There are 5 ways to get Helping Hand points:

1. Clean the decorations in the Garden Area at your Neighbor's farm.

2. Harvest crops and trees, or fertilize plots, at your Neighbor's farm.

3. Help with a Boat Order at your Neighbor's farm.

4. Help with Hafed's Order at your Neighbor's farm.

5. Cut down withered trees at your Neighbor's farm.