Mall Food Court
Cleanup
Go to your local mall
food court and clean
up after people eat.
Rags, spray bottles
of cleaner.
4 or more.
Minimal—cost of
rags and cleaner.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Snow Removal
from Driveways
and Sidewalks
Help people shovel
their snow.
Snow Shovels and
Salt Pellets (if there
is ice).
4 or more.
Minimal.
Snow.Wear warm clothing:
hats, gloves, etc.
Shopping Cart
Returns
Approach people
and offer to return
their empty cart back
for them.
Nothing.
2 or more.
Free!
Any weather.
Dress warm.
Laundromat
Outreach
Pay for washing
machines and dryers
at local
Laundromats.
Rolls of quarters.
Teams of 2—it is
intimidating to have
more than a few
people.
At least $1.50 per
wash, $.50 per
dryer.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Free Polaroid
Pictures with
Santa
Set up a Santa's
Village in your Corps
Parking lot and have
free photos with
Santa.
Christmas
decorations, Santa
Costume, Polaroid
camera, film.
10 or more.
About $.75 per
picture.
Cool to cold
weather.Dress warm.
Mall Parking
Spot Finder
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Go to your local mall
and help people find
empty parking spots.
Develop a system
that you think could
work. Flags and 2-
way radios may
help. Be safe.
6 or more.
Free!
Any Weather.
Wear bright colored
clothing (be safe!)
and dress warm.
Windshield
Washing
Go to a shopping
mall or department
store and wash
windshields.
Squirt bottles,
cleaner, squeegees,
shop rags.
2 or more.
Fluid commonly
costs about $2.50
per gallon.
Don’t do
this if
below 20 degrees—
the water could
freeze locks.Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Christmas Gift
Wrap Giveaway
Give away gift wrap
necessities to your
community.
Wrapping paper,
bows, ribbons, gift
bags, etc.
Teams of 2.
Nothing. Put your
Corps' donated
wrapping paper to
great use!
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Traveling
Department
Store
Find a homeless
person and give
them some warm
clothing.
Socks, gloves, hats,
jackets and any
other warm clothing.
Teams of 2-4.
Minimal.
Any weather.
Depends on the
weather.
Free Coffee /
Hot Chocolate
Giveaway
Set up tables at
store exits or
sporting events and
serve hot drinks on
cold days.
Table, 2 or 3 Igloos
(5 gal.), creamers,
sugar, stirrers, cups
and "Free Coffee"
sign.
3 or more.
Minimal.
Cool to cold
weather.Dress warm.
Grocery Store
Bag Packing
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Go to a self-bagging
grocery store and
help people bag
their groceries.
Might want to wear
matching t-shirts.
2 or more.
Free!
Good project for bad
weather.Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Light Bulb
Service
Go door to door with
light bulbs offering to
change burned-out
bulbs.
Supply 15-60 watt
light bulbs, step
ladder.
Teams of 2-3.
Light bulbs are $.30
to $.50 apiece.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Smoke Detector
Battery
Giveaway
Give out
complimentary
smoke detector
batteries for home
smoke detectors.
9 Volt Batteries.
Teams of 2.
It usually costs
$1.25 per 9 volt
battery.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
House Gutter
Cleaning
Clean gutters on
houses of leaves,
sticks, and debris.
Gloves, ladders,
trash bags.
Teams of 2-4.
Everyone needs a
ladder holder.
Cost of plastic bags,
borrow ladders from
friends or Corps.
Dry weather is best.Dress warm.
Neighborhood
Windshield Ice
Scraping
Go to an apartment
complex after a
snow and start
scraping.
Windshield Ice
Scrapers
2 or more.
Cost of Ice
Scrapers.
Cold weather, after
snow.Dress warm.
Christmas
Caroling
Organize a caroling
group and go house
to house in your
neighborhood.
Christmas music
and Candy Canes
(if wanted).
4 or more.
Free!
Any weather.
Dress warm.
Stamp Giveaway
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Give out free stamps
in front of your local
Post Office.
A few booklets of
stamps and a
"Free Stamps" sign.
