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!

bookmark recipes: choose one or both-- kale and red quinoa soup,  Greek frittata

20% off coupon codes for Current, Colorful Images, Fine Stationery, and Lillian Vernon catalogs. Multiple people can use the codes.

Poster size world map from Doctors without Borders

SENDING:             to Irene- broken fitbit band                                                                                                                                                             to *Yvonne*-- packet with crafting items,  cat coupons      

to *Nancy D-*--packet of card fronts

to * Connie*-- set of 3 bra extenders in black, tan, and white. 

to *Heather F-- set of 3 humorous postcards in German

Not in perfect condition, but still some life left in them. No icky stuff on them just well read Hahaha.

1. Hickory, Dickory, Dock - It' hard pages small book 5 pages.

2. Hard pages book small in chinese words like milk, juice, things like that 11 pages.

3. No Nap Today! - small golden book.

4. BabyBug - soft pages 10 pages.

5. Mi borriquito gota de miel - (My donkey drop of honey - It's name) 4 soft pages.

6. Baby's Things - Hard pages about 6 pages. 

7. The legend of the doozer who didn't - Hard cover, soft pages.

- EXERCISE DVD'S -

1. Hip Hop ABS - Hips, Buns, and Thighs.

2. TURBO JAM - 5 workouts Learn & Burn, 20 Minute Turbo sculpt, cardio party, AB jam. 

3. Kathy Smith's PROJECT: YOU! - Cor/flex: Yoga flex.

If you need mask for the opening up of states, PM me the number you want and whether men, women or kids. (Mine are the pleated kind.)

I have:  (Cases aren't great as these were given to me but we aren't going to use.)

DVD - The Three Stooges - Volume 2

DVD - Part One Dragon Ball Z Kai

DVD - Criss Angel Mind Freak The Complete Season Two

DVD - The Three Stooges

DVD - Halo Legends

DVD - The Best of Friends - Top Five Episodes of Season 2

DVD - Fantastic 4

I would be happy to send 4 people who I have not yet sent a card recently, to a postcard :) PM me! 

Padded envelopes, various sizes, used.

Certain Dri antiperspirant, prescription strength clinical.  Individual trial pads.

Small rectangular brown stickers with 19 on them, used for dating charts.  Many sheets available.

Used colored pencils: brown, red. 

Multiples of the following coupons:

• Activia $.50  11/30/20
• Aleve $2  12/31/20
• Aquaphor $2  12/31/20
• Boost multipk or canister $3  12/31/20
• Coppertone Pure & Simple Baby or WaterBabies $2  5/31/20
• Culturelle Baby $2  6/30/20
• Culturelle Kids $2  6/30/20
• Debrox $2  12/31/20
• Enfamil NeuroPro powder tub (Sensitive, Infant, or Gentlease) $3  9/30/20
• Enspire by Enfamil $4  7/1/20
• Eucerin $2  12/31/20
• Monistat 1 or 3 $5  12/31/21
• Monistat 7 $3  12/31/21
• One A Day prenatal multivitamins $3  6/30/20
• Rhinocort $4  8/31/21
• Tylenol Extra Strength or Cold + Flu $1  12/31/20
• Zyrtec $4  8/31/21

Monopoly coupons.  For Albertsons, ACME, Carrs, Eagle, Jewl, Randalls, Shaws, Star, Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Safeway.  All are $.50 and exp 5/28/20 except as noted.

