One Week

There's pressure to drink or do drugs in high school and college. A lot of people may feel that's all there is to do in your town, suburb, or yawn-worthy neighborhood.

Prove people wrong and host drug-free activities that will give your participants a huge hit of adrenaline.

Try the extreme sports

These aren't Grandpa's favorte sports. Quicken your pulse with extreme activities like

Once people have adopted or bought a dog, they need to know how to care for it. Help prevent animal neglect by distributing tips that will encourage proper dog rearing:

Singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse's death this weekend sparked conversations about what those who loved her could have done to prevent her death. No matter how desperately they might try to control a chaotic situation, friends and family of drug addicts are ultimately incapable of achieving sobriety for the person close to them.

Every animal deserves to be comfortable, including the ones living in animal shelters, waiting to be adopted. Make the animals' cages more comfortable by creating blankets for donations.

Gather your materials.

Collect towels, fleece, or sweatshirts that can serve as blanket material.

Wash them.

You don't want to donate dirty blankets.

Tear 'em up.

Rip the edges of your rectangular or square material into strips.

If you want to help out at a nursing home, ditch the tired card games for once and try out some new activities.

Capture Stories

Go around and write down or record memories from residents. Their stories can around a theme like:

• Your favorite memories of grade school.
• The best first date you ever went on.
• Where you were during a major world event (i.e. Pearl Harbor)

Make a booklet from the stories and distribute copies for residents to read. It'll make entertaining reading for everyone.

Spanning eight days, the Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt (Nickelodeon classic Rugrats does a good retelling of the story). Give your holiday a little more meaningful with these helpful tips.