It’s a movement, a movement of good. In short, it’s a day for your loved one. A day to honor and celebrate them with GOOD. And it is a day for you, an opportunity to share about your person, bring about something positive and build community. This may look different for different people, but the general idea is to create a platform to honor those we have lost and provide a way for family and friends to continue to keep their memory alive. A community of people, some you know, some you don’t, who are all doing “good” in the name of special people who we want to continue to remember, honor and celebrate.

Grief after losing a loved one is overwhelming. As milestones, birthdays, holidays approach the reality of loss can feel particularly difficult. In learning about grief and loss, the desire to speak of one’s “person”, sharing about who they were and what they brought to this world helps to keep their memory alive. It can also seem daunting but also a heavy responsibility to honor these special people in our lives. The Honor Day helps with this process by giving a simple way to recognize, celebrate, remember, honor, raise awareness and make something positive out of the heartache of loss. The community is also an important part of this initiative and the hope is to have resources for loss as a part of the online presence of The Honor Day.

Primary Goals

• Share about your loved one (photos, top 5 facts)

• Rally a community of family/friends

• Bring awareness to a cause/organization

• Have people collectively doing "good"

• Provide a simple name and platform to hang on a special day

Secondary Goals

• Build a community - inspire and support each other in the grief journey

• Help to "normalize" talking about those who have passed

• Share resources and recommendations

• Pay for the person behind you in line (coffee, fast food, etc)

• Get $5 gift cards to share as a random act of kindness

• Write a thank you email to a restaurant, hotel or event management team to recognize a job well done and the impact of your experience

• Have your kids color a picture for the mail carrier

• Get together with family/friends and share memories

• Raise awareness for a cause and share information with your network

• Did your honoree love wings? Spread the word to go get wings on this day and leave an extra kind tip

• Smile at a stranger, hold open doors, lessen the road rage

• Bake cookies for a friend, neighbor, security guard, co-worker...

• Drop treats by your local police or fire station

• Send an encouraging email (or snail mail) to a friend

• Surprise someone with flowers (or coffee, or a Chickfila biscuit)

• Leave a thank you (and snacks/drinks/cash) in a ziplock bag taped to the top of your garbage can for the garbage collectors

• Praise a local business, school or favorite influencer online

• Call, Text, Email, FaceTime your loved ones and tell them you love them

• Rake leaves for a neighbor, shovel their snow or bring in trash cans

• Say YES to an adventure, even if it's just a trip to a local park

• Make a donation to a cause that means something to you

• Do something good for yourself :)

• Send an e-card to a child in the hospital (Like Here) - many children's hospitals do this

.... take pictures, tag @thehonorday, spread the word!

1. Select an Honor Day for your loved one (You can choose the day - their birthday, a random Tuesday, the start of Fall and you choose the frequency - 1x/year, 1x/quarter, however often you want to spread the goodness!)

2. Submit the date to www.thehonorday.com so we can follow along

3. Share about The Honor Day utilizing prepared templates with your network so they can be thinking of how they can participate on your loved one’s Honor Day

4. The Honor Day is here! Utilizing provided templates, post/share with your network via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Email, whatever you want:

   1. 1. Intro post with photo(s)

      2. Top 5 fun facts about your loved one

      3. Instructions for others to participate

      4. Raise awareness if you’d like! Include organizations/non-profits using profile tags and website links

5. DO GOOD! Join the movement, get creative and share! We’ll re-post if you tag us!

6. The Honor Day social media accounts/website will continuously highlight individuals, the “GOOD” and resources for loss.

7. Through individual sharing, the hope is a following will grow and people will continue to be inspired and supported! Don't you think this world could use more GOOD?