Today I have given away £65 to Angela to pay for her entry into a marathon race as she has promised to raise £1000 for charity.
The giveaway campaign has inspired the team at Go MAD and is gathering so much momentum it has totally amazed me. My gesture has been a sort of "catalyst for caring". There are so many people already coming forward with reasons why even a small amount such a £65 can make a huge or positive difference to another person. Surely one of the secrets to living is giving, and so many people want to feel good by doing this. An unexpected outcome this week is that many of my corporate clients have emailed or phoned offering to also give away £65 via their employees to make a difference for others. They think it is a great way for employees to engage, feel good about themselves and the company.
Okay, my imagination is getting fired up by this. What if I was to put out a challenge to all UK businesses to make a difference in the lives of others by giving away multiples of £65, via their own employees, to make a difference to others? This would mean the total amount given away would be many times my original £65,000 winnings.
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Good challenge. Let's create lots of differences. Count me in - I am a one man business and am going to give some sereious thought over the weekend to what to do with my £65 to put a smile on peoples faces. Keep up the good work
I cant see my boss giving me £65 to help others make a difference. But if he did I reckon he would be surprised at how motivated my team would be in getting ideas to do some good in the community. May be I should come and work for you Andy
Last night I gave £65 to comic relief. I was originally only going to give a tenner - but my wife suggested we give more. If you can do it, so can we.
Hi Andy,
This is a fantastic idea and shows your true commitment to making a differece. I look forward to hearing about more of the creative ways that people come up with to help you put a smile on 1000 faces. Keep up the good work. Best wishes,
Simon
Only give the money to people who are going to do something worthwhile to help others.
I think you you should use the money to get people to help others or develop themselves i.e. don't give a man a fish, teach him how to fish so he can feed himself.
Dont give the money to people who will waste it
I agree with R.B. Get people to help themselves rather than be dependant on others helping them.
Why not involve other businesses to help you turn your £65K into something much more. Then make an even bigger difference collectively. Like what your seeking to do - keep going.
We run a cafe and one of our part-time staff mentioned your challenge and so we have decided to give away £65 in the form of 65 cups of tea and 65 chocolate muffins starting tomorrow. We are looking forward to surprising 65 people and putting a smile on their faces.
well done Pete & Sally. I am still thinking what I can do with £65 to help others. Probably something to do with local old peoples home.
I am going to ask my manager if we can get involved in this. £65 is not a lot of money to my company, and I reckon my team could do some creative thinking about how we could at least double it and then help more people. If we did this, Andy, would you also give my team £65 to help others?
Hi Andy, Eileen here. We lost my Dad on Feb 18th from a tumour of the oesophagus. I have decided to do the race for life in June to raise money for cancer research. My target was £500.00 but I have already raised £690.00 so I have revised my target to £1000.00. £65.00 could really make a difference to me. check out my web page at www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/eileenhaynes
keep up the good work
hi £65 would do me fine as my mrs is ready to give birth and im short on funds
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