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He inherited the throne from Sigbert I the Small. Entering into an alliance with the king of Northumbria and being baptized at his court, he contributed to the spread of Christianity among the East Angles. Here is how Bede the Venerable describes the death of this monarch in the Ecclesiastical History of the People of the Angles Bede The Hon.- a Benedictine monk who lived at the turn of the 8th-9th centuries; compiler of one of the first histories of England.:

“For a long time the introduction of the people to heavenly life flourished in that kingdom to the joy of the king and all the people; but it so happened that the king was, at the instigation of the Enemy of all good, killed by his own kindred. This crime was committed by two brothers; when they were asked why they did this, they could only answer that they were angry with the king and hated him because he was always ready to pardon his enemies and forgave them all the evil that they did as soon as they asked for forgiveness. Per. V. Erlikhman

Einbkellach the Good, King of Dal Riad (697-698)

The ancient Gaelic kingdom of Dal Riada was located in the very north of Ireland and the west of Scotland until the 9th century, when these lands were captured by the Vikings. Einbkellach mac Ferhair ruled this kingdom for only a year - in 698 he was overthrown and expelled to Ireland by his younger brother Selbach, who remained king until 723 and killed Einbkellach, who tried to return from exile in 719. Representatives of the Moray dynasty of Scottish kings traced their origin to their family, the most famous of which was Mac Betad mac Findleich, or Macbeth, the prototype of the protagonist of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Hakon I the Good, King of Norway (934-961)

Hakon grew up at the court of the English king Athelstan and was brought up in the Christian faith. Returning to Norway, he overthrew his half-brother Eirik Bloodaxe, lowered taxes and established a regular navy. He was a successful commander and an unsuccessful preacher: he failed to spread Christianity among the Norwegians. Hakon died from a wound received in a battle with the sons of Eirik. One of them - Harald II Greypelt - became the next king. Here is how Hakon's death is described in The Circle of the Earth:

“If I am destined to stay alive,” he said, “then I would like to leave the country for Christians and atone for my sins before God. But if I die here in a pagan country, then bury me as you please.” Shortly thereafter, King Hakon died on the very rock on which he was born. The grief over the death of Hakon was so great that both friends and enemies mourned him and said that such a good king would never again be in Norway. Per. M. Steblin-Kamensky

Hyvel Da (Good), King of the Britons (942-950)

During the first half of the 10th century, Hywel ap Cadell managed to concentrate most of the kingdoms located on the territory of Wales under his rule. It is Hewel who is considered the ruler who compiled the written set of Welsh laws - which, however, has come down to us in essentially later lists. Thanks to this, Howel got his nickname: the laws did not give the king such great powers as the Anglo-Saxon counterparts - most of conflicts could be settled with monetary penalties; executions were rarely used as punishment. Although the state after the death of Howel Da broke into three parts, its code, changing and supplementing, was valid until 1282, when Llywelyn the Last died - as follows from his nickname, the last independent king of Wales.

Magnus I the Good, King of Norway (1035-1047) and Denmark (1042-1047)

The son of Olav II the Holy and concubine Alfhild, Magnus was brought up for several years at the court of Yaroslav the Wise and his wife Ingigerd, to whom his father fled in 1028. Magnus himself returned to Norway when he was 11 years old, and with the support of Sweden and Rus', won the royal throne. Seven years later, he was also crowned in Denmark. According to Snorri Sturlson, at first the cruel ruler received his nickname when he changed under the influence of the court skald Sigvat. He wrote a flokk (praise song), in which he called on the king not to enter into a confrontation with a disgruntled people. Among other things, there were such words:

The prince is worthless
Hearing incline to advice
Evil. More and more grumbling
Your people, warrior.
Rumors, brave knight,
Beware - let the measure
Knows the hand! - what people
Spread a lot.
Your friend, guardian,
Caution, magpies
The moisture of the dead. Listen
The will of the bonds, warrior!
Leader, don't bring
Until trouble. Unkind
Sign when on the prince
Gray-haired people are angry.
The trouble is, since they were silent
Those who were previously betrayed
Was buried in a fur coat
Nose and look askance.
Murmurs to know: ruler
Fatherland, they say, took away -
Climbed everywhere -
The subjects have bonds.
Everyone who is driven out of the way -
Strict to many fast
Your court - they supposedly rob us,
He will say, people are princes. Snorri Sturlusson. "Circle of the Earth". Per. A. Gurevich.

