March 26, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
How do you bridge social divides — and raise money for a good cause? Why, give someone a hug, of course.
The Everyday Giving Blog is praising South Africa’s first National Hug-a-Thon, a nationwide event next month that encourages people to hug “your friends, your enemies, your work colleagues, your clients, your pets, hug everyone you know…yes, even your boss!”
The hug fest will benefit Variety Water Relief Campaign,
a charity that installs hand pumps to schools without running water, by selling stickers and T-shirts.
“There is a huge wave of encouragement about to hit the country of South Africa,” says Roger Carr, a motivational speaker and co-author of 101 Great Ways to Improve your Life. who writes the Everyday Giving blog. “What a terrific way to bring people together, encourage each other and raise funds for charity.”
Just as long it doesn’t put the, uhm, squeeze on other fund raisers.
Should the United States have its own National Hug-a-Thon? If so, what charity should benefit from it?
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