Go MAD Giveaway
Andy Gilbert, Group Managing Director of Go MAD Thinking, entered the Poker Face TV quiz show to demonstrate the power of the Go MAD Thinking System. From over 10,000 people he successfully made the final three. Now he has decided to make a difference and give away his £65,000 prize winnings to help 1,000 people with £65 each.
However, you cannot ask for money to help yourself or support other charity fundraising, religious or political activities. This blog is about challenging you to use your thinking skills to make a positive difference, preferably sustainable, and help others to "Pay It Forward". What difference could you make? Please post your requests and comments.
Keep the ideas coming
A quick summary of some areas that people are using £65 for:
- having a fun weekly adventure/quest
- surprising and helping people with random acts of kindness
- helping young people
- helping old people
- helping people develop their careers/start a business
- creating sustainable projects
Please let me know if you would like £65 to help someone else or make a difference in the lives of others.
13 comments:
Hi Andy,
I'm flying to the US next week for a business trip and thought I could help pass the time at Heathrow with some suprise random acts of kindness. Naturally I'll let you know what happens - what do you think?
Kath
Hi Kath,
The £65 is yours. Have a great trip and let me know about your giveaway adventure.
Andy
I would like to give approx £5 worth of food to about 13 homeless people / big issue sellers in York.
Rose
Hi Rose,
Sounds a good idea to me. Send me an e-mail with your address and I will get a cheque in the post.
Andy
Hi Andy,
I would really like £65 to help my daughters primary school to get a '
Playground Buddy Scheme' up and running.
This is a scheme run by the children for children.........children are
trained and supported to ensure that all the other children on the
playground are ok! That is they have someone to play with, games are
organised and no one is generally upset.
This is a great idea of the schools and should help lots of kids!
What do you think?
Kindest regards, Nicola.
Hi Nicola,
I really like that idea. £65 is yours.
Andy
Andy
We need to raise money for staff who have hardship issues and want to improve their ESOL. The £65 will buy balls of wool which will produce 16 scarves which we will sell for £10 each making a profit of £95. This will go to the Centre and the £65 will be reinvested to buy more wool. I can send you a sample
Di
Hi Di,
I love this idea - great possibility thinking and involving others to make a difference. This is a good example to others of sustainability. The cheque is in the post.
Andy - I would like to use the £65 to make up lots of shoeboxes filled with simple gifts for children that don't get any other gifts. What do you think?
Claudia
Hi Claudia,
This is a possibility. Please tell me a bit more about how you will select the children to receive the shoeboxes, how many you intend to fill and what sort of things you will fill them with.
Andy
The shoeboxes will be sent through the Samaritans and they choose the children. They also have strict guidelines on what to include in the boxes and what not.
I appreciate that this is a charity and maybe outside the rules of the giveaway but at the same time we will be shopping and filling these as a family, to teach our children that not everyone gets everything they want for Christmas.
My email: rosani1@yahoo.com
Hi Andy,
I have recently left my job to start my own business converting and Video and Photographic presentations to DVD. I am looking for financial help to buy new Video Editing software and an all in one photo scanner/printer, Myrah Duckworth said you may be able to help me.
Can you help me?.
Rob
Hi Rob,
Sorry, I am not providing financial support to help people buy equipment for themselves or their business. All requests for £65 must be to make a specific difference in someone elses life.
Andy G
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