67 ways to do your duty on Mandela Day

1. Donate R67 to a worthy charity.
2. Help an elderly neighbour.
3. Donate food to an animal organisation.
4. Clean out kennels at an animal organisation.
5. Walk a dog at an animal organisation.
6. Help get a dog or cat adopted.
7. Donate blood.
8. Put a tin money box in your house to collect small change for a local soup kitchen.
9. Donate your services for a day at a soup kitchen.
10. Feed the homeless or poor.
11. Donate unwanted goods to Hospice.
12. Visit an old age home.
13. Read to the elderly.
14. Pick up litter.
15. Drop off scrapbooking supplies at an old age home.
16. Get to know your neighbours.
17. Set up a community garden in your neighbourhood.
18. Sponsor a guide dog.
19. Sign up as an organ donor.
20. Sign up for Habitat for Humanity.
21. Donate blankets to a homeless shelter.
22. Show others how to recylce.
23. Build a jungle gym at an orphanage.
24. Plant a tree or give a sapling to someone in an informal settlement.
25. Donate books to an underprivileged school.
26. Donate wool or games to an old age home.
27. Donate soccer balls to a poor school.
28. Volunteer your time at a hospital.
29. Donate old clothing to the poor.
30. Paint a creche.
31. Donate care packages to a rape crisis centre.
32. Take part in a beach clean-up.
33. Plant a food garden in a rural community.
34. Donate a cane to a blind person.
35. Donate to train an SA guide dog.
36. Donate towards someone’s cataract operation.
37. Get a MySchool or MyVillage card, where a blind person benefits everytime you swipe it.
38. Make a new friend.
39. Buy a Casual Day Sticker in support of persons with disabilities.
40. Donate a pair of glasses to someone in need.
41. Organise a canned food drive.
42. Bake a birthday cake for a disadvantaged child.
43. Learn first aid.
44. Become an organ donor.
45. Become a bone marrow donor.
46. Do a sponsored walk, hike or swim.
47. Organise a fundraising event for your favourite charity.
48. Mow an elderly neighbour’s lawn.
49. Fix things at a local school at an underprivileged school.
50. Remove graffiti.
51. Hold a teddy bear drive for abused children.
52. Organise a tea party for caregivers.
53. Volunteer on a hotline.
54. Baby-sit for a single parent.
55. Teach at Sunday school.
56. Pick up groceries or medicine for an elderly person.
57. Go for a walk with a senior citizen in your community.
58. Donate your old computer to a school.
59. Coach a children’s sports team.
60. Offer your skills to a charity.
61. Bake cookies and take them to a police station for the officers working the late shift.
62. Blog about a charity that needs support.
63. Volunteer to teach young children to read.
64. Teach a senior friend how to use a computer and the internet.
65. Do chores for an elderly neighbour.
66. Start a book club in a rural area.
67. Smile at everyone you see.