Friday, July 19, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NELSON MANDELA! (The Day After) @CWPFairfield @WritingProject #ConnectedLearning

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NELSON MANDELA! 
From the CWP Fairfield ISI Teachers

We learned yesterday that individuals in South Africa celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday through volunteering 67-minutes of their day to make the world a better place. Rather than offering a whole day off – a holiday – Mandela suggested an hour and seven minutes to symbolize the 67 years of service he gave to the country. In honor of his birthday, the students in the Young Writers’ Institute and the teachers in the ISI brainstormed a list of 67 things that could be done to bring more happiness to their communities. The following list was typed by Allanah at Lynn’s request and mailed to me. This was the listed created by teachers. It seemed like a perfect end-of-the-week post:
  1. Bubble gum bliss to colleagues
  2. Garage sale for charity
  3. Write NPR to suggest 67 minutes in U.S., too.
  4. Plant flowers in a community space
  5. Volunteer at a local refugee center
  6. Hold the door for someone
  7. Smile at a total stranger
  8. Pay it forward at Dunkin’ Donuts
  9. Pray for the sick
  10. Really LISTEN to a child
  11. Write about humanity.  Pass it on.
  12. Make a donation to a soup kitchen.
  13. Recycle
  14. Sit with someone who needs a friend
  15. Stay after school to do an activity with a group of kids
  16. Say a prayer for Nelson Mandela
  17. Donate books to a library
  18. Donate blood
  19. Help a neighbor with their yard
  20. Volunteer at your local animal shelter
  21. Start a new club at school
  22. Adopt an animal
  23. Be a curteous driver
  24. Bake for students/friends/anyone
  25. Let someone cut in front of you in line
  26. Clean out closets or cabinets and make donations
  27. Invite a friend to lunch
  28. Become a mentor for a student in need
  29. Volunteer your time reading to children
  30. Take your dog for a walk (helps you and the dog)
  31. Give someone a massage
  32. Send someone a poem you wrote for him/her
  33. Dance! (It helps everyone)
  34. Buy someone coffee (smiley)
  35. Smell flowers/plant them
  36. Make someone a homemade treat (like blueberry bread)
  37. Make dinner for your mom/dad
  38. Thank people who work at toll booths
  39. Visit a senior center
  40. Help an elderly person with groceries
  41. Tutor a child
  42. Clean your church
  43. Give someone a ride to work
  44. Cook a nice meal for someone
  45. Call a friend
  46. Sing
  47. Buy someone a gift
  48. Post on your mom’s facebook wall
  49. Laugh at least once a day
  50. Laugh at someone’s sucky joke
  51. Leave random notes scattered for friends/roommates – especially if you go on a long trip
  52. Leave a note, text, email to remind someone you still care
  53. Don’t take yourself too seriously (It truly helps others)
  54. Make public/shared space with friends/coworkers brighter and more friendly/communal
  55. Plant a tree
  56. After enjoying an activity with a child, write a story about it and make him/her the main character
  57. Adopt a child
  58. Love, unconditionally
  59. Share
  60. Remember that you only live one life and live it to the fullest
  61. “Scat” like Ella, Billy, and Ms. Horne
  62. Bake double fudge cream cheese brownies
  63. Read globally, act locally
  64. Rescue an indoor insect and put it outside
  65. Make dinner for a neighbor
  66. Teach someone new technology
  67. Channel your inner-child


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