As Sturluson writes, “after this exhortation, the king changed for the better.<…>... [He] ordered that a collection of laws be compiled, which is still kept in Thrand-heim and is called the Gray Goose. King Magnus gained love among the people. Since then, they began to call him Magnus the Good. There.. He died in Denmark when he was only 23 years old: according to various sources, Magnus either fell off his horse and crashed, or fell overboard, or fell ill while sailing.

Eric I the Good, King of Denmark (1095-1103)

The famine that tormented Denmark for several years in the 1090s ended immediately after Eric was elected king, and this was perceived by his subjects as a sign from above. According to Saxo Grammar Saxo Grammaticus- Danish chronicler of the late XII - early XIII century., the common people loved their merry king, "whose physical and mental splendor was overshadowed only by his irrepressible lust" Saxo Grammar. "Acts of the Danes". However, this vice did not prevent Eric from playing a rather important role in the spiritual history of his country. In 1101, he traveled to Rome and convinced Pope Paschal II to canonize his brother, King Canute IV, who was killed during a popular uprising and became the patron saint of Denmark. Two years later, after four guests were killed during a feast at Eric's court, he went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Having passed through Novgorod and Constantinople, Eric I the Good did not have time to get to Jerusalem: he fell ill and died in the city of Paphos in Cyprus.

William II the Good, King of Sicily (1166-1189)

The father of William II, the second ruler of the Kingdom of Sicily from the Norman dynasty of the Gottvilles, was known as William I the Evil. In the chronicles, it was customary to portray him as a depraved and prone to luxury tyrant. However, many historians consider this image the result of a hostile attitude towards William I of the Sicilian nobility. His son, on the contrary, remained in the memory of his descendants as the ruler of the golden age. He entered the Sicilian throne at the age of 13, and for the first years his mother ruled for him - Margarita of Navarre, who first of all arranged a political amnesty and canceled the taxes that Wilhelm the Evil had imposed on the cities. The beginning of the reign of Wilhelm II was peaceful and prosperous. This gave him the opportunity to launch an active, albeit not very successful, foreign policy activity. In 1174, while he himself remained in Sicily, he tried in vain to recapture Egypt from. In 1185, William's troops invaded Byzantine possessions in the Balkans, captured Thessaloniki, but were defeated by the army of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos. Wilhelm II the Good died in preparation for the Third crusade. In the Divine Comedy, Dante places him in the sixth heaven of paradise:

The one further down, pious light
Guglielm was, whose land mourns for him,
Grieving that Carl and Federigo are alive.
Now he knows how the sky honors
Good kings, and his brilliance is rich
This speaks clearly to the eye. Per. M. Lozinsky

João I the Good, King of Portugal (1385-1433)

Juan I had many nicknames: in Portugal he was called the Good, less often the Great, sometimes Good Memory, but in Spain the Bastard. He was the illegitimate son of Pedro I and came to power after the death of his brother Fernando I, the last representative of the Portuguese Burgundian dynasty, who left no heirs. During the interregnum, Juan successfully repulsed the attempts of the Castilians to seize the Portuguese throne and, being the master of the military order of St. Bennet of Avis, became the founder of the Avis dynasty. His subsequent reign was peaceful, with one important exception: in 1415, Portugal captured the city of Ceuta, which is located in the north of present-day Morocco, from the Berbers. The campaign was led by Juan's 21-year-old son, Infante Enrique the Navigator, with whose subsequent expeditions the era of the Great Geographical Discoveries began.

John II the Good, King of France (1350-1364)

The second king of the Valois dynasty, John, came to power shortly after the Hundred Years War began, and the largest plague epidemic swept across Europe. In addition, the beginning of his reign was marked by a conflict with his cousin, the king of Navarre, Charles II the Evil, who unsuccessfully tried to overthrow him. In 1356, John the Good was captured by the British during one of the most significant battles of the Hundred Years' War - the Battle of Poitiers. Four years later, when a peace treaty was concluded at Brétigny, according to which the British renounced their claims to the French throne, but received vast possessions and a huge ransom, John returned to France, leaving his son Louis of Anjou as a hostage. However, in 1363, when it became known that Louis had escaped from English captivity, John voluntarily returned to England, where he died a few months later of an unknown illness.

