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I was just thinking today, browsing the link as I always do, if there was any possible way we, as an international village, so to speak, could think of one way to help others.
And then, I had it!
Now, first of all, just so 你 all know, this idea of mine will NOT involve money! 你 won't have to pay a cent! Which means financially dependent users can partake in this activity as well. But it IS a way that we can really get motivated about making a difference in our own local communities. And think about how many fanpoppers there are! Even if we only count the ones in this spot, that's (as of today) 1003 fans! Now, (this won't happen, but) if every one of those 粉丝 got inspired and went out and did some small charity in their own backyard, think of the impact we can have!
So What do I have to do? 你 may be asking. It's simple: Anything 你 want. Ambiguous, I know, but I will give 你 examples and suggestions to help guide your hand. And, when 你 have done this charitable thing, just 评论 on this 文章 and 你 AND your good deed will go up on the "Fanpop Humanitarians" list.
Now, this isn't a contest. We are not going to vote on who did the best good deed. Because, while I 爱情 our 潮流粉丝俱乐部 contests to death, I feel that when it comes to humanitarian effort, it shouldn't be about prizes 或者 winning anything. It should be about helping. But I also believe that a little bit of incentive can go a long way. Such as "volunteer requirements" for classes, 或者 "community service hours" for the IB. It definitely gets people out there and doing stuff. So I hope you'll see this as an incentive. 你 will be recognized for your work, and 你 will be applauded 由 your fellow fanpoppers, who will be similarly doing good deeds.
Now, I'm an idealist, but I can force myself to have a reality check every now and then. So I would love it if every 粉丝 of the 潮流粉丝俱乐部 Users Spot went out and did their good deeds. But I know that people are busy, 或者 uninterested, 或者 preoccupied and can't 或者 for whatever reason won't participate, and that is fine. In fact, the pessimist in me (who often duals with the idealist for control) is saying that no one will want to do this, and that people will think it's lame. But I figured, what could it hurt 由 trying?
SO HERE'S THE DEAL!
As I stated previously, 你 go out and do your good deed. It can be big, 或者 it can be small. And it can definitely consist of multiple deeds. It can be any time, any place, involving anyone. Even if 你 got paid for doing it, 或者 reimbursed for your time, it still counts, because 你 were still doing good work.
I am contemplating having different categories... but that's if people are even interested. I'll leave that up to you.
Fanpop Good Deeds Include...
A) Volunteering at any place 或者 organization that needs it, including homeless shelters, animal shelters, 汤 kitchens, hospitals, schools, etc.
B) Assisting a friend, family member, neighbor, 或者 whatever, who needs your help. For example, cleaning up your grandmother's house because she is unable to 移动 around as well as 你 can. 或者 helping your friend look for his 迷失 dog. 或者 volunteering to rake your neighbors leaves (preferably free of charge) because 你 know he has a bad back.
C) Joining a non-profit organization that helps your community such as link 或者 link
D) Donating time 或者 money to any organization of your choice.
E) Anything 你 can think of that helps improve your community 或者 the lives of your neighbors and fellow human beings.
When 你 do these things, be sure to 报道 it 由 commenting on this article. Your name will appear on the list, along with the good deed 你 did, the 日期 你 did it on, and a little factoid 或者 interesting tidbit 你 learned 或者 would like to share about your experience.
Example: Cinders did a good deed on August 18 由 joining link. Her little sister's name is Jorja, and she is really good at math.
or
harold did a good deed on August 18 由 volunteering at a homeless shelter. He met a war veteran and amputee named Sam, whose retriever-lab mix was named Jilly and they shared a sandwich.
(DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE NOT ACTUAL EVENTS!)
If 你 have a link to the organizations 首页 page, include it so other folks can check it out if they're interested!
Sound like fun? Let's kick this thing off with one of my good deeds.
FANPOP HUMANITARIANS 墙 OF FAME
In addition to this, they also took a class of 11-12 years olds to a retirement 首页 to play Bingo with the people there. Inspired 由 Sappp and her friends, the school made it their own project to do that once in a while, continuing the good work on their own.
Sappp and her 老友记 also walked the link (a walking event) with people in wheelchairs. The 秒 年 they participated, a couple of other party's in the town did that too: great opportunity to do something good together, instead of only talking about the political differences.
And they collected a lot of autographs against animal-testing in the cosmetic industry
Most of this Sappp did when she was about 15-16 and was really active in the local Rood-department.
In addition to all of this, since Sappp was 6 she has always helped her mother collect for the Cancer-foundation, the Epilepsy-foundation and the Juliana-foundation (that's for muscle deseases). Since she became fifteen, she does it on her own (before she became eighteen, still under her mother's name). Sometimes she does one more, because the lady that sets all of these collections up, does a couple more, and sometimes she has too little people and asks if Sappp wants to do one more. It is only 3-4 小时 work a 年 for each collection and she usually does it in two nights. Since last year, Sappp also collects for the Kidney-foundation, since she has a kidney decease herself, and she finds it rather weird that she doesn't collect for what she has herself.
Also, her tutor group at school raised over £600 for a charity called link. Some of us did the Bristol 10K, which, she adds, "was incredibly hard for someone with two injured knees and an injured shoulder but we all had loads of fun doing it and we raised about £450."
They also created a variety performance called Backwell Footlights and had dancers, a weakest link sketch, 'gangsta' rap and loads of teachers singing. They raised over £200 for that.
She used to volunteer at a disabled summer club (her sister has disabilities so it was close to the heart). They would play games and go on mini trips such as the shops which although was just down the road was something they all enjoyed.
That's it! How about 你 guys give it a go?
