
Welcome to
THE CHARA Challenge
#SPREADJOY / #ComoNaz
The ComoNaz CHARA Challenge #SpreadJoy #ComoNaz
You are invited to join us as we intentionally,
#SpreadJoy across our community!
We believe that every day is an opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of those around us.
One simple random act of kindness can change a life.
Below you will find a list of great ideas to start.
Keep in mind this is not an exhaustive list and you are
encouraged to create some of your own.
As you do please be sure to post your experience through a screen shot and/or brief description on your Facebook, Instagram or other Social Media outlet. Be sure to include #SpreadJoy and #ComoNaz
(You can also send us an email through the push button below)
We hope this will be a great experience for you as you participate with us in Spreading Joy this season!
Great Idea Starters...
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Smile at everyone. Smiles spread joy!
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Help someone with bags at the grocery store.
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Leave a note in a library book.
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Pick up trash (even if it’s not yours).
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Wash someone’s car.
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Visit an elderly neighbor.
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Let someone jump ahead of you in line.
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Compliment a friend.
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Compliment a stranger.
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Hold the door for someone.
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Leave happy notes on cars at the mall.
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Write a thank-you note for your mail carrier.
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Give hot chocolate or hand warmers to your garbage collectors.
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Bake cookies for neighbors and leave on their doorsteps.
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Pay for a stranger’s coffee at the drive-thru.
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Donate toys.
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Write chalk messages on the sidewalk.
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Paint kindness rocks and hide them.
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Donate food to a food pantry.
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Bring flowers to your teacher.
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Donate supplies to a homeless shelter.
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Take some treats to the police or fire station.
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Tell someone how much you love them.
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Make someone else’s bed (in your house).
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Visit a nursing home.
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Invite someone new to play on the playground.
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Tell the principal how great your teacher is.
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Fill a jar with candy for another family.
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Bring a treat to the custodian.
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Make dinner for your parents.
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Make a get well card for local hospital patients.
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Bring your neighbors’ trash cans up for them.
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Do a chore without being asked.
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Give a treat to the bus driver.
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Buy extra school supplies for a teacher.
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Teach someone to play your favorite game.
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Ask someone new to play at recess.
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Write a poem for a neighbor.
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Make candy grams for the fire department.
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Make a homemade gift for someone.
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Deliver water bottles or other packaged items to a homeless shelter.
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Make a card for your librarian.
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Send a postcard to a friend.
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Hug your mom or dad.
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Send a birthday card
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Spread positive gossip
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Be Kind to someone that is challenging to like.
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Decorate cupcakes and give them away
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Give out quarters to people at a Laundromat.
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Add quarters to a strangers parking meter
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Write life giving cards and hand them to random people that may need some positive life giving words spoken over them
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Tell someone to have a great day
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Do a Random Act of Kindness
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Buy the drink for the person behind you in line
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Send a thank-you note
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Call a friend you haven't talked to in a while
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Send flowers to someone.
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Leave a nice note for your wait staff letting them know you appreciate them
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Hang your kid's artwork on the fridge
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Offer praise for a job well done
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Double your normal tip amount
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Shovel your neighbor's driveway
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Leave a treat for the postal service/UPS workers
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Bring homemade cookies/treats to your office
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Ask your parents out on a date
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Leave a kind note for a co-worker
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Send comics to a friend who needs a laugh
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Post on someone's Facebook wall a photo or memory of you together
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Send an email about great customer service
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Wave to your neighbors
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Send a thank-you note to a teacher
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Leave a note in your kid's lunchbox
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Listen, pause & Really listen
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Put down your phone and give people 100% of your attention
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Help each other
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Let people know you are thinking of them
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Fold laundry without being asked
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Do the dishes without being asked
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Stickers, stickers are always a good thing
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Send a coupon for a future date or help
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Have your kids make a card for their grandparents for no reason other than to say hi
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Give the gift of your time
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Send your special someone a text telling them you love them and can't wait to see them.
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Leave a sticky note with a great saying or smiley face for a stranger to see
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Donate to charity
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Bring a welcome basket to a new neighbor
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Thank a law enforcement officer and/or fireman for their service
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Make a care package for someone not feeling well
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Email your child's teacher letting them know you appreciate them
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Babysit for friends one night so that they can go on a date
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Pass on a book that you’ve enjoyed
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Serve a meal at a homeless shelter or women’s shelter
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Make dinner for your neighbors just because
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Mentor someone
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Pick flowers and give them away
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Run errands for a someone
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Smile and talk to your cashier
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Invite a friend over for dinner
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Donate to a shelter or charity you love
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Tell someone they are AMAZING!!!
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Buy a gift card at a restaurant and give it to a family who is just coming into the restaurant.
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Leave silly voicemails
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Dance and sing in your car
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Help someone carry something
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Lay in the grass and look for shapes in the clouds with your kids
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Go on a mystery date with your special someone.
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Hide a note filled with kind words
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Give a stranger a $5 Starbucks gift card
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Make a recipe book of family recipes and email it to family members
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Send 5 people a tweet/Facebook message/text letting them know your thinking of them right now
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Compliment a parent on how well behaved their kids are
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Say something nice when others are gossiping
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Donate your old eyeglasses to the Lion Club
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Let someone have the close parking space
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Share when you hear someone being complimented
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Bring your special someone breakfast in bed
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Have coffee ready for your spouse
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Hold the elevator
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Say thank you to everyone you can
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Send dessert to another table
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If you are a good photographer offer to take family photos for friends
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Make 2 lunches and give one away
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Thank the customer service reps on the phone for helping you
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Call your Mom!
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Have a pillow fight with strangers (make sure they’re new pillows)
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Offer to carry someone’s groceries out
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Pay for the meal of a veteran or public service worker
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Be creative by asking the Lord to help you with ideas or ways to #spreadjoy / #ComoNaz