Do you need 50$? Tell me why and I will give them to you
I have started this blog in June 2007 and for the first time this blog generated its first 53$ revenue (with that I mean money paid in my bank account). It is my wish to donate this money and I honestly believe that the best way to do this is to donate it to someone who really need it.
I have been donating money all the time and I find really difficult to give the money to a strange that I believe will do something good with it, of course, I could just go ahead and give the money to a beggar but I just know I will do him more harm than good (there is a high probability that he will smoke, drink or buy drugs with that money).
Normal people at least in Germany are very proud and they will say NO to a 50 Euro bill gift, would you believe that?
I do feel that giving away such a small amount to a charity or foundation will not really make a difference as it will do if I give it to a single needed person.
So I came with this Idea to donate my money to someone who really needs it using my blog, it will be easy for everyone because things keep quite anonymous and weird emotions in the middle.
I have a couple of guidelines for this in order to make it easy for everyone:
1) you have to have a Paypal account, it is the easiest way for me to give you my donation.
2) you have to tell me WHY would you like to have the 50$ and please be honest as there is no special reason, it is just because I just want to feel I am helping someone with a good cause. For this you can send me an email (use contact form) or just drop a comment below.
That’s it! I plan to make my donation maximum in 1 week time from this post, so take a moment to drop me a couple of lines.
I will be extremely happy to help you!
-Gustav S-
October 24th. 2007
on October 24th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
If I got the $50, I would use it as the first money raised and put twoards my bike and build adventure. Next summer I will be cycling across the United States as part of the bike and build organization.
They raise money and awareness on affordable housing issues. They work with organizations like Habitat for Humanity and while on the ride(which takes two months) we actaully have build days where we stop and help with housing projects.
I’ll need to raise at least $4,000 for the trip and every little bit helps.
on October 24th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
That’s a cool thing you’re doing, and I’d like to try to be the one.
I recently moved about 2,000 miles from NY to TX, and though I have finally landed a job; it will be another 2 weeks before my first check and my bank account and list of things to pawn are both empty.
There might be someone more deserving out there, but I’m sick of Ramen and have some prescriptions that could use a refill.
on October 24th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Cool idea! Very nice of you! I don’t personally need the $50, but others do so I’d give the $50 to http://kiva.org/ , this way I could help an entrepreneur in the developing world, and when this entrepreneurs will have paid back the loan, I’d give it again to another entrepreneur (and so on)
Jon
on October 26th, 2007 at 8:37 am
In all honesty…I am a graduate student and My fiance’s birthday is coming up in November and I would like to get her piano lessons, or a life coach. I just need all the help I can get
Cheers,
Larry