What is Good Deeds Day?

A new worldwide tradition of doing good is being established - Good Deeds Day. One day each year is dedicated to encouraging good deeds, and thousands of people take a break from their daily routine to volunteer and help others. Good Deeds Day realizes the concept that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and thus change the world.

It was businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison, Chairman of the Arison Group, who turned this simple idea into a reality. Shari Arison initiated the first Good Deeds Day in Israel in May 2007, launched by Ruach Tova (NGO) and supported by The Ted Arison Family Foundation. What started out with over 7,000 participants throughout Israel, has grown and expanded worldwide, with 12,000 participants in 2008, 20,000 in 2009, and 70,000 in 2010 who contributing 245,000 volunteering hours in over a thousand social projects, at 130 cities and towns, from Berlin and Kiev to Los Angeles, Boston and Arizona. In 2011, on the 5th Good Deeds Day, an all high record of volunteers was reached, with 160,000 good doers participating in volunteering projects worldwide.

"Good Deeds Day has become the leading day of giving, and this year private individuals, schoolchildren, students, soldiers and workers from many companies are joining in the fifth annual Good Deeds Day with the aim of doing a good deed for others." says Shari Arison, the initiator of Good Deeds Day.

The next Good Deeds Day will be held internationally on March 25, and in Israel on March 20. We invite you and your fellow students, community members and colleagues to join us on this day of doing good, by organizing a Good Deeds Day project in your own community!