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Enjoy activities in September by going to serve others. Here are 30 ideas of how to serve others in September.
September used to be known as the seventh month and got its name from the Roman word seventh which is Septimus. It is now the 9th month of the year after July and August were added to the calendar.
September brings in the fall season as leaves start to change color.
This month is known as the harvest month, to help prepare for winter. The best crops to harvest are onions, apples, raspberries, tomatoes and grapes.
September is the most popular birth month with the birth stone being sapphire blue that represents purity, truth, loyalty and trust.
The birthday of the United States government is September 17th and known as Constitution Day. Many people are sworn in on this day to be new citizens of the United States of America.
September hosts Patriot Day to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11th. This is also known as National Service Day where many people volunteer to reach out and serve others in their communities to honor the fallen from 9-11.
This article is all about how to serve others in September.
1. Donate food to your local food bank.
National Food Bank Day. Help build your local food bank supply by donating goods to your local food bank.
2. Organize a softball, pickleball or ultimate frisbee event.
National Play Outside day. Organize a local softball, pickleball or ultimate frisbee event in your community. Encourage people to go outside and play games with their loved ones and neighbors.
3. Take your family or friends to a movie or local theater event.
National Cinema Day. Go to the movie theater or watch a movie at home. Find a local movie maker just starting out that you like and help promote their movie by sharing it on social media.
4. Host a BBQ and play backyard games for Labor Day.
Labor Day. Host a labor day party by having a BBQ with backyard games. Games ideas are volleyball, Croquet, Blongo Ball, Kubb Yard Game, Bocce Ball, Spikeball and Corn Hole.
5. How to serve others: Make pizza with your family and friends.
National Cheese Pizza Day. Enjoy a pizza party by buying or making pizza with your family and friends and spend quality time together.
6. Sign up to be a reading t
utor at a local school or reading program.
National Read A Book Day. Read books to small children or sign up at your neighborhood school to be a reading tutor.
7. Thank a doctor, nurse, dentist or family member who has helped you or is currently helping you heal.
National Grateful Patient Day. Take the time today to show gratitude to those who have helped you with a medical issue or anytime you were sick. Thank a doctor, nurse, dentist or family member who has helped or is currently helping you heal.
8. Thank a pediatric nurse for helping children.
National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day. Give thanks to a nurse who is helping a child you know with cancer or donate to a cancer clinic or child in need going through cancer treatments.
9. How to serve others: Show others you care by doing something nice for them.
It is Care Bears Share Your Care Day and National Teddy Bear Day. Show others you care by doing a nice deed for them. Think about leaving a Teddy Bear or a Care Bear after doing a secret service for someone and let the person know you care about them. Attach a nice note to go along with the bear. #ShareYourCare
10. Spend some quality time with your grandparents today.
National Grandparents Day. Spend time with your grandparents or someone who is a grandparent. Ask them stories from their youth, get to know them better, take them out for dinner and/or dessert. Do something nice for them to let them know they are important in your life. If your grandparents aren’t around, post on Social Media a tribute about what you have learned from them and what they mean to you.
11. Volunteer to do service in your community to honor those who died in the 9-11 attacks.
Patriot Day. Honor the memory of the victims of Sept 11. Today is also National Day of Service to help show honor and remembrance plan to go out and serve others. Volunteers in your community to honor the fallen from 9-11.
12. Give out high five and chocolate hugs to friends and family.
National Hug and High 5 Day. Hug your family members and friends. Give high 5 and chocolate hugs to people you love.
13. Let you kids take over the kitchen and cook a meal.
National Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day. Let your kids take over the kitchen to cook a meal for the family.
14. Teach a child a creative skill you have in art.
National Live Creative Day. Create an art project. Learn a new talent by going to a class to learn a new art technique. Share your own talents and teach others, like a child, a new creative skill you have.
15. Learn and cook a new recipe for your family.
National Linguine Day. Learn a new recipe with linguine for your family to try. Take some to another family as well.
16. Spend some time with kids creating sculptures with Play-Doh.
National Play-doh Day. Buy or make some Play-Doh and invite your children or other family members and friends with kids to make creative sculptures with you.
17. How to serve others: Host a dance party at your home.
National Dance Day. Go dancing, take a dance class or have a dance party with your family.
18. Do something nice for your wife or an important woman in your life.
Wife Appreciation Day. Do something for your wife to let her know you love her.
19. Go to Krispy Kreme dressed like a pirate for free donuts.
National Talk Like A Pirate Day. Go to Krispy Kreme dressed and talking like a pirate to get free donuts. Share your donuts with others.
20. Volunteer to help with a kids program or donate to a children’s service organization
National Care For Kids Day. Take time to care for kids in your community. Volunteer to help with a kids program or donate to a children’s service organization. Give your gift of time in being a mentor or advocate for kids. Ideas are to teach a sport, tutor them in school, feed children, and volunteer to teach them a new skill.
21. How to serve others: Find a way to promote world peace by showing kindness to others.
International day of peace. Celebrated world wide, do your part to bring peace to the world. Promote world peace by asking others to join in by treating everyone with kindness.
22. How to serve others: Take loved ones out for ice cream.
National Ice Cream Cone Day. Take loved ones out for an ice cream cone.
23. Honor someone who has helped lift other women up and help make each other brave.
National Brave Day. This day honors a woman who has been a champion for other women. Honor someone who has helped lift up other women. Celebrate women who have been there for you. Go to a movie or have a girls night out.
24. How to serve others: Take your family on a bike ride.
National Family Health and Fitness Day. Start a fitness program with your family. Go biking together or some other physical activity and work on being healthier together.
25. How to serve others: Plan an adventure with your daughter or another woman in your life.
National daughter day. Plan an adventure with your daughter(s) or other women in your life or call to see how they are doing.
26. How to serve others: Make and eat pancakes with your family.
National Pancake Day. National Family Day. Spend time with your family today while eating pancakes to celebrate both national days.
27. Do something nice for someone who has hurt your feelings or that you want to make amends with.
National Day of Forgiveness. Forgive yourself or someone in your life who has done wrong to you. Do something nice for someone who has hurt your feelings. Make amends with them.
28. How to serve others: Do something to show appreciation to all your neighbors today.
National Good Neighbor day. National Strawberry Cream Pie Day. Do something to show appreciation for your neighbors today. Make them a pie to go along with National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
29. Buy something for the person behind or in front of you in line today.
National Coffee Day. Buy the person’s order behind you at Starbuck or another place you are visiting.
30. Be more attentive to the people in your life today.
National Love People Day. Be extra attentive to the people that surround you. Show acts of love to those you see and meet today.
September is an ideal month to reach out and serve those around you. Think of ways to serve others. One way is to share your harvest from your garden with your neighbors. Pick or send some flowers to give someone who works hard and honor them on Labor Day.
There are flowers enough in the summertime,
More flowers than I can remember—
But none with the purple, gold, and red
That dye the flowers of September!
—Mary Howitt (1799-1888)
There are many ideas in this article to help someone today! Let’s Serve!
This article is all about how to serve others in September.