Practicing Common Cents Philanthropy || Common Cents Philanthropists

It's not about giving financial gifts...
it's about building bridges to human goodwill and you!

James A. Relken, president and founder.

Jim Relken has been giving back to the community and his nation in one way or another for many years. Visit our membership page to find out how you can become a Common Cents Philanthropist today!

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	Practices of a Common Cents Philanthropist
	There are many, many ways to practice Common Cents Philanthropy everyday. Here are a few suggestions.

Check out our forum for more ideas (no registration required to view). Send a greeting card to a friend Hold a door open for someone Tell your neighbor that you appreciate him/her Visit a nursing home Donate cookies to a community fund raiser Volunteer at a school Join a local PTA Volunteer for a non profit Usher in your church Help serve at a funeral dinner Smile at a stranger Personally express appreciation to an employee who has done a great job Beautify your neighborhood park Phone call someone who is ill Phone call someone from church you have missed seeing Tell someone he/she looks great today Visit a friend in the hospital Call a family member and tell him/her that you appreciate him/her Call your dad and tell him he is and outstanding person Call mom and tell her she is beautiful Let an elected official know you appreciate their service Let a service club know you appreciate their work Share a good magazine Share a good book Take a friend to the movies Take homemade cookies to the office Stop by the fire department and thank them for their work Call the police chief and thank him or her for their service Help a work related committee Teach Sunday school Help a service club Volunteer for your local chamber of commerce Give blood Give your very good condition clothes to the Salvation Army resale store Buy some new books for the school library Give the grocery store clerk a box candy as a token of appreciation Pull weeds in your neighborhood park Donate flowers to a beautification project Send flowers to someone Give your paper delivery person a gift certificate Have a party for friends you have not seen in years Join the church choir Volunteer to ring bells for the Salvation Army Christmas project Adopt a senior citizen in your neighborhood who is alone Send a thank you to the American Legion Send a thank you to the VFW Correspond with a person confined to home Mentor a youth or college student Correct a misunderstanding from the past with a friend Contact your clergy person and tell them how important they are Encourage humor in a positive light Ask you neighbor to join you for an evening walk Buy a friend a new C.D. of their favorite music Plan a mystery trip with a friend Give away boxes of candy to friends for Valentine’s day By the dessert for a friend Buy a stranger coffee at your next drive thru visit to Tim Horton’s Do the dishes after dinner Treat a friend to ice cream Buy some Dunkin Donuts and take them to work Buy a big bag of popcorn and donate it to the homeless shelter Join the United way movement Become a scout leader Thank a teacher from the past Plan a surprise party for a friend Join and become active with you local NAACP Make some homemade jam and give it away Pick you garden flowers and give them away Shovel your neighbor’s snow Tell the merchants you regularly buy from that you appreciate them Give the waitress a really great tip Take pictures of important events in the community and give them to the appropriate person Buy a flag of your country and give it to a veteran in your community Clean up your local cemetery of debris Visit the funeral home when a friend passes on Sing Christmas carols to other during the season Help serve meals at a homeless shelter Donate food to the local shelter Invite friends over for movie night and snacks Help someone with their homework Tell the school custodians they are awesome Send a thank you note to your teacher Take cookies to the principal’s office Honor your soccer coach Take roses to a senior citizen Thank others when they smile Buy a new baby in the family a savings bond Tell your stockbroker you appreciate their advice Get up early and make breakfast for mom and dad Wash your dad’s car Buy car wash tickets for a friend Offer to wash a senior citizen’s car Do the housecleaning this week Wave to your neighbors on a regular basis. Offer to baby sit your neighbor’s children Offer to help a co-worker complete their work Bring is snacks to the office for all your co-workers Become a volunteer hockey coach Become a Girl Scout leader Let someone take your bus seat Let someone take your subway seat Pass out bottled water at a marathon running event Become a soccer coach Sounds easy, doesn't it? You're probably already doing a number of these things anyway, so why not register as a member and become an official Common Cents Philanthropist? Join today. Check out our forum for more ideas (no registration required to view).