Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you everyone for contributing to this year's merry moments! We had a great first year and I really appreciate everyone's creative thinking and willingness to spread holiday cheer. Although my goal was to make 300 merry moments, we still successfully logged 236 moments! I am so proud of all of us!

Please start thinking for next year because I know this will be an annual movement! It makes such a difference and it helps us remember what the holidays are all about. 

Thank you again! 

Christmas Eve - 12.24

1. {Dylan} donated to the Oregon Food Bank.

2. {Paul & Clay} provided a family with food and presents for Christmas.

3. {Chris & coworkers} donated money to the Hopewell House Hospice.

4. {Timmy} collected and donated blankets to a homeless organization.

5. {Eva} returned carts in the Walmart parking lot. Since it was Christmas Eve there were tons of them spread out everywhere. Phew!

6. {Eva & Brian} donated to the Salvation Army.

7. {Eva} bought the Salvation Army bell ringer hot chocolate.

8. {Eva} left coins in the toy machines at Walmart.

9. {Eva} noticed an elderly gentleman standing in an aisle at the grocery store for a very long time and asked him if she could help him find anything. He stated he was sent by his wife to pick up "Red Jello". She showed him where the strawberry & cherry Jello was and explained that his wife probably wanted one of those flavors. He was very grateful and thought it was pretty funny that he'd been looking for "Red" as a flavor. They got a good laugh out of it.

10. {Lina} made it a point to smile at every person she came in contact with (even if they were strangers) and wished them all a very Merry Christmas.

11. {Anonymous} bought two gift cards at McDonald's and left them for the next two cars in the drive through.

12. {Anonymous} baked cookies for the firefighters on duty Christmas Eve.

13. {Chris} bought two lottery tickets and gave one to the clerk at the counter.

Day 23 - 12.23

Happy Holidays...I hope everyone is feeling festive today. Great job yesterday! Spread some more cheer today.

1. {Jenna} made a plate of peppermint bark and fudge to give to each department at work.

2. {Tim} surprised a left-handed co-worker with a funny book about how awesome south paws are. Very sweet.

3. {Brian} contributed to the No Kid Hungry campaign.

4. {Jordan} surprised a co-worker with a yummy snack.

5. {Tim} bought a drink for a co-worker at lunch.

6. {Jenna} went and picked up lunch for three of her close friends.

7. {Eva} returned carts in the Safeway parking lot.

8. {Eva} let someone go ahead of her in line at the grocery store.

9. {Eva} left a free drink coupon for the car behind her at Starbucks.

11. {Eva & Brian} donated collars & other needed items to the Humane Society.

10. {Heidi} donated beauty supplies to a woman who's house burned down.

Day 22 - 12.22 (Two days left!!)

We have two days left to reach our merry moments goal! Let's have a big day today! We are about at 200 merry moments, which is incredible, but can we make it to 300 in two days!?!?

1. {Eva} left coins in the vending machine at work for a co-worker to find.

2. {Karen} surprised a friend who had to move at the last minute with a large trailer and helped her pack and move until 2am.

3. {Jordan} left really sweet notes and drawings for co-workers to find.

4. {Karen} after finding out that a friend's child wanted to learn to quilt went out and bought her supplies and even started giving her quilting lessons. Awesome!

5. {Karen} donated furniture to someone who really needed it.

6. {Karen} took a friend's daughter out for a treat.

7. {Karen} left a free drink coupon at Starbuck's for the next customer.

8. {Anonymous #1} extended an invitation for dinner to an acquaintance so that person wouldn't be alone during the holidays.

9. {Debbie} invited two of her daughter's classmates to spend Christmas with her family since they are unable to spend Christmas with their families.

10. {Eva} hid notes in the coat pockets of co-workers to make them smile.

11. {Karen} donated a bunch of books at a bookstore and asked that the trade in be put on someone else's account.

12. {Karen} helped out a friend by doing her Christmas shopping for her.

13. {Karen} stayed extra late at work (off the clock) to help with a large project that had a deadline.

14. {Karen} took over chores for a friend so that she could spend her time doing something more enjoyable.