Alexander I the Good, Moldavian ruler (1400-1432)

Having come to power, Alexander expanded the powers of the ruler, copied the administrative structure of Wallachia and stimulated the development of trade in the country. Together with the Polish king Vladislav II, Jagiello took part in the Grunwald (1410) and Marienburg (1422) battles against the Teutonic Order. The reign of Alexander is considered quite favorable for Moldova, although the first documented case of gypsy slavery in the history of the country is associated with his name: in 1428, Alexander I the Good granted 30 gypsy families (as well as 12 Tatar huts) to the Bistrita monastery.

Ferdinand I the Good, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia (1835-1848)

Ferdinand was in poor health - he suffered from hydrocephalus and epilepsy - and therefore, during his 13-year reign, he did not take much part in public affairs, leaving them to the Conservative Chancellor Clemens von Metternich. Among Ferdinand's few political initiatives of his own are the political amnesty of 1838 and the granting of land to Russian Old Believers in 1846. In seclusion, the emperor studied languages, played music, kept active correspondence and diaries, but avoided public events. He acutely experienced the revolution of 1848, after which he abdicated in favor of his nephew Franz Joseph (he remained on the throne until the First World War). Ferdinand lived for almost 30 more years and last years spent in the Czech Republic, whose inhabitants gave him the nickname Good.

Khama III the Good, King of the Bamangwat (1875-1923)

Khama led one of the most influential tribes inhabiting the territory of present-day Botswana, the Bamangwato. He converted to Christianity in 1860, when his father Sekgoma was still king. At first, he reacted quite favorably to the choice of his son, but when Khama refused to take a second wife, he began persecuting Christians. In the mid-1870s, a series of conflicts broke out between Khama, Sekgoma and his brother Macheng, in which Khama emerged victorious. Becoming the king of the bamangwat, he not only contributed to the spread of Christianity, but also abolished the cruel rite of initiation, introduced prohibition, and also turned to Great Britain for help in the fight against the Boers. Boers- the descendants of the Dutch colonists who inhabited the independent Orange Republic and the Transvaal., resulting in the British protectorate of Bechuanaland in 1885, which later became Botswana. The descendants of Khama III the Good are the first president of Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama (1966-1980) and the current head of state, Jan Khama.

Other good rulers

The nickname Good was deserved not only by kings, but also by many rulers who bore other titles. Among them:

- Fulk II the Good, Count of Anjou (941-958);
- Richard II the Good, Duke of Normandy (996-1026);
- Saint Charles I the Good, Count of Flanders (1119-1127);
- Thibaut V the Good, Count of Blois, Chateaudun and Chartres (1152-1191);
- Raul III the Good, Count of Soissons (1180-1235);
- Robert I the Good, Count of Artois (1237-1250);
- Barnim IV the Good, Prince of Wolgast-Rügen (1326-1365);
- Louis II the Good, Duke de Bourbon (1356-1410);
- Philip III the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1419-1467);
- Rene the Good, Duke of Lorraine (1431-1453), Duke of Anjou (1434-1475);
- Louis I the Good, Count de Montpensier (1434-1486);
- Jean II the Good, Duke de Bourbon (1456-1488);
- Antoine II the Good, Duke of Bar and Lorraine (1508-1544);
- Henry II the Good, Duke of Lorraine (1608-1624).

Separately, it is worth noting Count Diego Lopez II de Haro (1170-1214), who was known as both Good and Evil.

In addition, Queens Matilda of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England were nicknamed "Good Queen Matilda" and "Good Queen Bess" by their subjects, respectively.

Sources

• Bede The Hon. Church history of the people of the Angles.
• Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy.
• Sturluson S. Earth circle.
• Saxo Grammaticus. Danorum regum heroumque historia. Books X–XVI: The Text of the First Edition with Translation and Commentary by Eric Christiansen.

What are the most significant positive qualities of a person's character for work and a comfortable life in society? How best to describe yourself and what to include in your resume? Let's figure it out. In order to know our virtues in person, we have prepared a list of positive qualities to characterize a person.

Accuracy

It is a desire for order and cleanliness. Accuracy is manifested in external neatness, caring attitude to things, accuracy and thoroughness in business. This trait is more inherent in women, so it is especially important for a man to develop the habit of creating and maintaining cleanliness. Remember: the order in the house is the order in the head.

