Sunbites: a little bit of taste good and do good in every bite
We have always been huge fans of Sunbites, a snack which the children love just as much as I do myself, and something I have popped inside the children’s lunch boxes over the years. So it’s always lovely when a brand we really love launches a campaign that we totally believe in, and the #GoodGrows campaign is one we couldn’t wait to get on board with.
Sunbites believe that there is a little bit of taste good and do good in every bite, and the Sunbites #GoodGrows campaign is working to give back to society and deliver goodness around the world. The Sunbites team has partnered with CARE International to launch the ‘Light Her Path’ initiative, aimed at improving the lives of women and children around the world by providing the education they deserve. This brilliant initiative helps in lots of ways, including building eco-friendly learning centres that are powered by solar panels.
Sunbites believes that one small act of goodness can inspire others to do the same, that #GoodGrows, and that it’s possible to seed some goodness into Britain. And we were more than happy to help them do exactly that.
I decided to ask the children what we could do to perform a good deed together, and their suggestions were utterly adorable. “We could do washing up for people!” said Megan. “My could give cuddles” said Harry, “My give the best cuddles!”. “We could give our toys to little boys and girls who don’t have any?” said Eva. And with my heart bursting with pride, we set about collecting up all of the toys that, whilst my children still enjoyed playing with, would be far better in the hands of those who had nothing.
When we had collected up all of the toys we loaded them into the car and drove to our local women’s refuge where we handed them over to very grateful hands. Seeing the children’s faces as they handed over some of their much loved toys I was sure there would be tears, but instead they all looked at me with big eyes, far wiser than I give them credit for, and told me, “We have lots of toys don’t we Mummy? It must be really sad to have none.” And as we drove home, a lump in my throat, I knew that we had not only done a wonderful thing for other children, but that my children had learned a valuable lesson in that moment.
Sunbites are offering one lucky winner the change to win a hamper of new-look great tasting Sunbites, and hopefully allow that person to feel good too. The hamper includes 4 multi-packs of Sunbites and a solar powered phone charger.
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** This is a sponsored post in conjunction with Sunbites. All words and opinions are my own **
taken a friend shopping
Treated family and friends to some biscuits that I had baked at cookery class.
I made my old neihbour a pan of broth!
I bought a work colleague lunch.
I got talking to an old gentlemen on my bus route,as he was sat alone,and he said it made his day x
I bagged up loads of walnuts from our tree, and gave them to friends and relatives
Baked lots of cakes for my daughters cake sale x
I gave a colleague from work a lift home as it was raining
i helped my neighbour do thier garden x
took a lady from work out for tea and a chat
I’ve ordered a bunch of flowers to be delivered to my grandma.
I walked someone else’s dog
Took my elderly neighbour out for the day
MOWED MY 96 YR OLD NEIGHBOURS LAWN
Bought my parents tickets for a theatre show.
Helped a neighbour with a computer problem
Helped someone with something they were struggling with
let an elderly lady have my seat on the bus x
Babysat so my NEICE could enjoy a free night
did some errands fo my mother in law
I helped out on a school trip at my daughter’s school and there was one particular child who I knew was struggling and needed empathy.
have a packet of these every day
I sent money to feed children in africa
Mucked out my sister’s goats stable; boy was I sweating!
gave my seat up on the bus
I acted as stylist for my mum and encouraged her to try different clothes.
I sent some flowers to my Facebook friend who I’ve never met I’ve also invited my daughter and granddaughter to come and stay with us till after Christmas Which really is a huge massive gigantic big good deed lol
walked a friends dog
Gave loads of clothes away to people who don’t have much.
Donated clothes to Salvation Army.
Gave a beggar some money
Held the door open for someone.
Helped an old lady in the supermarket who had had an eye operation and was struggling to read the prices
Organised a community litter pick in my neighbourhood.
I bought electric for my neighbour when she had no money and her prepayment meter meant she was sitting in dark and no way to sort it xx
Looked after my friends dog
Gave a donation for charity
My friend is pregnant and struggling for money so I’ve given her a load of my pregnancy stuff and am giving her my son’s clothes and pram once he has outgrown them 🙂
Worked an extra say so my colleague could have her birthday off
Picked my other half up and drunken friends up at 1.30 am on a work night
Gave some old stuff to the charity shop!
several recycling bins had fell into the road the other day due to the winds, I ran over and moved them as they had made traffic come to a standstill
Recently I gave some money to pay for someones shopping when they didn’t have enough at the till
I gave my colleague some change for a much needed coffee as she didn’t have any
I helped an elderly lady home with her shopping as I could see she was struggling.
I took my friends dog for a walk
The sweet chilli are my favourite – not seen the blue or yellow ones in the shop though
Baked a cake for a friend
My sister has hurt her ankle, so I’ve been walking her dog
I put my travel ticket in the bus timetable for someone to use again
I Gave a friend of mine tickets to a fashion show as I know she really wanted to go with her friend 🙂 and the other is when my nan was ill for 2 weeks i did her housework for her and cooked her meals 🙂 and both i have done with no expectations of getting anything in return except seeing their happiness 🙂
I shared lots of my Tomato crop with my neighbours everyone loves fresh tomatoes
I slipped £50 into an envelope with an Argos reservation number and put it in my Husbands lunch box so he could have a nice surprise! He had no idea what he was going to collect until he got there.
I had a big clear out at home and donated the clothes and bric a brac to one of our local charity shops.
I looked after (including mucking out) my friends chickens for a week while she went on holiday.
Doing some short-term and long-term cat sitting.
