#1: One of the many reasons Money Magazine once ranked McKinney as the #1 place to live in America is because of it’s thriving art scene. Click HERE to see a cropped image of a sculpture located here in town that was designed to represent unity. Find this sculpture and have someone take a picture of your unified team all jumping in the air and high-fiving each other at the same time. Work together as a team to time your jump and high fives so that everyone’s feet are off the ground in the picture.

#2: Yesterday was National Do Something Nice Day (it’s true, look it up). To honor it, find a postcard that features this area in some way or a greeting card designed by a local artist and purchase it. Then click HERE to go to the Postcard Happiness Project website and scroll down to the profile for John Craig, an adult with Downs Syndrome from Oregon that loves to receive mail. On your postcard include a fun or uplifting message and sign it with your names or your group name. The mailing address for John can be found in his profile description. Stamp your card and take a picture with it to show you've completed your Act Of Kindness.

#3: Take a video of your team completing the "Paper Airplane Challenge". Basically send some team members to the 2nd level of any building or parking garage and have them toss paper airplanes out into the air in front of them (not just dropping it straight downward). The rest of your team should be on the sidewalk or grass below. Any of your team members at ground level needs to catch just one plane before it hits the ground. All team members at ground level can be attempting to catch planes, but only one plane needs to be caught. To watch a team complete this mission successfully click HERE.

#4: Get to any grassy surface and take a video of your team all completing the Group Sit & Stand Challenge. Basically, your team members will all be standing shoulder to shoulder in a tight clump/circle with your backs all facing in and your arms interlocked. Slowly lower the entire interlocked group to the ground until you are in a seated position with your butt on the ground, and then slowly stand back up while remaining interlocked. To watch a video of a group successfully completing this challenge click HERE.

#5: Take a video of at least half of your team members all consuming separate spoonfuls of any brand of hot sauce. So if your team has 5 members at least 3 of them will need to each consume a spoonful of hot sauce. Make sure to show the bottle or packet of hot sauce in the video so it can be confirmed that it's actually hot sauce you're consuming.

#6: Get to Emporium Pies, located at 107 South Tennessee Street, and take a video of your team while everyone closes their eyes and in unison slowly recites the first 12 digits of Pi from memory without anyone else assisting you. Just as a helpful tip, the number 8 is typically considered to be the 12th digit of Pi. If anyone makes a mistake, encourage them, and have the entire team start again.

#7: Anywhere around the area find an active military person or a veteran. Then take a video of them watching your entire team doing 10 push-ups or sit-ups at their feet to honor their strength and courage. After you’ve finished recording, spend a few minutes learning more about their time in the service before you depart, as a small gesture of appreciation.

#8: Take a video of your team successfully completing the Whipped Cream Catapult Challenge. There are two options for completing this depending on your Covid comfort level with the other members of your team. Option #1 is to divide your team into pairs. Have someone squirt a dollop (small lump) of whipped cream onto the back of their hand. Have the other person stand a few feet away from them ready to catch the whipped cream in their mouth. The person with the whipped cream on their hand will swing their arm back, palm down. When that hand gets back in front of them at about waist height, they’ll strike their wrist with their other free hand, causing the whipped cream to go flying. The second person should successfully catch the whipped cream in their mouth, or at least catch some of it in their mouth and the rest on their face. For this option, at least half your team should make a successful catch in the video. For Option #2 each team member will put the whipped cream on the back of their own hand and fling it up to themselves, at least 3 feet above their head. For this option everyone on the team would need to make a successful catch in the video. To understand the challenge better and to watch a video of a team successfully completing it click HERE.

#9: Find any youth (or group of youth) around the area and take a video of them teaching your team members how to “Floss”. And no, it has nothing to do with your teeth.

#10: Take a picture of your entire team all completing any variation of the "Tree Pose" in front of any Yoga studio/facility. If the location doesn't have yoga in their name they should at least have signage out front or on the window promoting that they offer it. To view a picture of someone properly performing a variation of the Tree Pose click HERE.

#11: In McKinney there are a number of streets that are named after states. Find any intersection where two streets come together that have the names of bordering states. For example if a street named Texas Avenue intersected with Oklahoma Street then it would be acceptable because Texas and Oklahoma are bordering states. An intersection where Texas Avenue and Ohio Boulevard intersected would not be acceptable. Once you’ve found one of these intersections around town take a fun team picture from an angle that shows both street signs, or take two separate pictures with each sign.

#12: Anywhere around the area find a life-size statue of a human and take a fun team picture with the statue reacting wildly as if you’ve just met your longtime icon, childhood crush, or arch enemy.

#13: Get every team member a large (16 ounces or so) open-top paper, plastic, or foam cup and fill it with water. Then somewhere outdoors line up shoulder to shoulder and balance a full cup on each team member’s head. Once everyone’s cups are balanced, hold hands with the team members on either side of you and take a video of your team working together to all take 10 steps forward without anyone touching their cup or having it spill. If someone’s cup spills make sure to encourage them and then refill any spilled cups and start again as a team. After your team successfully travels 10 steps together dump the cups to prove they were full, and celebrate!

#14: Take a video of your team completing "Stop, Drop, and Roll" in front of any working fire station, or while any regulation/operable fire extinguisher is visible in the background. Be sure to yell each step of the fire safety technique as you all do it together and make sure the fire station or extinguisher is clearly visible at some point in your video.

#15: Working at a Rec Center you have likely used Scotch Tape for just about everything. Well, except this. To honor this incredibly versatile American-made product take a fun team picture after everyone uses Scotch tape to stretch and distort their faces. For some inspiration click HERE.

#16: Find any two strangers around the area wearing cowboy hats or cowboy boots. You could also find one wearing a hat and one wearing boots but both strangers would need to be wearing one of the required items. Once you’ve found them, take a video of your team all singing the first line of the classic 1941 song "Deep in the Heart of Texas", and then have the two strangers respond accordingly (with clapping and singing)! To see an example of this song being sung successfully click HERE. Sing it loud and proud and encourage your Texas loving strangers to do the same.