15. {Anonymous #2} inspired by Anonymous #1 also invited someone over for the holiday so they would not have to spend it alone. I am loving this idea!

16. {Kelly} took her daughters to a local food pantry and donated their time to help feed people.

17. {Sam} baked mini pecan pies and delivered to some of her neighbors in her apartment complex. Yum!

18. {Sierra's mom} hemmed her pants for her so she wouldn't have to go to a tailor and pay for it.

19. {Chris} Cut practice short and let his team play dodge ball and then bought pizza for lunch for his whole basketball team and staff.

20. {Lina} surprised two different families with a holiday centerpiece and treats "just because".

21. {Lina} helped her son by running errands for him so that he would be able to spend his time doing more enjoyable things.

22. {Diana} saw two young ladies sitting on the side of the road with a sign saying they were homeless. She didn't have any cash on her but she gave them an entire container full of change in hopes that they would be able to get something to eat.

23. {Karen} got a late night call from a friend who stated that she'd pulled a muscle and was in a lot of pain. Karen is a massage therapist and went over to work on her so that she would be able to sleep comfortably.

24. {Anonymous #3} cooked his nephew's favorite meal and had him come over for dinner. Even though he wasn't feeling well Anonymous #3 stayed up late playing video games just to give his nephew a little extra attention.

Day 21 - 12.21

Alright...I am nervous we are losing our enthusiasm! I know everyone is busy for the holidays...but we are getting so close. Let's make some moments!

1. {Sam} was given a printed business card that said "thank you for your warm smile today" and she kept it until she could give it to someone else later in the day!
2. {Jenna} left change on the vending machine at work so someone could enjoy a free soda.

3. {Kenzie} was given a pair of keys because a couple had accidentally left them in their car. A stranger saw the keys in the car, locked the door and then delivered them to Kenzie. She held on to them for a few hours until she saw someone frantically looking for their keys. The couple was so grateful - they had close to $800 worth of gifts in the car! Two good deeds!

4. {Chris} gave all of his players a candy cane after the game tonight. There was one catch. The candy cane was for their parents. The players were told to give the candy cane to their parents and tell them thanks for letting them play basketball. I saw a few parents after the game and they had their candy canes!

5. {Brian} gave candy canes to the gas station attendants.

6. {Brian} gave a holiday treat to the produce man in the grocery store.

7. {Eva} put candy canes with happy holiday notes on the cars in the Albertson's parking lot.

8. {Eva} gave candy canes to the cashiers at the grocery store.

9. {Eva} helped clean up the shopping carts in the Albertson's parking lot.

10. {Eva} dropped a few hands full of change on the ground at the children's bus stop in her neighborhood. There is going to be a few happy children in the morning.

11. {Cheryl} went to a retail store and took time to organize their entire fragrance section! It took a while, but some employee is going to be very surprised. 

Day 20 - 12.20

Well...only four days left! Please share your experiences and merry moments!

1. {Eva & Brian} donated to the Susan G. Komen foundation.
2. {Chris} Bought some lottery tickets, taped candy canes to them and gave them out to people at work. He had one extra and radomly left it on the windshield of a car. He would have taken a picture but his KirkBerry doesn't have a camera.
3. {Mama Mahvelous - see comment} made her husband's lunch so he would have some extra time to relax before heading out to work! (Always a good one!)
4. {Jenna} handed at candy canes to the employees at her soccer game.
5. {The Scalzo Family} gathered up gently used children's coats, sweatshirts and toys to take to Sheppard's Door (Division of the Portland Rescue Mission).
6. {The Scalzo Family} made fleece scarves and took those to Sheppard's Door too!
7. {The Scalzo Family} went by Krispy Kreme and picked up donuts for the staff/volunteers at the Oregon Food Bank. (the boys were so proud then walked in with their boxes of donuts while wearing their Krispy Kreme hats) I love this!!

Day 19 - 12.19

Happy holidays everyone! We ended up pulling off some great merry moments for the weekend - now lets see if we can hit 19 merry moments today. Look for any opportunity, big or small, to make someone's day!

1. {Sierra} and her dad got some soup and corn bread from Safeway to give to two homeless people.

