A few days before the new year, I was reading an article about a couple who saves every piece of change or paper money they find. We've all seen pennies, nickels, dimes etc. and some of us pick them up and some of us can't be bothered. Well, it turns out that this couple saves this money and at the end of the year, they total it up and donate their findings to a charity of their choosing.
As I was reading, I was surprised to learn that the 3 people in the family found about $60.00 last year. Now that's not very much money, but it's something.
So I started thinking......
Then I decided that it was a nice idea and maybe I could save all the money I find and donate it to a children’s hospital, cancer society...whatever.
Today is January 5, 2008 and I have already found a whopping 38 cents. At this rate, I'm on pace to find nearly $28 this year, but it's somewhat contagious and now I am actively looking and hoping to find money.
Then I started thinking some more…..
I thought, if I could find $28 this year, what if I got a friend to do it as well? We could donate $56 to charity. Then I thought that if I got 5 friends, we could donate $140…….10 friends would be $280…….20 friends……..$560!!! You get the picture.
Anyway, I am going to start a website within a couple days and try and get as many “friends†as possible to donate their spare change. A penny here and a penny there may not do much good, but a million pennies would have a definite impact. I’m not looking for donations. What I need is advice on how the best way would be to set up a website like this, if this is a good idea, should I handle donations or just inspire others……I just need whatever input you have to help get this thing going. Looking forward to any info you have. And next time you see a penny, nickel, dime, quarter or even a dollar on the ground; pick it up!!
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