I had a baby last week and my partner was looking after him one night and I took over as I could see him struggling to stay awake ?x
helped a lady at one of my parent toddler class who was struggling with two toddlers
I helped a lost dog and looked after it until it’s owner came
Today i went to the local animal rescue place and helped out with the cats. I do this every week so i guess it’s not that different!
i took the on call over at work so a colleague could have a night out, it ended up being a very busy night for me
Looked after my friends kids.
Made a lady waiting our table at restaurant in Harry Ramsdens in Bournemouth that she had dropped a lot of Twenty pond notes out of her money pinnie as she was reaching in to get a pen, She was so grateful!.
I have baked cakes for my daughters school
I helped my daughter with some revision
Helped my elderly neighbour with some food shopping and tidying up
Gave some things to the charity shoo
I picked up a wrapped loaf of bread for an elderly gentlemen which fell off his mobility scooter whilst he was crossing the road.
Bought my sister lunch, it was buy one get one free so I had the free one
Bought a round of drinks
I took the neighbours bin out
Chatted with my Dad who really values normal things like a cup of coffee and a chat. My mum suffers with a paranoid illness, so nothing is normal at home at all. Very difficult, she has no insight and is unlike to gain any. I’m not much use these days, pesky MS.
Paid a strangers bus fare! (and learnt something too – when the bus company made such a big deal of accepting contactless payments a few months ago I didn’t realise they now ONLY accepted contactless cards!)
help clear a lot of fallen leaves with a friend
I’ve been a personal shopper for my Mum, my father in law and my elderly next door neighbour. They all seem to wait until I’ve already been shopping before ringing me and asking for specific things (prunes for Mum, Rice pudding for Dad in law and a particular brand of bread for my neighbour).
It doesn’t matter if I ring them before I go to check whether they need anything, they always say ‘No’. Then the minute I get home they ring me and say ‘Oh Sue, I forgot I need….’
I helped my elderly neighbour carry her shopping home from the supermarket
I’ve just made a huge slow cooker pot of Chicken Casserole so nobody has to cook tonight while I’m at work.
I organised a day out for my best friends that helped me through a tough time.
I help my colleagues all the time and I make the cleaner at work a cuppa when he gets in
I promoted a friend’s artwork for free, because they’re so talented and I love what they do.
I saved a crane fly from drowning the other day.
I visit my elderly neighbour each week, to be honest i enjoy her company too
Delivered a table for an elderly lady who bought it from the charity shop I volunteer in
I picked up a disabled mans glasses that fell on the floor, I was heavily pregnant but could bend down more than he could
i lent someone some money
I regularly do a shop just to take to the food bank ❤
If I’m been honest I haven’t really done a good deed for a long time, I haven’t had the opportunity.
Applied for a charity grant
Gave up my seat on the train
Took lots of unwanted clothes and some household things to the charity shop and gave a homeless man some money
I gave my son’s old baby toys to someone who couldn’t afford much as they were on there own x
I looked after my best friends son after she was let down by child care so she could work xx
An elderly man had had a fall in the street and was unable to get up. I slowly helped him to his feet and walked him back up the road to where his bungalow was. His wife and himself were incredibly grateful.
Cooked cakes for the elderly ladies 8 care for.
gave a dry pair of socks to a stranger x
i do all my husbands uncles washing and cook him a weeks worth of meals so he only has to put them in the microwave to heat them up
I walked next doors dog.
I took a homeless gentleman who was sat in my road and freezing cold to a shelter.
collected my son from work because his his car broke down, it was late at night
Making sure my dad has dinner when he visits he needs to eat more. ?
I fed my neighbours cats three times a day whilst she was on a break away…she is 82 and needed a good break!
I paid the shortfall on somebodys transaction at the post office, as they wanted to get a new baby card on the way before the post office shut
Yesterday I got the bus instead of riding in a limo so that my niece’s friend, who couldn’t make her mind up until the last minute, could go to the party we were all going to. 10 minutes and she would have missed it. But I got the bus and met them there instead.
Helped my neighbour get their dog to the vet when their car broke down.
I try and do at least one a week and even run a random acts of kindness blog. When we’re at the park with the children, we pick up litter as we go and if I’m grabbing a Costa, I’ll buy the stranger next to me their coffee etc. It’s nice to be nice and I’m a big believer in paying it forward.
I recently donated some items to the local charity shop
Help sort out insurance and uninsured drivers money back for 2 neighbous when an uninsured driver drove at speed on our road and crashed into their wall and did damage to their houses
My neighbour broke her ankle last week so I’ve been taking her children to school for her, it’s half term now and I’m taking them to the museum tomorrow x
Helped a neighbour with their rubbish
I made a outfit for my niece to wear to a wrestling show
I went to the sorting office to pick up a parcel for my flatmate while he was away. Otherwise it would’ve been returned to sender.
I cleaned my partners car for her while she was out.
I cleaned my neighbours house whilst she was in hospital so she could come back to a lovely place to rest.
Me and my son always help a blind man cross the road – he lives near us and always take his dog to the park across the road
Mucked out the horses and I don’t even own them x
Helped someone off the train with their bags
Donated dozens of bags of clothes and toys to charity
I have been rescuing wild hedgehogs and feeding them then releasing them when they are up to weight so they can hibernate naturally. I’ve been volunteering with my local hedgehog rescue.
I pick up litter when I’m out a walk with my dogs. There are so many lazy people who don’t take their rubbish home.
took my kids to town fair and mcdonalds brought homeless person a burger and hot choc
Donated a lot of lovely things to charity 🙂
I did a soup run for my local church
I made an atempt at creating a cave man outfit for my grandson to wear to school!
I let 2 people go infront of me in a que although I was in a rush myself but they had less than me. They were so grateful.
I arranged (and paid for) a weekend away for my bestie who is having a rough time
I brought some food for the food bank x
I cleaned my Dads house from top to bottom x