Thrift

This is a caring attitude to the available benefits, no matter your own or someone else's. We are talking not only about material things, but even about the spiritual forces and vital energy of a person. This quality allows you to optimize the consumption of any resources, to achieve more by saving less.

Unselfishness

This is the lack of desire for profit. Selfish people are driven only by personal gain. Sincere and selfless people do not care about their own benefit, they will help and will not demand anything in return, so they are trusted much more.

Politeness

Respectful attitude towards others. Always. Even in cases where the situation is not conducive to courteous and tactful treatment. By the way, this quality annoys boors. They want to quarrel, but a polite person does not come into conflict with them. Politeness and cursing for the belt shuts up, and conquers the city!

Loyalty

This is devotion, but not only in relation to close people, but also to one's own worldview, ideas and views. This important side relations between a man and a woman, because it is associated with such negative trait like jealousy. Loyalty speaks of the reliability and constancy of a person with this quality.

upbringing

These are good manners and the ability to behave in society. An educated person is polite to others, regardless of their social status. This is knowledge and implementation of the rules of behavior in society, respect for other people's property, nature, society. For an educated person is never ashamed.

Discipline

It is the ability to follow rules and regulations. A disciplined person not only strictly observes the established rules, but also knows how to manage his own time in such a way that it is enough for all important things.

Kindness

This is a kind and caring attitude towards people. Responsiveness and attentiveness towards others, the desire to help and rescue from difficult situations, without expecting anything in return. This quality does not bring immediate benefits, but those around him appreciate it, and the kindness shown is often answered with the same kindness and care.

Friendliness

This is a benevolent attitude towards others. This is not only an opportunity to build friendly relations with any person, but also the ability to behave openly and sympathetically towards people. A friendly person strives for mutual pleasant communication, therefore he has not only true friends, but also a lot of useful acquaintances.

Sociability

It is the ability to make contacts. A person who does not have communication barriers easily enters the team and makes friends. We live in a society, so the ability to communicate with others is useful in any area of ​​life. A person with this quality will never be left alone.

Responsibility

This is the ability of a person to be responsible for what he is entrusted with, the ability to accept complex decisions and evaluate their consequences. Husbands are responsible for wives, mothers for children, employees for professional tasks. A person who is not afraid to take responsibility for anything shows himself as an independent and mature person.

Responsiveness

This is a willingness to help, the ability to disinterestedly respond to a request, to help in a difficult situation. The advantage of this quality is not only in good attitude around, but also in self-perception of being a kind person.

Punctuality

This is compliance with rules and regulations. In life, this quality is more associated with the absence of delays, the ability to complete assignments on time, to comply with agreements. Especially appreciated in industries where "time is money". But do not neglect punctuality in other areas of life - its absence can be perceived as disrespect.

Determination

This is the willingness to make decisions, the ability to carry out the plan, without being shy and not succumbing to fears. Determination is the absence of the so-called paralysis of the will, when doubts interfere with activity. Closely associated with fortitude and courage. They say about decisive people: "He has an inner core."

Self-criticism

This is a sober self-assessment, an adequate perception of one's own views and activities. A self-critical person does not consider his own opinion to be the only true one, he has a sound attitude towards views from the outside. But you need to remember the golden mean, because excessive self-criticism indicates low self-esteem.

Modesty

It is the lack of intention to exalt oneself. It's nice to deal with people who have achieved a lot, and at the same time do not praise themselves at every turn. Modesty is not only the absence of boasting, but also tact in relation to others. This quality can manifest itself both because of respect for other people, and because of shyness.

Courage

It is the ability not to give in to fear. They say that a brave person is not afraid of anything, but the complete absence of fear is not only recklessness, but also a syndrome of some mental abnormalities. Courage is the ability to act in spite of fears. As an example, firefighters may also be afraid of fire, but perform their professional duty without succumbing to fear.

Justice

It is correctness and impartiality. This concept is based on ideas about good and evil, the laws of retribution for good and bad deeds. Evaluating events, a fair person excludes predispositions and sympathies for someone. A person is just when he is objective.

Tolerance

This is tolerance for people. Tolerance does not allow dividing people into representatives of other nations, ethnic groups and religions. A tolerant person does not reject someone else's point of view, and is unlikely to allow himself to be rude to someone. Tolerance is a necessity of the modern world.

industriousness

It is the ability to have a positive attitude towards one's own work. Diligence is not only the willingness to give one's strength and personal time to the labor process, but also the ability to do it with pleasure. A person who systematically shirks from work and is not able to perceive his work with interest is the burden of the entire team.

