Top 10

So, it's the end of the year, and I feel that I need to make a top 10 list. Something that everyone does. But, this won't be the 10 best blog posts I've made. This is a top 10 list of ways to help people next year.

1. Volunteer at your local food bank. If there's a Foodbank or Operation Food Search around you, go ahead and volunteer there. People can really benefit from what you do, and you never know who you're helping.
2. Donate. If you are finanically stable, donate to those who need money, or use it for a good cause.
3. Join a group. If you have a local group such as hospice or a volunteer group, go ahead and join. It's a great way to do good things regularly.
4. Recycle/don't litter. Just as I made the post about the Galapagos animals, here's the same idea. Recycle, or at least make sure your garbage is properly disposed of. This can do so much for our environment. More than we even know.
5. Be nice to everyone. Even when you're not volunteering, be nice to everyone you see, or those that come around you. It really does impact people.
6. Start your own project. If there's a certain branch of community service that really hits home to you, start your own project about that. It doesn't have to be a huge thing that lasts forever. Even just working on it for a month or so is helpful.
7. Convince friends to help out. The more the merrier. The more people you have helping you volunteer, the more work gets done. And it gets done faster too!
8. Talk to people. If you volunteer at a hospital, homeless shelter or anywhere where your work is benefiting people, try and see if you can find some way to talk to them. Visit patients, or the homeless. It's not always possible, depending on where you're volunteering, and if you can't do it, don't worry about it. But, if you can, go right ahead. It really makes people happy.
9. Find creative ideas. Think about different ways that you can help people. Aside from packaging food or volunteering at shelters, what more can you do? There's always something. You can always do something.
10. Show your gratitude. I'm currently watching a news segment about a little boy who greets soliders when they come home from the airport. I'm not saying that you have to do that, but when someone does something nice for you, show them how grateful you are. Maybe make them a card, or cookies. Just something nice to show how thankful you are.

So, I hope that you enjoy this list, and find it useful through the next year when you want to do something to help out.