RAKs List
RAK Form

On Campus

Leave quarters for laundry
Help wash dishes at the caf
Buy other group's candy/flowers/etc. and randomly distribute
Custodian Appreciation Day
Leave notes for the workers at the caf
Send people random happy mail
Chalk talk
Finals week: coffee & donuts (winter) or lemonade stand (spring)
Give out hot chocolate on a cold day
Leave bowls of candy in dorms
Hand out random $5 gift cards
Mailroom worker appreciation
Bring coffee or candy to late-night studiers at the library
Free drinks at 7th Street
Give an apple to a teacher!
RA Appreciation
Campus Fun Day on the Quad
Library staff appreciation
Bring donuts to an 8 AM class
Take out a hall's recycling
Cheer on less popular sports teams
Decorate campus in blue & orange!
Faculty/staff car wash
"Stall stuffers"

In the Community

Fill parking meters
Leave nice notes on car windshields
Help out at a race or special event
Rake leaves
Shovel snow / dig out someone's car
Set up a free lemonade stand at the park
Help out at the Community Center
Cheer on local sports teams
Visit a nursing home

Anytime/Anywhere RAKs

Fortune cookie compliments
Hold a free car wash!
Leave motivational quotes
Hand out flowers to people, especially on crappy days
Leave smilies
Pay for coffee for the person behind you in line at a cafe
Hold open a door for people
Give out compliments!
Talk to strangers: strike up a conversation with someone in line or standing around
Send someone a card
Promote random acts of kindness!

 

 

 

February 26, 2007
Comments? mniebrzy@bucknell.edu