Respect for others

This is a recognition of the value of other people's views. Respectful attitude towards others says that you see the personality in each person. IN labor processes this quality is mandatory, manifested in distance and subordination.

Confidence

This is a positive assessment of one's own qualities. Confidence is closely related to a person's ability to manage himself in ambiguous situations. A confident person knows his own worth, is not afraid of public speaking, and in a stressful situation knows how to control himself. Looking at such a person, you might think: "He knows what he's doing."

perseverance

This is the ability to go to the goal. This quality is characteristic of strong people who do not succumb to difficulties and failures. Perseverance in achieving goals and implementing plans shows strength of character and unshakable spirit. Persistent individuals achieve heights on their own.

Honesty

This is openness, the inadmissibility of deception in relation to others. This quality speaks of decency, morality and strong character. An honest person always respects the interlocutor, therefore he tells him the truth, sometimes even unpleasant, but necessary.

Self-esteem

It's self respect and high mark their qualities, understanding of value and significance. A person with this quality is unlikely to decide on a low deed, deceit, or even ordinary abuse in a public place. This is below his dignity. For such a person, it is not even the opinion of others that is important, but their own assessment of their actions.

Sense of humor

This is the ability to perceive the situation from the comic side. Even better is to find this comic side in everything. It’s more fun to live like this, and it’s pleasant for people to communicate with such a person. A sense of humor is an indicator of a person's mental health. It is not known whether laughter increases life expectancy, but it can definitely save you from unnecessary sorrows.

Generosity

This is the willingness to share with others, absolutely not wanting to receive something in return. Generous people, for example, can do charity work - help those in need, donate funds to special funds. Even the most selfless people appreciate this quality, because it shows the breadth of the soul.

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In this world of wars, rallies and political upheavals, it is very important to remain a person and be able to help out your neighbor in difficult times. After all, even the smallest good deed will bring more love and joy than all the wealth of the world.

In this collection website decided to collect the best acts of kindness for the outgoing 2015. We present to your attention the stories that have won the hearts of people around the world.

Gratitude for salvation

A firefighter named Mike Hughes rescued 9-month-old Danielle Davison from a fire by pulling her out of her crib. A few years later, she gave a touching speech: “Mike's presence at this ceremony is very important to me. I constantly cry with happiness when I think that everything could have been completely different. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you."

Birthday gift

6-year-old autistic boy Glenn Buratti decided to celebrate his birthday, but none of the invited guests came to his party. His mom wrote about this situation on Facebook, and a few hours later.

The guy urged everyone to help the old man

Railroad Inspector Josh Saiganik overheard two teenagers making fun of an elderly man's house and decided he couldn't let it go. Josh wrote a call for volunteers on his Facebook and. Over 95 people responded to the request and helped Josh redecorate his home.

A girl adopted a dog from a shelter to make her last days happier

Columbus resident Nicole Elliot saw an ad that her terminally ill dog Chester needed a home. The girl, without hesitation, decided to take the mongrel herself to brighten up his last days. Chester has already managed to ride in a car with open windows, eat a hot dog and even take a spa bath.

One photo changed the life of a homeless boy

In the Philippine city of Mandaue, student Joyce Gilos-Torrefranca saw and photographed a homeless boy who. The student posted this photo on social media, and after a while, people started sending money donations. Thanks to this, the boy received a scholarship and support from Filipino politicians.

One for all and all for one

The guy couldn't come to his prom, so prom came to him.

Boy rescued a drowning deer

During a flood near Nokhali district in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a boy named Bilal saw a deer drowning after being separated from his family. Risking his life, he saved the animal.

A woman bought a toy store and donated them to children

Carol Suchman from New York bought a toy store that was on the verge of bankruptcy. The woman sent all the goods of the store to the city department of the Department of Assistance to the Homeless.

The whole country came to the defense of the best conductor of St. Petersburg

Viktor Petrovich Lukyanov works as a conductor in St. Petersburg. He gained his fame thanks to his good manners and deeds: Viktor Petrovich thanked his passengers in 79 languages, paid the fare for those who gave way to pensioners, etc. , tired of the bad attitude of the guards, wrote a letter of resignation. But a lot of people supported him, and the management asked him to stay.

