Welcome to the Random Acts of Kindness thread, also known as the RAOK place. This is where we post things to give away to others, asking NOTHING in return but a thank you. No money or credits are exchanged. We give freely, at our own expense. If you see something you’d like, PM the member with your mailing info. If you are the one mailing, please be sure to put full postage on any packages you send. Members have reported receiving "gifts" with postage due.  Remember this is a PUBLIC forum, meaning anyone (not just members) can see what is posted here.  Please do not post last names, addresses, or postal tracking numbers here, in order to protect the privacy of our participants.

Please note that we must abide by PBS rules - NO buying, selling or advertising allowed.

For liability reasons, we are sorry, but no medications of any kind may be posted in this forum. This includes prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and supplements.

RAOK rules -
You may not ask for anything in return for the things you post here. Please do not ask for postage, or to swap or trade.
If you ask for a RAOK posted by another member, please do not offer to pay or give something in return. This is not allowed and defeats the purpose of the Random Act of Kindness.  Try to pay it forward and perhaps grant some wishes in the ***I Wish*** thread.
We ask that you do not reply within the thread. We are different from most forums in this way. When we go to ***I Wish***, we see wishes; in ***RAOK***, we see just what’s being given away. If you have a question about it, simply PM the member. All RAOKs should be handled privately between members via PM.
Please do not post single use codes - such as Coke codes - in this forum. Post that you have them and let members PM you for them. It saves all the replies within the thread (see above). You may start a separate thread if you want to post them that way. Or check the ***I Wish*** thread and simply grant a Coke code wish or two. Codes that can be used over and over again are perfectly fine to post here in RAOK.
Please do not ask someone for ‘everything on your list’ (yes, it’s been done), so that others can have a chance.
One of our most important rules is that you must acknowledge receipt of the things sent to you! This is our biggest problem. People take the time to post, wrap, and mail, and then never know if the package arrived. Please say thanks for what you receive, either by PM or in the ***Thank You*** thread. It’s the polite thing to do, and we all worry about our mail getting through. Those who don't acknowledge a kindness will often find their future requests ignored.
Please include your nickname when you mail out a RAOK. This makes you easier to find and thank.
Be sure to check your listing and edit as needed, so people are not disappointed. We know that life gets in the way and computers crash, but please try.
Credit transactions should take place in the Book Bazaar or by private PM.  Credits may not be offered as gifts anywhere in RAOK.

RAOK Tips -
Think carefully about what you want to give away before you post. Postage costs these days can be terrible for over-sized or heavy items that cannot go by media mail. We have all been shocked by the postage for something we mailed here; it happens often. Think first! This is a fun place, but you don’t need to empty your wallet by taking part. It’s wonderful to do something nice for others, but be kind to yourself too.

Before you post something to give away, check the ***I Wish*** thread --- someone may already be asking for it!

If you mark "taken" by your items that have been asked for, please put the word TAKEN in another color by that item, so it's easily apparent to our members that something is no longer available. This avoids disappointments and keeps you from getting more requests for an item that has already been claimed.  Or, just edit your post to delete that item.

Random drawings:  If you wish to sponsor a random drawing for an item you are offering, please, before you post your offer, PM the current RAOK manager with the winning number (between 1 and 25).  The manager will post a table with the numbers 1 through 25.  Then post your offer, including the information that people interested in participating in the drawing should choose a number between 1 and 25 and PM that number to the thread manager.  The manager will enter participants' names into the table, so that subsequent participants will know which numbers are still available.  When no more numbers have been requested for 24 hours, the drawing will be closed and the winner announced.

If one of us contacts you about changing your post, please understand that we have to follow PBS rules and guidelines. Often we have to ask someone to change or delete a post because of that. New things come up here all the time. If something is not appropriate, we will tell you so, and ask you to change it. Remember that the PBS team does oversee the forums. They edit posts and have been known to suspend accounts. We hate to have that happen to our fellow RAOKers when we can take care of problems ourselves.

RAOK reminders for people requesting something that is offered here -
The people offering RAOKs are doing it out of kindness and generosity, often despite limited means.  Please make your requests for those items in the same spirit, and do not ask for anything that was not explicitly offered.  The people posting RAOKs are offering just what they have, and we appreciate them for doing so.  A request for substitutions is not in keeping with the intention of this thread.  If you would accept only a particular color, size, flavor, or other quality of an offered item, then please use the monthly ***I Wish*** thread to ask for the specific item there instead.

