World Humanitarian Day: Leave It To Beyonce

Today is World Humanitarian Day - a day to do something good somewhere for someone else. Possibilities are endless and nothing is too small or too big. Here are some ideas  to spark your own ways to give from the World Humanitarian Day Website. Be sure to check out Beyonce's music video for her song "I Was Here." The artist extraordinaire has made this years WHD one of her greatest endeavors and it is not going unoticed. Make your mark.

From www.whd-IWasHere.org:

Let's send the biggest social media message in history

Join Beyoncé, the UN and humanitarian aid organizations around the world to reach 1 billion people, on 1 day, with 1 message of hope

1. Add your voice by signing up below with your social network.

2. Your message will be stored until August 19th.

3. On August 19th, every message will be automatically sent out as one voice, along with a special World Humanitarian Day performance by Beyoncé.

• HELP SOMEONE WITH THEIR SHOPPING
• MAKE A HOMELESS PERSON A SANDWICH
• DONATE YOUR SKILLS TO A COMMUNITY PROJECT
• STAND UP FOR SOMEONE BEING PICKED ON
• VISIT AN ELDERLY PERSON
• COOK A MEAL FOR A NEW MUM
• COMFORT SOMEONE IN HOSPITAL
• VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL CHARITY
• GIVE AWAY SOMETHING YOU DON'T USE
• MOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S LAWN
• TUTOR A DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PERSON
• CLEAN UP YOUR LOCAL PARK

More on World Hmanitarian Day:

Every year on August 19th, World Humanitarian Day recognizes those who face danger and adversity to help others. August 19th is the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which killed 22 people.

We honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and we pay tribute to those who continue to help people around the world, regardless of who they are and where they are.

Every day we see and hear images and stories of pain and suffering in our own neighborhoods and in countries far away. But we also find acts of kindness, great and small. World Humanitarian Day is a global celebration of people helping people.