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hen I first met Williams at an event in June of 2010, he was barefoot and wearing a white Tshirt with words in his own handwriting that read, “I need $1,500 to get my shoes back” and had “Ask” written on his right foot and “Why” written on his left. Ever the curious and accommodating one, I took the bait and asked what it was all about. We talked for a while, and I was immediately impressed by his ability to motivate others into giving. It’s no surprise as he has been a youth motivational speaker, challenging thousands of youth across the nation to incorporate kindness into their daily lives and future careers. Since then, I have been moved to make a difference too. Together, Brian and I have decided to start a campaign to challenge everyone to give. GiveOne is a positivity challenge to our local community to see how much we can raise for Think Kindness. To officially accept the challenge, RSVP to the Facebook event and invite everyone you know. Then,
on Thanksgiving, ask everyone you see to GiveOne dollar for the cause.
Here’s my plan.
At Thanksgiving dinner, when everyone is sitting around the table and giving thanks for all we have in our lives, I will say the following:
“I am happy to be with you and am thankful for everything I have, especially my shoes. Please commit an act of kindness today by donating $1 to help assist with collecting and donating shoes to people in need.” To you and yours for giving hope around the world to the thousands who need it, thanks for giving. For more information on how to donate, visit http://www. ThinkKindness.org/giveone and please “like” the GiveOne Facebook page at http://facebook.com/GiveOne.
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