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!

Taken

A Bunch of tags and paper ephemera for scrapbooking with a Paris and fashion theme.

PM me with address.

Small package of card fronts...includes 2 Valentine's Day and 1 Easter plus 5 misc

card fronts from Easter

card fronts from St Patrick's Day

new in package-- 12 graduation party invite cards with bright yellow envelopes-- say 'celebrate' and you fill in the details

4 inch dreamcatcher in tan and brown tones
batch of card fronts from Bday cards

batch of card fronts from blank notecards (no words on front) plus a few from thank you cards

batch of card fronts from secular Chrismtas cards (not religious), some have glitter so let me know if I should remove those.

found 2019 high school grad card  with blue envelope-- if you do card making, maybe you could repurpose it????

Sending: to *Nancy D -- new with envelope--Easter card for son and daughter-in-law and  Set of bday cards with pets or birds on them with envelopes, coupons to *Yvonne 

Christmas card fronts.

Desktop calendar 2021.  Small, stand-up.

Certain Dri prescription strength antiperspirant, packets with one pad each.  Multiple available.

Heart shaped pin (the kind you wear).  Metal.  Red with the word "Kind" in yellow script and a purple border. 

Growth chart 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, brown, green, orange, peach, pink, 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.  Probiotic in Milk Chocolate or Vanilla flavor.  Light Start in Milk Chocolate.  Multiple available.  One packet of High Protein in Milk Chocolate.

Multiples of the following coupons:

• Aveeno baby product $2  2/1/22
• 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  6/1/22
• Bengay $2  5/31/21
• Boost multipack or canister $3  7/31/21
• Carnation Breakfast Essentials $2  7/31/21
• Desitin $2  2/1/22
• Enfamil $3  6/1/21: Vitamins, Formula
• FDgard $3  2/3/22
• Fiber Choice $3  2/3/22
• IBgard $3  2/3/22
• Johnson's baby product $1  2/1/22
• Monistat 12/31/21  1 or 3 day $5, 7 day $3  
• Motrin: $2  12/31/21; pediatric $1.50  3/1/22
• Mylicon 12/30/22: children's Tummy Relief $1, infant probiotic $3.  3/31/23  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
• Tylenol: $1.50  pediatric 3/1/22, Dissolve Pack 3/1/23
• 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 8/2021, pediatric 10/1/21

HAPPY APRIL !! Hope it's a wonderful month for us all. Remember to stay safe when out & about.

I can make address labels for a number of people. Just PM me your address and what type clip art you'd like or if you prefer to be surprised.

ALL TAKEN There still seems to be interest, so I would like to offer three lightly used decks this month:

• TAKEN Cosmic Kat Tarot - This deck was a Kickstarter with childlike cat art.  It's unusual because most of the deck has white borders, but a few cards are borderless.  It would be a good deck to practice modifying before doing it for the first time on one of your good decks.  It may also be good for introducing your kiddos to tarot.  It comes with a plain white tuck box and does not have a guidebook.
• TAKEN Tarot of Gemstones & Crystals - This deck is an AGM mass market.  It comes in a tuck box and has a little white book.
• TAKEN Impressionist Tarot - This deck is a Lo Scarabeo mass market. It comes in a tuck box and has a little white book.

Please PM me with your choices.

Thanks!

If anyone is in need of a little happy mail, or knows someone who is, I love sending out postcards and little happy packages. Pm me with address. ð

I will have more as the month goes on but for now I can order two one subscription to Southern Living Magazine. Both taken

I know it is April but I have a monthly desk calendar that will be good until December 2021. Donated

I also found some more word search puzzle books. Donated

I can order a subscription to Magnolia Journal for one person. Taken

PM me your full mailing address if interested in anything posted.

I have an envelope with a variety of stickers to share. - TAKEN

Stuff to give away:

1. One coupon for $4.00 off one box of Xyzal Allergy 35ct or larger-expires 12-22.

2. One set of 5 coupons for Ocean's Halo products(buy 1 get 1 free) expires 12-21. Items mostly found at Wal-Mart.

3. One person can get a card from me with a bag of Wild berry tea.:)

4. One set of various small smiley faces good for school or potty training.

Please include your address in your pm. Will send items when I can due to crazy work schedule and getting to the post office. Thanks.

TAKEN

Looking for a new home...Spring and Easter theme scrapbook or planner stickers, washi tape and die cuts.

Odds and end I didn't use making my Easter cards this year. I don't like to store supplies so I would like to send them on.

PM with address.

3 Teddy Bear notes w/envelopes  Taken

Small bag of new flat type buttons   Taken

Little bunch of w/stickers   

Envelope w/note for the launching battleship USS Wisconsin Dec 7,1943

Small Princess Sticker & Activity Book  Taken

$2.00 cpn for pkg Depend XL or 2XL

buttons............Lisa D.
sticker book.....Nancy
teddy notes......Jacci
USS Wisconsin..Cynthia

April:  Sent two more packs of flower seeds off.  And, am sending two Berenstain Bears books with a requested book to a PBS member.  Flower seeds distributed.

Delivered seven books to a mini library and am starting a new stack for the next visit.  Library was amazingly emply.

Sent a FREE book to Joyce.

new item added to my list above

added some coupons

I have a grab bag of asorted pierced earrings (matched sets).  Some studs, other longer.  Wish to send to only one person.  PM with address please.  I can mail on Saturday.   TAKEN

I have 600+ Osteo Bi-Flex points if anyone can use them. They earn you coupons towards your next purchase. Last time I looked it was a $10 coupon for 500 points.

Please include your mailing address with your PM.

I have a 10" tall x 8" wide drawstring burlap bag that has "BlueRidge Honey, Ventura, California" stamped on the front with a bee. It's new, rustic & quite cute. It came with my jar of local honey. - TAKEN

I'd like to send some folks a bag of mystery tea and a note card. :) 

Anyone interested in magazines?  I have the following to offer:

Eating Well - September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, January/February 2021, March 2021, April 2021, May 2021. Taken

Better Homes and Gardens - May 2020, June 2020, July 2020, August 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, January 2021, February 2021, March 2021, April 2021.

Please PM with name and address, and which issues you would like.

Thanks!

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