“Banking for good” is about inspiring goodwill and encouraging others to do something unexpectedly kind for others. Are you looking for inspiration on how to do “good” in your community? You’re in luck.

As part of our 60^th Anniversary, we’ve compiled a list of 60 random acts of goodness – one for each year we’ve been in business.

1. Purchase groceries for the person behind you
2. Pay for someone’s Uber/Lyft ride
3. Donate gently-used blankets or board games to a local retirement home
4. Surprise someone who’s adopting a pet and cover the costs
5. Donate pet toys to a local animal shelter
6. Pay for someone’s parking meter 
7. Pick up the dinner tab for a random family
8. Pay for a stranger’s layaway bill
9. Leave a large or unexpected tip for your waiter or barista
10. Help pay off overdue school lunch debts
11. Pay for someone’s wash and dry cycle at a local laundromat
12. Donate children’s books to a library or daycare nearby
13. Gift care packages to first responders (i.e., doctors, nurses, firefighters, or law enforcement)
14. Pick up trash/litter at your neighborhood park
15. Put together care packages for the homeless
16. Pay for someone’s gas
17. Pay for a commuter’s bus fare
18. Offer to walk your neighbor’s dog
19. Write encouraging words in chalk on sidewalks throughout your park or neighborhood 
20. Instead of throwing out mailer coupons, gift them to an elderly neighbor or family member
21. Join the Big Brother/Sister program at your local YMCA/recreation center
22. Become a donor at your local blood drive
23. Help coach little league in your area
24. Donate unused canned food to a local food drive
25. Instead of birthday gifts, pick a donation and ask family/friends to donate on your special day
26. Leave a positive review on a family-owned bar or restaurant’s social media page
27. Plant a tree
28. Buy reusable grocery bags and hand them out to strangers at the store
29. When purchasing a movie ticket, pay for the person behind you
30. Send a card/letter to a deployed service member
31. When eating out, buy a meal for your waiter
32. Buy a flower bouquet and gift them to a stranger
33. If you own a business, offer “free” days (i.e., family portraits, tax advice, therapy sessions, etc.)
34. Help a stranger load groceries into their car
35. If you work in an office, buy Girl Scout or Boy Scout treats and leave them in the break room with a “help yourself!” sign
36. Make a charitable donation to an organization you care about
37. Run errands for a busy family member
38. When it snows, shovel an elderly neighbor’s walkway
39. Ride your bike or walk to work
40. Take some extra time out of your day to listen to a friend/stranger
41. Thank a teacher with a special gift
42. Donate your hair after a haircut
43. Create positive bookmarks and hide them at your local library
44. Sign up to be an organ donor
45. Leave snacks and refreshments for delivery drivers
46. Shop local
47. Let an elderly stranger cut you in line
48. Give up your seat on the bus/train
49. Fill an iPod with the 1930s, 40s, and 50s era music and donate it to a retirement home
50. Help reduce paper waste and switch to eStatements/paperless mail
51. Pay for a student’s yearbook
52. Leave treats for the cleaning crew at your office
53. Pick up other people’s trash that was left behind
54. Compliment a stranger
55. Donate stuffed animals and coloring books to an orphanage/foster home
56. Share other acts of kindness online
57. Write a positive LinkedIn review for your coworker
58. Offer to babysit for a couple’s night out
59. Return your shopping cart to the corral
60. Email a former teacher to say thank you

Join us in celebrating FirstBank’s 60^th Anniversary! Stay tuned for more at efirstbankblog.com.

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