2. {Meredith} gave the snack she packed for work to a blind homeless mad on the subway.
3. {Mama Mahvelous} baked cookies for her daughter's pediatrician and staff for taking such good care of her all year!
4. {Nick} brought a friend a much needed coffee because she didn't sleep well.

5. {Chris} While at the South Salem High School Basketball Tournament I was reading the school paper and saw that a person I knew who coached at McMinnville High School and moved to Salem 14 years ago was retiring. How funny that I stumbled on that article. I came home and sent him a hand written retirement card.

6. {Kirsten} emptied out a rather full jar of change and gave it to the baristas at one of her favorite coffee shops as a generous tip. They were beyond amazed and so grateful.
7. {Anonymous} had some money saved and decided to give it all to a family who would otherwise not be able to buy their children Christmas gifts. AMAZING!!!
8. {Daniel} paid for someone else's purchase at the grocery store.
9. {Daniel} surprised a group of friends by purchasing "just because" gifts.

Day 17 & 18 12.17-18

Since the weekends are busier for everyone, I am going to combine both day 17 and 18 posts!
Let's make some moments!!!

1. {Chris} surprised his basketball team managers this morning with a peppermint white hot chocolate before early practice.
2. {Kyle} took Gatorades to his 6th grade basketball team to celebrate a birthday!
3. {Debbie} took two homemade afghans to Hillside Manor Retirement Community.
4. {Jenna} went to the electronics section and waited for someone to make a purchase and then handed them a voucher for a $15 gift card with purchase.
5. {Debbie, Kayla & Casey} went to Dutch Bros and bought a $20 gift card. They then told the girl working to pay for the next few customers' coffee.
6. {Jenna} went back to a gas station to give the gas attendant a holiday card with Kohl's cash in it. (The girl made a comment in conversation about wanting a new peacoat from Kohl's, the day before.)
7. {Debbie, Kayla & Casey} went to a gas station and gave the attendant $20 to put towards someone else's gas tank.
8. {Debbie, Kayla & Casey} took two coffees to the gentleman working at Oil Can Henry's.
9. {Chelsea} brought an assortment of different Christmas cookies to a friend at the hospital.
10. {Heidi} donated money to The Salvation Army Canada.

11. {Chris} gave hand warmers to the gasoline attendant in Corvallis.
12. {Chelsea} donated two coats to an elementary school coat drive!

13. {Heidi} made a donation to FBC, Vancouver.
14. {Brian} handed out candy canes to the gas station attendants.
15. {Eva} gave holiday treats to the UPS delivery man.
16. {Eva & Brian} donated to the Salvation Army.
17. {Eva} did chores around her friend's home while they were on vacation so that they wouldn't have to worry about doing anything when they got back.
18. {Eva}Cleaned up trash in a friend's neighborhood
19. {Eva} brought several different trash cans in off the street for a friend's neighbors.
20. {Eva} left change in toy vending machines for children to find.
21. {Anonymous} donated clothes to Goodwill.
22. {Anonymous} got a group of friends together and went caroling around their neighborhood handing out small Christmas gifts to their neighbors.
23. {Lina} made a donation to the Salvation Army.
24. {Lina} gave a gift card to the Salvation Army attendant.
25. {Tim} volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
26. {Tim} donated his time to teach a group of people life saving techniques.
27. {Anonymous} offered someone "part-time" work around their home because he knew the family really needed money and would not be willing to take charity.

Day 16 - 12.16

Here we go - day 16. I wanted to share a link that someone passed on to me that is pretty cool - it is a holiday pay it forward in Minneapolis. Very neat idea!

1. {Sam} donated a few dollars to a homeless veteran.
2. {Chris} spread some WSU cheer by leaving a Go Coug note and $10 subway gift card on the windshield of a pickup with a WSU license plate.

