As well as inviting people to contact me who would like £65 to spend, I also need to encourage you to return to this blog and read the comments posted in response to your requests - especially if I request you to send your full name & address. So Claire, who wanted to involve her Ranger Girl Guide Pack in making a difference, please contact me - or else I cannot send you a cheque.
Remember, to mention this blog to your friends, colleagues, family or any person you feel might get a buzz out of making a difference for someone else and hopefully they might get in touch.
Keep thinking possibilities.
Monday 27 August 2007
Saturday 18 August 2007
Help required to give away money
To date, nearly 6 months after the Pokerface final, I have given away £12,960 (20%) of my prize winnings - which means that at this rate it will take me another 2 years to give the rest away! Not that I am complaining because I am having a really great time and an amazing amount of fun doing what I am doing. Deliberately, I have not set myself a goal to give the money away by a specific date as I am enjoying this new giveaway "hobby".
So far, there have been 122 comments - most of them requests - posted on this blog in response to my weekly postings. Please keep sending your requests, ideas or just thoughts and enjoy reading other people's comments. Also, why not tell a friend or a colleague about this blog and encourage them to make a difference with £65?
As a quick 5 minute exercise, grab a pen and some paper and write the question, "How could I/we possibly use £65 to make a difference and help others? Then write 20 answers to this question. I guarantee that if you do this you will have some good (and maybe some wacky) ideas. Then eliminate any relating to supporting existing charity/fundraising events and highlight your priorities. Then let me know!
So far, there have been 122 comments - most of them requests - posted on this blog in response to my weekly postings. Please keep sending your requests, ideas or just thoughts and enjoy reading other people's comments. Also, why not tell a friend or a colleague about this blog and encourage them to make a difference with £65?
As a quick 5 minute exercise, grab a pen and some paper and write the question, "How could I/we possibly use £65 to make a difference and help others? Then write 20 answers to this question. I guarantee that if you do this you will have some good (and maybe some wacky) ideas. Then eliminate any relating to supporting existing charity/fundraising events and highlight your priorities. Then let me know!
Saturday 11 August 2007
Using your brain to help others
I usually spend Saturday morning having a relaxing catch up with emails, bits of paper, updating this blog in the peace and quiet of my office. The only person likely to disturb me is Ann, my office cleaner who sometimes likes to have a chat.
Last weekend she was sharing a few hindering thoughts about getting older and needing to stimulate her mind more. As she knew I had co-written a book about the brain, she was asking me some questions and the conversation turned to computer games that would stimulate her thinking.
So this week she is in for a surprise £65 to go shopping to buy herself a brain training game.
Who do you know that worries that they might be losing their marbles a bit? How could you use £65 to stimulate their thinking?
Last weekend she was sharing a few hindering thoughts about getting older and needing to stimulate her mind more. As she knew I had co-written a book about the brain, she was asking me some questions and the conversation turned to computer games that would stimulate her thinking.
So this week she is in for a surprise £65 to go shopping to buy herself a brain training game.
Who do you know that worries that they might be losing their marbles a bit? How could you use £65 to stimulate their thinking?
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