Teams of 2.
Stamps are $.41
apiece. You can
buy a booklet of 20
stamps for $8.20.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Library Jubilee
Go to your local
library and pay as
many library fines as
Cash money.
Teams of 2.
Pay as many fines
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Leaf Raking
(if leaves are still on the
ground)
Who likes to rake
leaves? You'll do it
for them.
Rakes, Bags, Leaf
Blowers, etc..
As few as 2 — the
more the merrier. 10
people can rake a
lawn in minutes.
Minimal—you can
own your own rake
for $5.00.
Any weather, but it's
tough raking leaves
in wet weather.Depends on the
weather.
Car Drying at
Self-Serve Car
Washes
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Help dry off cars
after they have been
washed.
Towels.
2 or more.
Minimal.
Car washing
weather.Depends on the
weather.
Christmas Gift
Wrap
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Everyone needs
their Christmas gifts
wrapped. Do it at
the mall for free!
Wrapping paper,
tape, scissors, table,
chairs, etc.
Lots of people
needed. Depending
upon mall traffic, you
will need a variety.
Though costly, can
cost as little as $.10
per gift. Check your
Corps' for donated
wrapping paper.
If wrapping at an
inside location,
weather is not a
problem.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Nursing Home
Visit
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Contact local
nursing home and
ask if you can visit.
Sing some
Christmas carols.
Nothing (though
instruments would
be nice).
4 or more.
Free!
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Car Interior
Vacuuming
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Set up in a car wash
or gas station and
vacuum cars for
free.
Several canister
vacuums, several
hand-held vacuums.
Teams of 4+
Nothing to purchase
if using home
vacuum cleaners.
$.25 if using gas
station vacuum.
Any weather.
Depends on the
weather.
Cemetary
Carnation
Giveaway
Go to a local
cemetary and give
away carnations to
cemetary visitors.
Carnations.
2 or more.
Cost of Carnations.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Soft Drink
Giveaway
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Fill coolers with ice
and drinks to give
out at a public place.
Coolers, ice, cans of
soda (regular and
diet).
4 or more.
Cost of ice and cans
of soda (borrow
coolers).
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Grocery Bag
Loading
Assistance
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Help people load
groceries into their
cars.
Nothing.
3 or more.
Free!
Any weather.
Matching Salvation
Army shirts would be
helpful.
Reverse Donut
Day
Buy some donuts,
set up at a traffic
light and give them
away.
Donuts, plastic
gloves, napkins.
2 or more.
Though costly, about
$8 for a dozen, you
could use donut day
coupons that you
may have.
Any weather, but it's
better if it’s not
Matching Salvation
Army shirts or
aprons.
Trash Pickup
Help pick up trash
after the local school
football game or
around community.
Debris pickup sticks,
5 gallon plastic
buckets, trash bags.
4 or more.
Minimal (borrow
what you may need).
Any weather.
Depends on the
weather.
Umbrella
Escorts
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
(For best results, please contact the business for permission to do this before I'll Fight Day.)
Help people stay dry
as they travel from a
store to their car.
Umbrellas (big golf
umbrellas are best).
3 or more.
Free! Borrow the
umbrellas you may
need.
Rain or snow.Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Windshield
Washer Fluid
Fill-up
People use more
washer fluid in the
winter. Fill it up!
Bottles of windshield
washer fluid.
2 or more.
Minimal. Fluid is 79
cents a gallon.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Newspaper
Giveaway
Purchase some
newspapers; deliver
to homes in your
community.
Newspapers.
3 or more.
Cost of Saturday
newspapers.
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Christmas Tree
Giveaway
Buy some Christmas
trees and deliver
them to families in
your community.
Christmas trees, tree
stands and string to
secure to car.
3 or more.
The cost to buy
some trees from a
local tree lot (see if
you can get a deal).
Any weather.
Salvation Army
shirts would be
helpful.
Most of these servant evangelism ideas
come from Steve Sjogren’s book:Conspiracy of Kindness: A Refreshing New Approach to Sharing the Love of Jesus
Regal Press 2003.