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3. {Jenna} walked around her neighborhood and left candy canes on people's door knobs.
4 {Kyle} gave candy canes and holiday cheer to the bus driver and the volunteer doing the clock and keeping the book at his basketball game.
5. {Jenna} wrote a thank you note with a $5 gift card to Starbucks to thank a cashier for going above and beyond to save her some money.
6. {Anonymous} had a patient come in today that hadn't eaten breakfast so she gave the patient a banana and some almonds that she had packed for an afternoon snack.
7. {Anjee} gave bought a McDonald's meal for a homeless man.
8. {Brian} stayed late at work to help a co-worker who really needed it.
9. {Eva} while out on a walk took people's papers to their door instead of leaving it in their driveways.
10. {Eva} picked a few random houses while out on her walk and left candy canes on doorknobs.
11. {Eva} hand wrote letters of thanks to two different teachers that really made a difference.

Day 15 - 12.15

Lets do it! 15 merry moments...thank you to everyone that has participating so far! It is turning out to be a huge success!

1. {Kim} paid a little more attention to someone who looked like they were having a rough day. She was told later that the little extra attention made all the difference in the world and the person was very grateful. Sometimes all it takes is a little kindness.
2. {Heidi} donated art supplies to a 16 year old girl.
3. {Heidi} baked cookies for a neighbor.
4. {Heidi} made an 11 year old girl's day by surprising her with scrapbooking supplies.
5. {Chris} gave a person he didn't know in need a gaterade at the gym. He looked weak and staggered to the chairs near the entrance. He was very appreciative.
6. {Cheryl} donated $10 to the police dept for a food basket.
7. {Steve & The Allison} hosted a local Life Skills class in the living room for some lovely Christmas music and cookies.
8. {Anonymous} left candy canes with Starbucks gift cards in random places for people to find.
9. {Lexi} surprised someone and bought there Bingo card for them at the local Bingo joint.
10. {Brian} gave a co-worker a really nice thank you note and a gift card.
11. {Anonymous} gave their lunch to a homeless person.
12. {Eva} left coins in the soda machine at work.
13. {Eva} brought a neighbor's trash can in from the street.
14. {Brian} brought gifts home for his wife "just because".
15. {Eva & Brian} donated to the Salvation Army.

Day 14 - 12.14

Today - 14 merry moments!!

1. {Sierra} donated three bags of clothes to Goodwill.2. {Meredith} donated $60 to the ALS Oregon chapter, which will be matched 100% for a total of $120. Awesome!
3. {Chris and Kyle} moved the unused mini fridge to the JV team locker room and surprised the team after practice by fillng it with Gaterades.
4. {Michelle} donated items to the giving tree.
5. {Eva & Brian} surprised a very sick boy with one of his favorite meals and treats.
6. {Eva & Brian} made a donation to the Susan G. Komen foundation.
7. {Eva} left holiday treats with cheerful holiday notes attached for her neighbors to find in their mailboxes.
8. {Eva} surprised three of her co-workers by buying them drinks.
9. {Haylie} gave her coffee punch card to someone that works at the store next to her.
10. {Casey} graciously waited to let 13 cars enter the highway. He thought it might have been excessive since it created a line of cars behind him, but I think he made 13 people very happy!
11. {Denise} saved a friend from having a meltdown by bailing her out and running a much needed errand for her.
12.{Kenna} surprised her brother and treated him to lunch, just because. :)
13. {Aly} and her co-workers packed 9,504 pounds of food at the Oregon Food Bank! It will go to families all over the state!
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Day 13 - 12.13

We made our goal yesterday - I really hope to make it today! Thank you to everyone continuing to help make a difference!

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1. - 6.{Anonymous} We have a family that has really made a difference this year and since they directly impacted six families - I think it is worth at least six moments...maybe even more. Read the incredible story below:

Today, four local families that were behind on their home by 45 days or less and had at least five years of payments are receiving two months of their mortgages paid for by an anonymous family. A lender worked with the giving family to identify the receiving families but did not provide all the information about the families. The giving family requested good, employed families that were just struggling to make ends meet. They were all small mortgages and it ended up costing less then they had budgeted. The lender is calling the families today to inform them of the gift “from a local family that does not know them”, in hopes that it will let them enjoy the holiday season.

*Also, the lender added two names to the list and paid their November/December payments…so together, they made six families holiday a little better.

All together, the giving family went and delivered the check to the loan office.

