Here is a Church Growth idea you might like to try at your church.  Every year at this time we do our Valentine Outreach project.  It is one of the most simple of the year and it is always very well received and it is very easy for the entire church to get involved.  The project requires a lot of Hershey’s Kisses (I usually buy them in bulk at a GFS or Sam’s Club, etc. to get the cheapest price), some small plastic bags (a little bit bigger than a business card), a simple Act of Kindness card that says “Just our way of showing God’s love in a practical way” on one side of the card, and the name, location, and phone number of your church on the other.

Two weeks before valentines day get a handful of volunteers to come to the church and put together the valentines package.  In the small plastic bag you place one act of kindness card and three or four Hershey’s Kisses.

Put all the packages in a big container and then have it by the exit on the weekend before Valentines Day.  Tell the church you want them to take some of the giveaway packages on the way out so that they can give them to their friends and co-workers.  I encourage people to take as many as they think they can give away.  If there are any packages left I grab a couple of people and go to the local shopping area and we give them away there.  They go quickly and are always well received and it is a good thing to give chocolate away on Valentines day.  If you didn’t do anything this year, mark this one down and get it together for next year.  After all, who doesn’t like Hershey’s Kisses?