Military Appreciation Month: All gave some. Some gave all.

Have you made a point to talk to a veteran today? At my local hospital, there are various labels affixed to each employees nametag, denoting their specialty. If you attend conferences for work, these “ribbons” are similar to those for sponsors, speakers, breakout hosts, etc. That way, you don’t mistake your baby-faced heart surgeon for a candy-striper! For example, at …

Serve in the Sun! SPF50 Required

May kicks off the summer season and the official door-walking season for states with fall primaries. This week’s S60S will hit ALL of these bases: How do each of these tie to our VoteSharp subscribers (VoteSharp-ers with affection) AND you? We’re glad you asked! Here are to two important tips for VoteSharp subscribers when you #gowalkdoors (#1, 2, 4): As …

Ah-Ah-Ah-CHOO: Sneeze & Serve

Coming out of COVID, it’s still a bit uncomfortable when someone sneezes, but with a strong allergy season in full effect, we’re surrounded by sniffles and drainage! Today’s concept is easy, but also requires you to get outside your comfort zone, speak up in a crowd, and likely to a stranger. Our extrovert readers are chomping at the bit 🤗. …

5 Follows: 🌻But not the Yellow Brick Road👂🐛

When you say “Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow” to a Kansan, it is compulsory to sing “the yellow brick road”. You’re welcome for the earworm! 👂🐛 Each of you will have at least FIVE statewide officers representing you AND seeking your vote. Another X marks the spot in the top-right area of your CIVIC Bingo card: Follow your statewide officials on social …

Lane Change Challenge: Use That Blinker!

Y’all are awesome. Thank you for sharing Serve60Sharp with your networks. Let’s do this thing! Have you been working on your Thank You Wave this week? A lot of our readers are in the Kansas City area and there are a LOT of opportunities to use it right now with all the lane closures for the 69 Express. This week’s …

Ripple Effect

This week we’re back again to the BINGO card, specifically moving to the bottom right of the card. What’s the best way to serve your community? Cause a civic ripple-effect! Share service concepts with your networks so they implement service into their daily lives, too. Imagine if our subscribers each shared this newsletter with ten people. Ideally, we’d want them to subscribe …

Thank You Wave Wonders

About the zipper merge… Nothing diffuses road rage quite like the Thank You Wave. We are big fans, especially when you’re driving in an unfamiliar area or when things get heated, you know, like when a driver has clearly misunderstood the assignment of lanes in a “zipper merge”. Proper execution of the zipper merge is to use every inch of …

Park It Forward

Here’s 👀 @ you, downtown Lawrence, KS! When you park somewhere with metered parking, the task always seems to take longer, or there are distractions which delay a return to the car. Just us? OK, nevermind! If you’re good about getting back to your car, drop a coin or two into the expired meter next to you. When that owner …

Be AND Keep the Change

AND Vote Tuesday in Kansas When you’re buying a snack or pop (we’re in the Midwest and yes, it’s pop) from a vending machine, pay cash, and leave the extra change in the trap. It’s a nice little surprise for the next guest! It’s not much, but a great example of how this can go a long way is at …

Follow an issue/specific bill in Congress

Inaction ≠ Inaction Back to the Bingo Board for another action-step for civic engagement: Follow an issue in Congress. What’s your passion? Is it immigration? Public education? Voting rights? River and dam maintenance? The Lesser Prairie Chicken? Hey, we get it! Happy serving!