Before summer comes to an end, why not turn some of those remaining days into opportunities to make a difference?
Make Your Remaining Summer Days Count
Maybe you still have a few days off, a weekend getaway planned, or simply some free afternoons ahead. Whatever your schedule looks like, there are plenty of ways to use this time to support your community.
Volunteer with a local organization, join a community project, help a neighbor, or find a cause that could use an extra pair of hands.
You don’t need a big plan. One simple action can make a meaningful difference.
And if you’re looking for inspiration, the Good Deeds Day Get Ideas Hub is a great place to start. With ideas from around the world, you can discover simple ways to volunteer, support your community, care for the environment, and do good – whether you have an hour or an entire afternoon.
Turn Free Time Into Doing Good
As summer winds down, make the most of those extra hours.
Spend an afternoon volunteering. Help prepare or distribute food. Support a summer program for children. Donate items you no longer need. Or ask a local nonprofit how you can help.
Even a few hours can become meaningful when you choose to spend them doing good.
Not sure where to begin? Check out 24 Good Deeds to Do This Summer for easy ideas you can put into action before the season ends.
You don’t need more time. You just need to make the time you have count.
One More Summer Activity – with a Purpose
Looking for something to do with friends or family before summer ends?
Make doing good your next group activity.
Organize a beach or neighborhood cleanup, collect essential items for a local organization, visit someone who could use some company, or simply find a community project you can join together.
Doing good together is a great way to spend time with the people you care about while creating a positive impact in your community.
And who knows? Your good deed might inspire someone else to do one, too.
Give Back to the Places You Enjoyed This Summer
Summer takes us outdoors – to beaches, parks, streets, forests, and other shared spaces.
Before the season ends, give something back to the places that gave you so many summer memories.
Pick up litter during your next walk, organize a small cleanup with friends, care for a shared green space, or take simple steps to reduce waste.
You can even connect your good deed to a bigger global goal. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offer inspiration for taking action on issues ranging from environmental sustainability and education to reducing inequality and strengthening communities.
A small action close to home can be part of something much bigger.
Look Around Before Summer Ends
Some of the best opportunities for doing good are right in front of us.
Is there a neighbor who could use some help? A friend you haven’t checked in on? A local organization looking for volunteers? A community project you could support?
Take a moment to look around.
Notice a need. Take a simple action. Do some good.
Volunteering is one powerful way to turn that intention into action. Around the world, people volunteer their time and skills to support communities and contribute to the common good. You can explore more about the impact of volunteering through the United Nations volunteerism resources.
There’s Still Time
August may feel like the final chapter of summer, but it doesn’t have to be the end of your opportunities to do good.
There are still days to volunteer, people to help, communities to support, and simple good deeds waiting to happen.
So before summer slips away, make those remaining days count.
Make one more memory. Take one more adventure. Do one more good deed.
Because sometimes, the best way to end the summer is by knowing you made someone else’s summer a little better, too.
And remember: summer may be coming to an end, but doing good never goes out of season.
Keep the Good Going
Summer might be ending, but your next good deed can start today.
Visit Good Deeds Day website, to get inspired, find a volunteer opportunity in your community, or get inspired by good deeds happening around the world.
There’s always time to do good.