Reminder about the use of Media Mail
Per the USPS website, here are the things that can be sent by Media Mail:  books, CDs, DVD, manuscripts for books or music, play scripts, computer-readable media for any of the preceding, cellluloid film of 16mm width or less, printed test materials and their accessories, printed educational reference charts, medical information in the form of loose-leaf pages in a binder.   Anything else, even if printed (such as message pads, stickynotes, notebooks without an ISBN, etc) must go by some other class of mail.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to PM me and ask. We are always happy to be of help to members of the RAOK forum, new or old. Thanks for participating in this great part of PBS!  Enjoy!

many different colors bracelet holders for the Fitbit Alta (mine died and I got a different model from hubby for Christmas so these will just go to waste)

A few bottle caps

code for 10% off at vedern.com                           Use code: MOONDUST

code for first order at CHEWY.com for pet food, snacks, toys, and meds.....$20 off an order of $49 or more. Exp 31 March '21

Let's start the new year off with some beauty!  I'll make a grab bag full of beauty samples for a lovely start to 2021! - TAKEN

Homemade mask,  let me know if requesting for man, woman or child.

2021 Calendar with pets

nail file and nail brush

card fronts, mixed holiday and non holiday

used stamps

Color Street Nail Strips to 3 different people.  Give me a choice of colors if you request please.

 two individually wrapped travel-lite makeup remover wipes

Peanuts - 8 page mini album with fuzzy stickers

about 20 kids mixed Valentines

Random envelopes of stickers

If you have something in particular you are looking for feel free to let me know and I will see what I have 

:TAKEN: A book from my shelf.
TAKEN: A High School Musical purse for a kid.  White with black strap with HSM characters on it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

I can make address labels for a few people this month. Let me know your full address and what clip art you'd like or if you want to be surprised.

May 2021 bring you lots of love and blessings.  My kids and I are going to continue making monthly donation of duffle bags/suitcase, clothes, toys, hygiene products for children, woman and mens.  I have asked family and friends to look for good condition bags and other items and they are happy to help us out, It's a blessing . December we did good.  The girls was happy to help out with very good condition toys and clothes, I'm so proud of them all. 

My January RAOK: 

BabyBug - soft pages 10 pages – publisher of Ladybug. Small tape on spine, pages are fine. 

Mi borriquito gota de miel - (My donkey drop of honey - It's name, Spanish) 4 soft pages – Silvia Maturana - book is fine, don't have an isbn. 

Baby's Things - Hard pages about 6 pages - Platt&Munk Teddy board book.- small tear in spine, pages are fine. 

Baby Donald makes a snow friend – A book about shapes – Hard pages – English/Spanish – Baby’s first Disney books.

Barbie A perfect Christmas - Step into reading - reading with help 2 - soft pages, Has some pen scribble, on the two girls face and mom's hair.

Print your first 9 stamps - Promo code stamps.com - Has promo code and 9 stamp looking labels. Redeem by 2/28/21

* I had received these items below from RAOK but never got to do them with the girls, So i would like to offer them up on RAOK *

1. Leisture Arts Cross Stitch Lites Sweet Nativity (child-like Nativity scene. Wooden piece not available, but would be perfect in a brown frame. (mid beginner+)

New Cards, I was given these from my sister and brother. 

7 Merry Cristmas cards - Horses, house. 

3 Santa on sled, 1 Holidays snow man, 1 Cat/Dog picture, 1 House.

2 Angels and baby Jesus, Kings, Little angel girl with the word Belive...

2 Thank you, Veteran!

3 You're Invited - Snowman - Join us for a Holiday party. 

Disney stickers   taken

Sponge Bob stickers   taken

 Color Street Nail polish strips  taken

2 notecards  (Wuerzburg Germany)  taken

2 Foil balloons (get well  needs helium)

sm pkg googlie eyes (asst size, color)   taken

Tiny old book (Midsummer Night Dream)  taken

Pocket book calendar

Happy New Year.......God Bless

Used padded/bubble mailers.

