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becky here

I am in the course of writing my summary of the first year of Wandering Souls which I hope to post tomorrow...since there will be 10 feet of snow and I will be home bound for days and with my can of beans and digging myself out...oh no wait...it's DC so strike that. I will be telling myself that the 10 inches is 10 feet and that I can't leave so that I will no excuse but to sit on the couch and do WS work.

In any case...in doing some philanthropic reasearch I came across this family in Canada who has started what they call "Guerilla Giving". They pledged to give away 10% of their earnings and not only do they do that but also have found a way to make it fun for the family and what I am sure makes someones day in more ways than 1 when they come across the treasure.

They essentially leave that day's gift in a bag or envelope somewhere in the city....sometimes hanging off a sign, on a rock, in a window display, on and on....an unusual place with a note that says It's For You from Guerilla Giving. They have pictures and stories here about their journey...http://guerrillagiving.org/ and I kind of love it.

Reminds how much a simple thing can brighten someone's day.

There's another company that I have admired for a while now who came up with Smile Cards - http://www.helpothers.org/cards.php
Truly nothing more than a card with smiley faces on it and folks can leave notes on the back if they wish. But then they leave them in places for others to find and then pass it forward. Now I don't think you need to pay for them but...

there are so many simple things that we can do to just brighten someone's day.

I would love to hear other ideas....what do you enjoy?