Grandmother carried her disabled granddaughter on her back for almost 5 years

For nearly 5 years, every day, a 66-year-old grandmother from China's Sichuan province carried her 14-year-old disabled granddaughter to and from school on her back, walking over four kilometers of mountain trails. Soon the media found out about this and the authorities decided to intervene in this situation. Now the whole family has moved to a new house near the school, and the girl was given a wheelchair so that she can move independently.

Japanese man stayed in danger zone to feed abandoned animals

Naoto Matsumura - only person, who was not afraid to live in the restricted area near Fukushima He left the city with other residents, but returned to take care of the animals left at home.

Shelter dog finds a home

Konstantin Khabensky took his outbred dog from the shelter dirty and sick. Washed, cured and loved. Leaves a light on at night, because he is afraid of the dark.

1. Become a volunteer. The help of volunteers is in demand in a variety of areas. For example, in children's hospitals: you can visit children who are undergoing treatment and sometimes stay in their wards for a long time, for months. Come to them to play, chat or help with classes school curriculum. Often, help is needed with minor repairs to the premises, with the organization of charity fairs, dinners for the homeless, or, say, with the coordination of other volunteers. Did you know that volunteer work prolongs life?

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2. Follow charities and participate in them. For example, the Liniya Zhizni charity foundation holds a coin collection campaign “Someone’s life is no longer a trifle” several times a year: a container for collecting money can be placed at a school or office, and then donated to the fund. The Children's Hearts charity organization annually holds a festive Charlotte Festival: visitors bring their own baked pies and sell them, and the proceeds go to pay for operations for children. Participate in fundraisers, concerts, garage sales, and more.

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3. Walk with homeless animals. Find out where a homeless animal shelter is located nearby. Volunteers can help the shelter with the purchase of food or animal care products, sometimes take the dogs for a walk or help to attach them to families (for example, through their social network page). If a child dreams of a pet, do not buy a purebred dog or cat, it is better to take it from a shelter or from ads. Such animals, as a rule, are the most touching and grateful creatures in the world.

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4. Help the orphanage. But it is important to remember: the best help is not gifts, but personal attention or targeted payment for classes. Varvara Penzova, director of the charitable foundation "Our Children", recalls: "Gifts to children from the orphanage do not bring any benefit, they do not change anything in the environment of the child, they do not teach him new things. It will be much more efficient to spend money on classes for children (circles, professional and craft workshops) - a lesson for a group of children is not so expensive, about 500 rubles. If we are talking about gifts to the entire orphanage from the organization, then you can support the work of the workshop throughout the year! Or you can come yourself as a volunteer to teach children something new, to talk about the most ordinary life, about which they know nothing.”

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5. Take patronage over a lonely neighbor. You can buy food and medicine for her, keep her company for a walk, help her go to the clinic, and just spend time with her. After all, it is attention and communication that is the main deficit for older people.
6. Make a bird feeder. And do not forget to fill it with seeds, grains and nuts - this will help the birds survive the cold. How to make a simple feeder.
7. planning for a weekend trip with your child to the cinema, circus or amusement park, invite one or two of his friends or classmates from an incomplete or low-income family whose parents cannot afford such expenses with you.
8. Going for a walk to the park or the woods, take a couple of garbage bags and construction gloves with you - and together with your child, remove the garbage that catches your eye.
9. Sort out clothes and toys with your child. and everything from which it has grown, put in order and take it to the nearest church or collection points. You can also rent an old computer, laptop or mobile phone here - things will be useful to low-income families. Information about such gathering places is easy to find on the Internet.

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10. Start a correspondence with lonely old people. Elderly people living in boarding schools and nursing homes need both help and attention. You can write letters or postcards to them or, together with volunteer groups, visit grandparents: bring food, books, films, buy the necessary care products and, most importantly, just chat.

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11. Help at church. If you visit a temple, specify how you can be useful: volunteers are often needed here to clean the territory, prepare for a festive service, or inform parishioners about events and activities.

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12. Take part in the search for missing people. Grigory Sergeev, chairman of the Liza Alert search organization, is sure: “The sooner the search for a missing person begins, the more chances that everything will be completed successfully. If we start looking for it within a few hours of being lost, we find it in 98% of cases. What volunteers do is a real help, this is confirmed by our statistics. You can become a volunteer of a search squad or help with information search: this is work on the Internet, in social networks, calling hospitals or on duty at our hotline. Any help is important."