What an adventure this has been already. I believe that I am on the best end of things as everyone is reporting their deeds to me. I get daily motivation from all the Granola Moms so that I can record our yearly efforts. We are just shy of a month into our plan and we are very excited about all we have done to give back and to inspire others to give back. Here is what we have done so far:
| 1 | Paid the toll for others on I70 |
| 2 | Let someone cut in line at the store |
| 3 | Donated food, clothes and toys to others |
| 4 | Paid for someone to have personal training sessions |
| 5 | Paid for others coffee at the gas station |
| 6 | Sent flowers to police dispatcher |
| 7 | Donated KU basketball tickets |
| 8 | Fed parking meters |
| 9 | Made fresh juice for an ill friend |
| 10 | Donated historical coin to collector |
| 11 | Loaded copy machines in building so no one runs out of copy paper |
| 12 | Helped find shelter for a young woman kicked out of her home |
| 13 | Bought dinner for another family at the same restaurant |
| 14 | Donated money to animal shelter |
| 15 | Took newspapers closer to doors |
| 16 | Wrote get well cards to friends |
| 17 | Gave coat to a friend |
| 18 | Gave healthy cooking tips to dieter |
| 19 | Gave a friend a ride to an out of town meeting |
| 20 | Brought mail to neighbor |
| 21 | Supported runners efforts in 5K |
| 22 | Helped another child with no shoes on get to their car |
| 23 | Donated money to food pantry |
| 24 | Bought a haircut for the next person to come into a salon |
There are some amazing stories that came from these simple deeds. But I really want to highlight a few.
On the 12th of January, I had a Granola Mom’s daughter with me and she reported her excitement with paying forward a good deed on their turn. I was having a pretty grumpy, busy day and I shared with her that the 12th was my day but that I hadn’t figured out what to do yet. She quickly listed off several ideas! I dropped her off at her activity and turned the car away in thought of what could I do for my good deed. I saw a young couple beside the road with a storage tub and several shopping bags arguing with one another. I pulled my car over and watched for a minute and then decided to get out and ask if they needed help. The young woman reported that she had just gotten kicked out of her house and was walking to meet a friend. I offered them a ride in my car to their friends. I was so thrilled with how the world spun that day to present with such an awesome give back in spite of my grumpy outlook.
Yesterday the Granola Moms got “busted”. Stephanie went into a local salon to purchase a haircut for the next customer. After she explained the stylist her idea she went to her car to get money for the haircut. When she came back into the salon a woman sat in the stylist chair and said, “Are you with that moms group that is doing good deeds?” She said she had read our story in the Osawatomie Journal and was very excited to see the plan in action. Stephanie shared with them, the best thing they could do is “pay it forward”. Thank you to Kevin Gray for the write up in the Osawatomie Journal, I believe the story is making a difference.
And now I want to open up the reports to you our readers and followers. Let me know what your good deeds are! I want to include them in our 2012 Give Back! The best place to post your deeds is on our Granola Moms Facebook page.
