Random acts of kindness hit different. That unexpected happy shock? It floods the recipient’s brain with dopamine, the ultimate feel-good chemical that cranks up pleasure and reward pathways.
Our days tend to blend in and become forgettable. Good surprises light up those centers brighter than predictable routines ever could.
Science keeps proving the old cliché right. Giving usually feels better than getting. When you do something nice for someone else, your brain unleashes oxytocin, more dopamine, and a rush of endorphins. It’s a sneaky rush that turns regular folks into low-key giving addicts. Volunteers often say, “That was so fun! I want to do another one!”
These two epic drops went down in Los Angeles during the ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership Annual Meeting, surrounded by association pros plotting world domination (the good kind). Just another reminder of the POWER OF A: associations pulling people together to actually make the world a little less sucky.
BIG FAT THANKS to our volunteer(s) of the day: Nicole Araujo, CAE
You made the magic happen!
And endless gratitude to our generous sponsors/donors: Nat Bartholomew, Rob Wenger, Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF, Jeffrey Tenenbaum and his company Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, Nicole Araujo, CAE, Cathi Eifert Horner, CAE, Alina Cooper, CAE, Mike Chamberlain, and Brad Sundgren and an anonymous donor who has given many times in the past, too.
We couldn’t do this without you, Legends.
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