Helping friends when it's needed most

When a life-changing event happens, friends and family want to help! The WhatFriendsDo.com webtool is a FREE website that can help family and friends form a "Team" and respond in an organized and helpful
way. Helping a friend through a life-changing event involves lending a hand with meals, transportation
and other tasks. These events also call for understanding, love and uplifting support.

Celebrate Special Days!

July 3 – Disobedience Day – this really sounds like a day for the dogs!   Sit. Come. Stay.   Oh, whatever … give that pup a hug … and a bath… and a treat.

July 4 – Independence Day – bring out the red, white and blue and celebrate the wondrous joys of living in the USA!  Enjoy a BBQ, and then invite your friends to go with you to watch fireworks tonight.

July 5 – Christmas in July Shopping Day – there are 172 shopping days til Christmas!   Your friend may need an extra head start this year – how about suggesting a short shopping trip.  Keep your ears open to pick up on ideas of ways you can help your friend get ready for the holidays.

July 6 – National Fried Chicken Day – did you sign up to take dinner to your friend tonight but you can’t decide what to fix?  Here’s your solution … fry your own or go through a drive-up window.

July 7 – Chocolate Day – oh, this should be EVERY day!  Send some chocolates to special people who have been caring for your friend, or who have gone out of their way to do special things to help life be a bit easier for others.

July 7 – National Strawberry Sundae Day – a perfect opportunity for a party!  Your friend will enjoy seeing family, friends and neighbors.  Get some ice cream, a few toppings (and of course strawberries!) and invite everyone for an hour long ice cream party.  It will be great fun!

July 8 – Video Games Day – challenge your favorite young person to a video game.  He or she will enjoy teaching you the game and you may just find a new hobby!

July 9 – National Sugar Cookie Day – use cookie cutters that represent something your friend really likes to bake a special treat for today.  If your friend is hospitalized or in a care facility, be sure to bake enough to share with the staff!

Click here to see more special days.

Watch a video about the WhatFriendsDo.com story and features of the site:

How the WhatFriendsDo.com website works

A coordinator (family member or close friend) completes
a brief registration process, and a “Team website” is created. In just a few minutes, the WhatFriendsDo.com webtool will help you customize a Team website that can be used to:

• Coordinate schedules for meals, childcare, errands and other needs.
• Provide information updates via your own Team blog.
• Post photos to keep your Team inspired.
• Provide a guestbook for messages to your friend.

The WhatFriendsDo.com webtool then guides the coordinator through potential activities the Team may
use to help their friend. From the Team’s home page,
your friend’s support network can access an activities calendar, sign up to help, read updates on the situation, write their own messages of support on the guestbook, and much, much more. WhatFriendsDo.com team
pages have privacy protection allowing for the option
of controlling who may visit the team site.
(Click here to learn more about Coordinators' Roles
and Responsibilities)

Ready to create a team? Click here to GET STARTED!