This is truly a special moment and really represents a merry moment. Thank you so much for sharing!

7. {Kyle} gave two bags of bottles to a lady at the bottle return. She was excited about the extra cash!
8. {Nick} gave his sandwich and chip lunch to a homeless man outside of Starbucks. (via Twitter)
9. {Kayla} had a not-so-merry moment when she was babysitting a 3 year old and got locked out of the house after looking at Christmas lights. The next door neighbors graciously welcomed us into their home while they waited for a locksmith. SO, today she delivered Christmas cookies and thank you card to their home to show her appreciation. Two merry moments!
10. {Meredith} made cute Christmas cards with a nice message and filled them with metro cards for subway rides. It will be a nice surprise for someone in NYC!

11. {Mama Mahvelous - see comment} donated two dinners for a family of four to her local food bank.
12. {Eva, Jenna & Will} went to Dutch Bros. Coffee and left a full punch card for a free drink for the next person in line! Also, they gave candy canes to all the people working. :)
13. {Cheryl} bought chips and salsa for the staff at Bella Hair Salon today as a surprise!
14. {Cheryl} went to the mall and delivered a thank you card and a Starbucks gift card to an employee that went above and beyond.

15. {Chris} hand wrote 8 Christmas/Thank you cards for the members of his Global Services Team.

Day 12 - 12.12

Alright...it is time to step up our game here! We have to make at least 12 merry moments today!

1. {Sierra} left a basket full of gloves at her bus stop to help keep people's hands warm! I love this one!

2. {Chris with help from Cheryl} baked 3 dozen cookies for an all employee meeting for his group at work today (Christmas colored Snickerdoodles!)

3. {Daniel} de-iced his roommate's car this morning.

4. {Eva} left another anonymous note with change for the vending machine at work.

5. {Lisa} treated a dear friend to coffee.
6. {Jenna} bought clementines and Powerade for her soccer team!

7. {Jenna} recycled cans and bottles but gave the voucher to someone else depositing

cans/bottles/plastic.

8. {Jenna} walked around the grocery store and taped coupons to several different items!

9. {Ashley - see comment} walked to grab a coffee and instead of giving her usual, "No sir, sorry I don't have change" response to the transient, she reached in her purse and handed him $5. Merry Christmas!


10. {Anonymous} gave money, a blanket, umbrella and a warm breakfast to a person begging for change on the road.

11. {Anonymous} gave a sleeping bag, sleeping pad and fleece to a homeless man who spends his days in a local cafe.

12. {Haylie} surprised a guy that works at a neighboring business with a Carmel Frappuccino this morning to kick start his day!

13. {Eva} brought the neighbor's trash can in from the street.

14. {Eva} while out on a walk saw that there was trash and debris in a neighbor's yard and cleaned it up for them.

15. {Eva} left holiday treats on cars in the employee parking lot at work.

Day 11 - 12.11

Give me your merry moments everyone!!

1. {The Winkler Family} went out to dinner and sent dessert to another table without them knowing!

2. {Chris} donated platelets today to the Red Cross.

3. {Eva & Brian} contributed to "Change for Change" an organization that's committed to getting clean drinking water into third world countries.

4. {Eva} let a woman with more items go ahead of her in line at the store. Both the cashier and woman were surprised.

5. {Eva} gave the cashier a candy cane after hearing that the cashier was having an awful day. The cashier was extremely surprised and actually said "This will definitely make my day better".

6. {Lisa} bought lunch for a friend.

7. {Kirsten} surprised a friend by buying her a coat that was much warmer than the one she already had.

8. {Brian} continued to be a courteous driver slowing down to let cars merge safely into traffic.

Day 10 - 12.10

1. {Chris} gave a bottle of wine to a friend of his mom's at Jantzen Beach for helping her maintain her boat.

2. {Sabreena} shared this merry moment in the staff room at a school she subbed at!

3. {Chloe} helped us at the Santa photo station in the mall and she let us take a funny photo with Santa free of charge! (We did buy another pose from her, but it made our day to get a good laugh from a funny photo so we wanted to give her credit!)

4. {Karen} saw a mom taking pictures of her children with their dad and offered to take pictures for them so they could have a family picture!

