Have you ever thought, “Oh, if only I had an extra day to … ?” To sleep. To check things off a to-do list. To spend quality time with your loved ones.
What about to make the world a better place?
Because 2020 is a leap year, we get the luxury of an additional 24 hours. Better yet, leap day falls on a Saturday. Whether you’re sharing a little kindness with a stranger or preparing a big event with your fellow club members, it’s easy to use your extra day for something good.
In need of a little inspiration? Here are some project ideas — 29, to be exact — to get you started:
- Write cards of encouragement for a school or children’s hospital.
- Ask your local library if you can volunteer as a group reader.
- Check with organizations in your community that may need extra help — such as Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Clubs or Special Olympics.
- Help out at a soup kitchen.
- Sort donations at a food pantry.
- Team up with a few friends and pick up trash at a park or playground.
- Set up a clothing or book drive.
- Join an outdoor beautification project in your city, if weather permits.
- Involve members of K-Kids, Builders Club, Key Club, CKI and Aktion Club in a joint service project — then celebrate with a fun social hour.
- Write congratulatory messages to graduating Key Club and CKI seniors.
- Pay for the order of the person in line after you at a fast-food restaurant, coffee shop or grocery store.
- Host a resume-writing and interviewing practice session for students preparing for college and work life.
- If you have crafting skills, knit hats for babies.
- Train kids how to safely ride a bike.
- Donate gently used items (clothing, electronics, eyeglasses, etc.) to an organization that can reuse or recycle them for those in need.
- Build a little free library for your community.
- Host a game day for kids — outdoor sports if the weather’s nice, or an indoor board game tournament if not.
- Spread the word about a favorite charity.
- Write a positive online review of an organization you or your club has collaborated with to help more kids.
- Teach kids how to grow their own food.
- Host a diaper and baby formula donation drive to collect supplies for mothers and newborns in need.
- Pack and distribute first-aid kits to families for their homes and vehicles.
- Help families in need celebrate birthdays and milestones by creating a “party in a box” with balloons, streamers and signs.
- Mentor a child.
- Turn plastic bags into upcycled, waterproof blankets for those in need.
- Set up a fundraising challenge for charity.
- Sponsor a family in need to attend a museum, theater or attraction.
- Provide kids with supplies to create puppets and perform their own puppet show.
- Start planning an end-of-year ceremony to recognize your club’s BUG and Terrific Kids students’ achievements.