The Generosity Game
the basic idea

You may have found a link to this site. You're probably wondering: what's going on here?

A little while ago, we made up these cards. They create a chain of generous acts, in sort of a chain-letter fashion.

How do you use them? You do something good for someone, and you do it anonymously. For example, you could pay the toll of the car behind you at a tollbooth. One thing we've done is go to this wonderful bakery, and buy a treat for the next person who walks in the door after we leave. Be creative!

And you pass on one of these cards to the recipient of your good deed. On one side, they say

It's Your Turn

On the other, they give these instructions:

This is for you!
Now it's your turn: go do something good for someone else.
Do it anonymously.
Pass on this card.

So, you see, the card passes itself on! Someone is the recipient of your good deed(and a card), goes and does something for someone else, passes on the card. Then that person has some good thing done for them (and gets a card), and they do something for someone else... isn't it great?

Anyway, these are great fun! It's a real easy way to make someone's day, and maybe even to restore their faith in humanity. Even if it's someone you don't know.

You can order some cards, or download printable documents from this site.

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