5. {Heidi} helped two young ladies get ready for their winter formal by doing their hair and make-up.

6. {Eva} decided to help her friends a little by folding their laundry for them while she babysat their son.

7. {Brian} ran all the family's errands while his wife was out so she could relax when she got home.

8. {Will} picked up lunch for a friend that couldn't leave work.

9. {Kenna}bought $75 worth of items off of the Ronald McDonald House wish list and delivered it with her boyfriend.

Day 9 - 12.9

Happy holidays!

1. {Jenna} left little notes with candy canes hanging from co-workers uniforms, so they start they day with a special something!

2. {Cheryl} gave the volunteer ringing the Salvation Army bell some hand warmers!

3. {Kyle & Haylie} made Christmas CDs and handed them out to random people getting in their cars!

4. {Daniel} treated a friend to lunch.

5. {Tim} brought a cup of coffee to a co-worker after he overheard him say he needed a "pick me up."

6. {MJ} brought in baked goods for her co-workers!

7. {Chris and Kyle} gave their Groupon for Baja Fresh to the cashier to give to the next person to order. We were on our way out and never got to see what happened. Hope it made someone happy!

8. {Sabreena - see comment} bought a person in line behind her at the drive thru a drink!

9. {Brian} watched for awhile as a car patiently waited to merge on 99W with no luck in rush hour. He decided to slow way down to stop traffic behind him to let the person merge.

10. {Kenna} donated to Doernbecher Children's Hospital through a radiothon - $15 a month for 12 months! This is a great one!!

Day 8 - 12.8

1. {Kenzie} made pumpkin cookies for the bus driver that takes her and a bunch of other students to campus everyday.

2. {Tim} gave a cliff bar from his lunch to the Pepsi Co. delivery man as a nice afternoon treat!

3. {Heidi} bought clothes and a book for a baby in need.

4. {Lina} surprised her husband by baking him his favorite cookies.

5. {Jenna} took two loaves of fruitcake to a retirement home for all of them to enjoy!

6. {Eva} gave her full Sandwich Express punch card to a co-worker! Free sandwich!

7. {Kyle} was in downtown Portland and parked on the street when a woman pulled in behind him...he paid her his parking and then paid for her parking too! "Oh my gosh, you caught me off guard!" she said. :)

8. {Kyle, Brian, Ben & Gillian} went to Elephant's downtown and bought 4 cookies - each of them gave a cookie to a random person at a table in the restaurant as a Christmas treat.

9. {Daniel} got up very early this morning to clean off the moss on his parent's roof. They will be SO surprised when they get home!

10. {Chris and Kyle} cut JV practice by 20 minutes so the team could surprise the custodial at Highland Park Middle School and cleaned up the leaves in the courtyard.

Day 7 - 12.7

Alright...seven it is! We are doing great but I am lacking on making merry moments happen myself. Let's do it!

1. {Nicole} surprised Haylie and Kenzie (her roommates) and filled up their gas tank in their car!

2. {Haylie} was in the library at UO, studying for finals and gave another girl studying a delicious snack and said "good luck with finals and happy holidays!"

3.{Chris} had a couple today. Bought an American flag for outside to honor our country on December and also put a candy cane on each players locker to surprise them after practice.

4. {Rachael & nursing school} donated over 400lb of coats to the Portland Rescue Mission!
5. {Lina} helped her daughter pay a utility bill.
6. {Michaela} baked cookies and brought them in for her co-workers!

7. {Ryan} helped his mom out by putting her Christmas lights up for her around her home!
8. {Carl} gave a friend a much needed ride to work.
9. {Lexi} went above and beyond at work and helped two customers take their purchased items out to their car.

10. {Cheryl} loaded this machines with quarters for the kids to find!

Day 6 - 12.6

Okay team! We have some more participation, which I love! Let's make it happen today - six merry moments!

1. {Eva} left this cute note on the vending machine at work with two quarters attached. I love it!

2. {Cheryl} donated to the Wells Fargo toy drive!

3. {Chris} donated to the wounded warrior project in honor of the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor tomorrow.

