Good Deeds Day!

San Jose, Cost Rica – Kids perform in a flash mob in Plaza de la Cultura, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.

On March 24th of this year, nearly a million people participated in Good Deeds Day. Volunteers celebrated the day by simply doing a good deed; these varied from feeding the homeless to cleaning up local parks, visiting children at orphanages or building gardens—there were even flash mobs! This international day was the brainchild of one woman, Shari Arison, from Israel. As a businesswoman and philanthropist, Shari believes that small good deeds make a difference. She started the day in 2007 and already it has grown to include people from 50 countries.

As Shari puts it:

Here is a smattering of projects from this year’s Good Deeds Day… but, before you take a look, mark your calendars for Good Deeds Day 2016!

Australia – Kids and their families prepare 522 food packages for the hungry, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day

Sderot, Israel – A student helping an elderly woman repair her home, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.

Philippines – Volunteers and locals creating a garden, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.

Lovejoy, Georgia – Volunteers building homes for low income families, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.

Cameroon – Volunteers visiting an Orphanage, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.

Washington D.C. – Volunteers taking care of a local park by picking up and sorting trash, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.

Bahamas – A man cleaning a children’s home, photo courtesy of Good Deeds Day.