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I’m looking for 25,000 optimists who believe in spreading good cheer regularly, doing nice things for others and making the world a better place.  If 25,000 people donated only $1, I would meet the goals set.

Is this POSSIBLE?  Definitely.

25,000 people is only 0.000374 % of the world’s population.

25,000 people is only 0.00822 % of the United States’ population.

25,000 people is only 0.3 % of New York City’s population.

$25,000 is 0.04 %  of McDonald’s daily revenue ($60,000,000).

$25,000 is  only 0.0165% of the revenue earned during Spiderman 3’s opening weekend ($151,116,516).

$25,000 is only 0.00000571% of the projected holiday spending in America ($437.6 billion).

Thank you for your optimism!

I created this blog for two reasons.  I want to raise money for charitable organizations and I want to do things for people to help them directly or vicariously.  So the question is, how may I help you?

Do you need me to do a favor for you some place along my journey?  Do you want me to donate my time to a cause that you’ve always wanted to support?  Do you just need a chuckle?

Here are some ideas that you may want to sponsor me for:

• Requests that could fill your curiosity . . .
  • • Will you publish interviews of women and men from around the globe on their thoughts about living healthily?
    • Will you research and post about a specific topic like . . . How is the racism in India?  What do the organic efforts in communities look like?  What are the real estate prices in Guam?
    • Will you write about your thoughts on education?
• Requests that could fill your heart . . .
  • • Will you please volunteer at an orphanage reading them stories, teaching them dance, or creating a pen pal letters?
    • Will you please donate time to an ecological campaign . . . save the elephants, save the reefs, save the forests, or clean-up a waterway?
    • Will you please light some candles and say a prayer for my father when you are in …?
• Requests that could make you smile or chuckle . . .
  • • I have always loved doing cartwheels.  Will you do one for me on the highest mountain on your trip?
    • Will you kiss a camel and take a picture?
    • Will you please teach some kids to surf?

Let me know what you’d like me to do by posting a comment or writing an email.  Please make sure that the request is genuine and good-intentioned.