4. {Michaela} made a donation to the Doernbecher's Children's Hospital!

5. {Brian} gave his wife the night off and cooked dinner, cleaned the kitchen and even did the laundry! (Now that's what I am talking about!!)

6. {Lina} snuck into her son's house and cleaned it from top to bottom while he was at work. (This is great...like a secret elf!})

Day 5 - 12.5

Everyone is doing great - lets make FIVE merry moments together today! Leave a comment with your moment and e-mail me with any pictures or videos - jennalwinkler{at}yahoo.com

1. {Chris} ordered his Mom a bouquet of flowers "just because." Cheryl said I should have made it a Christmas arrangement but I didn't think of that (haha, go figure)

2. {Jenna} I copied Kyle today with his Starbucks deal...bought a gift card to give to a random person....just because. :)

3. {Brian} went out to rake all the leaves in his yard and decided to rake the neighbor's yard too! They came out in the midst of him doing it and were surprised, but so thankful! (Awesome moment!)
4. {Kirsten} took coffee orders for some of her Young Life girls as a surprise treat!

5. {Eva} left several "hidden" notes for a few different co-workers in different departments. It was a fun and surprising way to randomly make someone's day with kind words! (I was even lucky and found a surprise note on my notepad)

Day 4 - 12.4

1. {Cheryl} was nice and helped a lady pick up several Kleenex boxes after she accidentally knocked them over with her cart in Safeway.

2. {Chris} baked some choclate chip cookies for the desk workers at 24 hour fitness. It only took him a couple trys to get the cookies right :)

3. {See comment below - Sierra} Sent money to the Portland Rescue Mission!

4. {Kyle} Before his basketball game, he went and picked up four packages of candy canes to hand out to people at the gym. He gave them to all the people at the scorers tables, referees, opposing coaches, check-in desk people and his own team!

Day 3 - 12.3

1. {Kyle} Bought a gift card at Starbucks, then walked out and handed it to the next person he saw. "Why?" he asked. "Just because...Merry Christmas!" said Kyle.

2. {Chris & Cheryl} Helped clean up all the shopping carts for the K-Mart parking lot. The manager gave them each a high five and was ready to hire them on the spot!

3. {Haylie} Wrote a handwritten letter to her high school track coach thanking him for introducing her to running. He taught her to like running and wanted to thank him, so she sent the letter directly to the school.

4. {Chris & Cheryl} decorated a tree in the round about in our neighorhood. Hope to spark others to decorate the other trees!

Day 2 - 12.2

Let's spread holiday spirit TWICE today!

1. {Jenna} Today I decided to leave a thank you note and holiday message for our postal worker. I made a card and attached a candy cane. I placed it in the outgoing mail slot. I thought it would be a nice Friday morning surprise. Also, I made similar notes and placed them on a few neighbors cars....a little more fun to come to a treat rather than a solicitors ad on your car. Right? :)

2. {Haylie & Kenzie} The girls were at the UO Duck game tonight and found someone's cellphone. They decided to take the phone to their seats and take some awesome photos of the field from the front row. The owner finally called and the girls went and met up with the owner to give her the phone. The girl was thrilled and gave H&K a massive hug!

3. {Chris} bought 3 Powerball tickets. Gave one to the cashier and gave one to Kyle. give a ticket to Kyle is not a merry moment because if he wins Chris will expect Kyle to split it with him! :)

Day 1 - 12.1

Alright, today is the first day of making merry moments! We have a pretty easy goal...spreading holiday spirit at least ONCE today.

Please leave a comment below with your "merry moment." Send any pictures you have and I will upload this post throughout the day!

1. {Mom} She spread the spirit by purchasing a bag of non-perishable foods to help feed the hungry. She purchased the bag and a volunteer from the Help Us End Hunger program will come pick it up from the grocery store. Awesome!

2. {Kyle} My brother made an attempt to buy a lady's coffee today...but it was not successful. He asked the cashier to keep his card until she paid for the woman's drink that was standing behind him, but the woman INSISTED on paying. :) Maybe next time! 

Great first day! Now lets shoot for at least two tomorrow! 

Cheers!

Jenna