What do Frozen Yogurt Day, Houseplant Appreciation Day, and Sock Monkey Day have in common?
They can all be celebrated with generosity.
At GivingTuesday, we believe generosity isn’t reserved for the big dates circled on your calendar. It’s not just something you do once a year—it’s something that can (and should) show up every single day. Even on those delightfully strange, oddly specific holidays you didn’t know existed.
So we decided to put that idea to the test.
As part of GivingTuesday Spark—a youth-led movement championing generosity—our U.S. Spark Leaders were challenged to take the most random holidays we could find and turn them into moments of generosity. No rules. No limits. Just creativity, kindness, and a calendar full of obscure celebrations.
Here’s just a glimpse of what happened when our Spark Leaders looked at “just another day” and turned it into an opportunity to give:
International Haiku Poetry Day
Arsh used poetry as a gift, writing uplifting haikus and delivering them to residents at a local nursing home. Just a few lines, but a lot of joy.
National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day
Lucy assembled a themed care package full of peanut butter and jelly-flavored snacks and treats and mailed it to a friend who needed a little pick-me-up. A small gesture with a sweet impact.
No Socks Day
Kollin flipped the script on No Socks Day. Instead of going barefoot, he donated socks to local foster kids—helping meet a real need in his community.
Arbor Day
Bethany showed love to the people behind the trees. She brought snacks to her local conservation team to thank them for their hard work, then joined volunteers to plant new trees in her community.
It’s easy to associate generosity with big events: major holidays, fundraisers, campaigns. And yes, those matter. But generosity isn’t exclusive to them. From Bird Day to Jellybean Day, our Spark Leaders proved a simple truth: any day can be a generous one.
So here’s your challenge:
Check tomorrow’s calendar. What’s the holiday? National Left-Handers Day? Pizza Appreciation Week? Whatever it is, ask yourself: What generous thing could I do with this? Because with a little creativity, every day is a good day to give.
To see what other Spark Leaders did for the #HelpingEveryHoliday challenge, check out @givingtuesdayspark on Instagram.
