1. Volunteer! Help with After School Programs. Be a Mentor. Stock the Food Bank.
2. Donate Blood at the Next Blood Mobile.
3. Participate in Relay for Life and Other Worthy Fund Raisers.
4. Schedule Family Nights to Play Games, Cook a Meal, Play Outside, Ride Bikes, Read Aloud.
5. Attend a Church of Your Choice Regularly.
6. Check Out and Read Books from the Library.
7. Thank Your Mail Carrier, Newspaper Deliverer, Garbage Collector, Waitress, Teacher, Pastor, City Council, County Commissioners, and other Public Servants.
8. Demonstrate that Marion County Communities CAN Collaborate and Cooperate.
9. Donate Funds to Local Charitable Organizations.
10. Say Yes When Asked to Help.
11. Ask a Teen to Teach You How to Send a Text Message
12. Visit Senior Centers, Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and Shut-Ins.
13. Volunteer to Baby Sit for a Single Mom.
14. Have a TV Blackout Night – or Week!
15. Plan and Host a Neighborhood Block Party.
16. Cultivate an Open Mind.
17. Learn a New Skill.
18. Take a College Class for Credit or Just to Learn Something New.
19. Cultivate Front Porch Visits.
20. Form a “Habitat for Humanity” Type Group to Fix Up/Repair Run-Down Housing.
21. Be a Scout or 4-H Leader.
22. Have a “Strollers on the Streets” Night.
23. Take a Few Risks.
24. Start Jogging or Walking Every Day.
25. Perform a Community Service.
26. Talk to Youth about What They Want and Need.
27. Share Your Ideas with Community Leaders and Political Representatives.
28. Run for Office.
29. Advertise in the Newspaper or Write Positive Letters to the Editor.
30. Help with Fund Raising Events.
31. Support Quality Child Care.
32. Sponsor a Child from a Low Income Family at a Preschool.
33. Adopt a Grandparent.
34. Be Accessible.
35. Invite Children Over to Bake Cookies.
36. Plan a Family Reunion.
37. Build Trusting, Respectful Relationships.
38. Attend a Conscious Discipline Training.
39. Write Letters to Distant Family and Friends.
40. Attend School Concerts, Plays and Sporting Events.
41. Learn to Swim.
42. Pick Up Trash and Pull Weeds in the City Park.
43. Fill the Gas Tank in a Needy Family’s Car.
44. Buy a Season Family Swimming Pool Pass for a Low Income Family.
45. Say “Neither” to Paper or Plastic – Provide Your Own Reusable Shopping Bag.
46. Recycle Paper, Plastic, Glass, and Metal!
47. Conserve Water and Electricity.
48. Walk Instead of Driving.
49. Try Out the Swings in the City Park.
50. Support Local Businesses.
51. Vote in the 2008 Elections.
52. Cut Down on Sweets and Fats in Your Diet.
53. Attend Public Meetings to Become Informed on School and Government Issues.
54. Plant a Tree or Flowers.
55. Bake Bread.
56. Star Gaze.
57. Work Hard Enough to Sweat.
58. Ask Questions.
59. Save Money.
60. Pray for Peace and Reconciliation.