decorate a Christmas tree at a nursing home, hospital, school or homeless shelter.
  • Ring the bell for Salvation Army during the holidays.
  • Deliver a May Day basket.
  • Offer safety tips for youngsters during Halloween.
  • Conduct an Easter Egg Hunt for needy children.
  • On St. Patrick’s Day, don’t only wear something green, care for something green!
  • Volunteer to return shopping carts during National Supermarkets Month in February.
  • Make Spring baskets for seniors’ residential facility, neighbors or homeless shelters.
  • On International Picnic Day in May, take your family or friends on a picnic. You supply the food and let Mother Nature supply the ants!
  • Make a Halloween Safety Kit for youth.
  • Give your Mom a hug and a homemade card for Mother’s Day.
  • On Johnny Appleseed Day in March, deliver apples to homeless shelters.
  • July is Anti-Boredom Month. Help your friends fight boredom by becoming active community volunteers.
  • During July on National Cheer-Up Day, share a smile and cheer someone up.
  • Mow the lawn for your Dad on Father’s Day.
  • see more HERE
  • Print the PDF HERE

What Color to Paint?

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Here are some pointers: Click HERE for more info

  • 1. Blue color – people are more productive in blue rooms. Blue stimulates workers to a hugher performance. What is interesting is that blue clothing is recommended to job interviews because it symbolizes loyalty.

 

  • 2. Green color – green symbolizes nature and it helps to evoke relaxed mood. It is currently the most popular decorating color. Thus the backstage rooms where actors are waiting to appear on TV or on stage are painted with green color, as it calms the nerves and people are more relaxed.

 

  • 3. White color – white is popular in decorating because it is light, neutral, and matches with everything. White areas seem more spacious, reflect more light and usually give people optimistic mood. Therefore white and other light colors are used in production areas, small rooms and hallways. White is the symbol of cleanliness and sterility, thus it is used in hospitals and various medical centres.

 

  • 4. Red color – the most emotionally intense color that stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. Red is recommended by decorators as the ideal color of furniture since it attracts attention.

 

  • 5. Yellow color – yellow is considered as optimistic color that enhances concentration, however it is too bright for the eye to be taken in. People loose their temper more often in yellow rooms.