{"id":4968,"date":"2021-01-26T13:47:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T12:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/?p=4968"},"modified":"2021-01-26T13:47:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T12:47:28","slug":"pledge2021-my-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2021\/01\/26\/pledge2021-my-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pledge2021 &#8211; My Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2021\/01\/26\/pledge2021-my-pledge\/pledge-master\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4970 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2021\/01\/Pledge-MASTER-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2021\/01\/Pledge-MASTER-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/files\/2021\/01\/Pledge-MASTER.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2020 was anything but normal, yet in many ways it highlighted the need to look out for each other. So, we at SI Milton Keynes want to encourage people and children to make a pledge of kindness and hope. Whether it\u2019s a one off or a regular pledge, let\u2019s put something back into the community for Soroptimist International\u2019s 100 birthday year.<\/p>\n<p>As Princess Diana once said:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u201cCarry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below are some examples of pledges you can make once or for longer.<\/p>\n<p>Remember this will make you feel good as well as the person (s) who receive this act of kindness. Click on the following <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2021\/01\/26\/pledge2021-my-pledge\/form-pledge2021\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4971\">Form #Pledge2021<\/a> to download the pledge form, complete it with your name and pledge and send it back to us at <a class=\"o_h J_x mq_CZ G_e r_BN C_Z281SGl S4_n ac_CI rtlI_dz_sSg\" title=\"soroptimistsmk@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:soroptimistsmk@gmail.com\" data-test-id=\"contact-card-email\">soroptimistsmk@gmail.com<\/a> \u00a0so we can display them on our website and in our newsletter.\u00a0 Help us reach 100 #Pledge2021 in 2021.\u00a0 Show your kindness and make someone happy.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few examples of what you could pledge:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 460px\" width=\"726\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"321\">\n<ul>\n<li>Make yourself known to anyone elderly or vulnerable in your community so they have somewhere to turn if they need help<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer within your community<\/li>\n<li>Offer to buy a drink or some food for a homeless person<\/li>\n<li>Help an elderly person with their shopping<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Smile and say hello to everyone you meet during your day<\/li>\n<li>Give someone a compliment \u2013 it can make their day, week or year!<\/li>\n<li>Share positive posts on your social media pages<\/li>\n<li>Write a note of encouragement and place it inside a book or magazine in a waiting room<\/li>\n<li>Let someone go in front of you in the queue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"331\">\n<ul>\n<li>Go through your possessions and donate items you no longer use to charity<\/li>\n<li>Support charities and good causes on your social media pages<\/li>\n<li>Sign up to the organ donor register<\/li>\n<li>Write a blog about kindness in society<\/li>\n<li>Give blood<\/li>\n<li>Donate coats and blankets to a homeless shelter<\/li>\n<li>Cook a meal for someone else \u2013 e.g. deliver a lasagne to a new mother<\/li>\n<li>Write positive online reviews for places you have visited or businesses you have gone to<\/li>\n<li>Put your loose change in a charity box<\/li>\n<li>Undertake a litter pick in your local area<\/li>\n<li>Walk or cycle to reduce your carbon footprint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Happy Pledging everyone and here\u2019s hoping for a happy 2021 for us all!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 was anything but normal, yet in many ways it highlighted the need to look&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":638,"featured_media":4970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[100,102,105,104,103,106,101],"class_list":["post-4968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-pledge2021","tag-a-pledge-of-kindness-and-hope","tag-a-random-act-of-kindness","tag-hope","tag-kindness","tag-make-someone-happy","tag-my-pledge"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>#Pledge2021 - My Pledge | News | Blog | Events | SI Milton Keynes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Milton Keynes : Blog &amp; News : #Pledge2021 - My Pledge : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Milton Keynes . 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