Growth chart.  A poster that folds out and is to be mounted on the wall.  Used for checking a child's height.  Decorative and functional.

Unpostable book: Farewell My Lovely, Raymond Chandler

Used colored pencils.  Multiple available.  Blue, green, grey, orange, peach, pink, purple, red, white, yellow.

Control Corrective skincare sample packets: Salicylic Wash 2% Acne Treatment, Stem Cell Firming Moisturizer

Small rectangular stickers used for labeling charts. 19 19 on brown background, 20 20 on yellow background. 

Carnation Breakfast Essentials nutritional drink mix packets. Probiotics Rich Milk Chocolate or Light Start (sugar-free) Rich Milk Chocolate.  These are what we used to call "instant breakfast."  Multiple available.

Multiples of the following coupons:

• Band-Aid (tough strips, flexible fabric, hydro seal, skin flex, water block, infection defense, or decorated) $1  10/1/21
• Bayer aspirin 24+ count $1  3/31/21
• Bengay $2  5/31/21
• Boost multipk or canister $3  1/31/21
• Carnation Breakfast Essentials $2  1/31/21
• Children's Claritin $3  2/28/21
• Culturelle Probiotic $5  3/1/21: Baby,  Kids 
• Miralax $5  4/30/21
• Monistat 12/31/21: 1 or 3 day $5, 7 day $3  
• Motrin $2  12/31/21
• Mylicon 6/30/22: children's Tummy Relief $1, infant probiotic $3, infant gas relief  $2
• One A Day prenatal vitamin $3  6/30/21
• Rhinocort $4  8/31/21
• Tylenol: regular, extra strength, or 8 hour $2  12/31/21;  pediatric $1.50  9/30/21
• Zarbee's Naturals cough syrup $1  12/31/22: baby or children's, multi-benefit children's 
• Zarbee's Naturals Children's melatonin sleep $1  12/31/21: tablets or liquid, gummies 
• Zyrtec $4: adult tablets 8/2021, pediatric 10/1/21

Finished for the month.

Kelly books are all gone.

I have some copies of this book to give away - I Heard God Laugh, by Matthew Kelly., isbn# 978-1-63582-138-3 (tho this is PB rather than HC) DH brought this home from church. Deacon said take some for friends, he ordered too many.  So I've been giving some away.  Look it up and check it out. If you are interersted, send me a PM with your info.

Added - just found Par Four, by Elizabeth Gunn, HC, unpostable. PM if you want it.

Stuff to give away:

2. One envelope of various designs to make pin buttons.

3. One new small magnet of Batman(comic book look).

4. One handmade magnet by me of 2 penguins.

5. One 2021 datebook from Amvets.

6. One 2021 datebook from Boystown.

7. One coupon for buy 1 get 1 free SOS hydration drink only good at Wal-Mart(expires 2-28)

8. One coupon for 0.50 off one box of Slimfast Keto Fat Bomb product.

Please have address in your pm. Will send items when I can due to work schedule and cold weather. Thanks.

updated my give aways

Updated my RAOK Offer 1/6/21

I have to share:

• A flannel zippered square "bag" that a set of sheets came in.  Ivory with a pine branch and pine cone print. Taken
• A bunch of cash envelopes from the bank - there is print on both sides.
• A few packages of Avon perfume samples. Taken

Let me know if you would like any of these.

Small (3.5" x 4") magnetic tear-off 2021 calendar from a local realtor

A handful of herbal teas .  I should be able to mail this week or next.  Please PM your address.  TAKEN

I'd like to share these with someone new to tea or that I haven't sent tea to before. 

added.

I'd just like to say to anyone who has sent me things. Mail has been really slow here. 
 

I have sent out all I promised and some that was wished for but I know mail is very bad.  Just please let me know if you get it.  Thanks

I just sorted through my sticker collection! I would love to send two people who I have not recently sent stickers to, envelopes chock full of Christian and seasonal stickers for all occassions including some birthday stickers! PM me your mailing information. i will let you know when your envelope has been sent. Please do let me know when you receive it. ETA: Both packets have been taken. 

I can send two people a cheery card with a peppermint tea bag and a chocolate tea bag.  For a little winter pick me up.  All Taken