• Alexia frozen potatoes (2)
• Bear Creek soup mix
• Black Forest gummies 28.8 oz bag
• Bush's Best Beans (2)
• cereal: Cap'n Crunch, Life 11-14 oz
• Chobani flip Greek yogurt
• Clorox disinfecting bathroom cleaner 30 oz
• Cottonelle toilet paper 6-12 mega roll 
• Debi Lily fragrant rose bouquet $1 (2)
• Diamond chopped pecans, walnuts 8-16 oz (2)
• Dove Promises chocolate 
• Franks Red Hot sauce 12 oz (2)
• Frito Lay multi pack 16-28 count
• Gain detergent 100oz (2)
• Ghiradelli chocolate squares 4.1-5.32 oz bag (2)
• Honey Nut Cheerios 10.8 oz
• I Cant Believe Its Not Butter 15 oz
• Kashi Go Lean cereal 11-14 oz
• Kellogs Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks 10.1-24 oz
• Kingsford briquets 11.6-16 lb (2)
• Michael Angelos frozen entree
• M&Ms party size bag 34-42 oz
• Motts apple sauce cups 6 count 
• Nabisco crackers: Triscuit, Wheat Thins, Good Thins 3.5-9.1 oz (3)
• Oberto beef jerky 2.15-5 oz
• O Organics maple syrup
• Peets coffee 10.5-12 oz bag (2)
• Peets K cups 10 count
• Pepperidge Farm goldfish 30-34 oz  
• soft drinks 6 pk 16.9 bottles: Pepsi, root beer, Manzanita Sol, Schweppes, Mist Twist, Mountain Dew (3)
• soft drinks 6 pk 16.9 bottles: Dr. Pepper, 7-Up, A&W, Sunkist, RC, Canada Dry, Squirt, Big Red, Diet Rite
• soft drinks 6 pk 7.5 oz cans: Coke, Sprite, Fanta, Seagrams, Barqs
• Sparkling Ice water 12 pk 17 oz (2)
• Starbucks Frapuccino 4 pk
• State Fair corn dogs 13.3-42.7 oz
• Stouffers lasagna, enchiladas 57-96 oz (2)
• V8 + Energy 4-6 pk
• Viva paper towels 6 big roll pk (3)
• Vlasic pickles, peppers, relish  
• water 24 pk 16.9 bottles: Deer Park, Arrowhead, Ozarka, Poland, Ice Mountain (2)
• Yoplait GoGurt 8 count
• Ziploc freezer 14-24 ct  

I have these earrings.  They are black with some gold.  They do not have the backings to hold in place.

I have

-a pack of mechanical pencil lead refills (0.3 mm size)

Here's what I have to give away:

1. Will make 2 people a personalized magnet,bookmark or bookplate.

4. Will send 2 people a "pin" advertising the new book by Veronica Roth "the chosen ones".

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

I have available:

• Packages of assorted AVON fragrances
• Learn to Knit booklet, copyright 1968, 35 pages, approximately 6x8 inches
• Begin to Knit booklet, no copyright date, but similar to above

PM if interested.

BOOKLET:  Adaptive YA Workbook B-Fest Teen Book Festival  - a process for finding and developing story ideas

ONE REMAINING - DOORKNOB HANGTAGS including:  TAKEN I'm on a date with a Viking, Hush... I'm reading Mr. Monday (Shana Gray)

MAGAZINE INSERT PERFUME SAMPLES - La Vie est Belle

MUSIC CD: TAKEN George Strait's Greatest Hits - no case, Shania Twain Come on Over - no case, How to Safely Lose Weight Fast: The New Grapefruit Diet - no case (no music,, just talking)

Please email me and I'll have them out in a day or two.

I recently moved and will be finding some more stuff as I continue unpacking.

Taken

I have lots of coupons that I would be honored to send to a military family overseas. The oldest ones expired 4/1. If you can't use these, but know someone that can, feel free to send me their address. As a former Navy brat, I was taught the importance of taking care of our own. As someone who is home all day because of the virus, I would love to have something new to do!!!

Crafting fun to share:

Taken by Connie - From Paper Pumpkin March & April - 3 sets cling stamps - rain boots, tree, clouds, bunny, sayings, etc.

I have 3 Martha Stewart mags unopened, srtill in plastic. I had posted before and someone claimed and Ive lost all of that info. Its been crazy. So if anyone would like these 3 and they are from 2019, let me know, I have them ready to ship just need an addy!

Going to Mary G

ALL TAKEN, thank you for requesting! 

I have unsual unique give away for May. I've done a lot of paper crafting and have the end cuts from 12x12 paper pads. Looking at them for a few days now I'm thinking these ends are perfect for paper used for notes/letters for a #10 envelope. papers are 3 1/2 in X 9 in (perfect size for #10) with different designs on their back and white fronts. 

I have filled 5 --#10 envelopes (about 14-15 sheets inside) to keep them 1st class postage. or use for whatever your desire might be.  I didn't have the heart to toss them if they could be used. Thanks for looking. 

For a limited time, head over to Kellogg’s Family Rewards and enter the code CELE-BRAT-EMOM-SKFR to grab 100 bonus points!

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Just sorted out some writing paper and have lots of extra blank address labels. These are individual labels ...2 designs...one light blue the other with pink...quite large so best for large envelopes or packages. I have enough for 4 people. Divided them into variety piles so you get both designs.

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2. taken
3. taken
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I have some older packages of bias tape I'm not using for face masks.

TAKEN

Thanks!

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