Blog post by Sibyl W, a Kindness Investor from Brentwood, Tenn. I noticed Brian several months ago, standing on a corner selling newspapers; I even bought a paper from him once. The paper, The Contributor, contains stories and poetry written by homeless or formerly homeless citizens. I thought he would be a great recipient of [...]
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Day 58 – Brian
Posted in Cigarettes, Food & Beverage, tagged brian, charity, day 58, hard work, homeless, newspaper, sibyl, tenn, the contributor on March 19, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Day 270 – Molly R.
Posted in Cigarettes, tagged $10, DC, Dupont Circle, food, jobs, night, obama, president, smoking, washington, yogurt on September 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It was Friday night and I wandered out around my house to look for a recipient. I don’t recall exactly what time it was, but if I had to guess I would say it was around 10:30pm. I walked over to Dupont Circle. I have probably given my $10 away at this location over 50 [...]
Day 265 – James A.
Posted in Cigarettes, Food & Beverage, tagged $10, festivals, Harrisburg, helping me, homeless, homelessness, pa on September 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Today’s blog marks the countdown of the final 100 days of my Year of Giving. Hard to believe that I have given away $2,650, met 265 incredible people and written 265 blog posts about the amazing journey that I embarked on December 15th of last year. I wanted to take a moment and just [...]
Day 258 – David G.
Posted in Alcohol, Cigarettes, Food & Beverage, tagged $10, DC, Dupont Circle, family, homeless, homelessness, international, jobs, night, washington on September 14, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Just after midnight on Sunday morning I was on my way home when I was approached by two men as I walked through Dupont Circle. Tyrone approached me and said that his friend wanted to talk to me. His friend, Josh, approached me and they invited me to join them in threesome! Oh my God. [...]
Day 246 – Freakshow
Posted in Cigarettes, Refusals, tagged $10, art, artist, Columbia Heights, creativity, DC, music, night, past recipients, update, washington on September 1, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday was a great day. I ran into my very first recipient for the first time since we met on December 15, 2009. I embarked on this journey 259 days ago when I placed $10 in the hands of a man named Knox who was shinning shoes on a bitter cold afternoon on the corner [...]
Day 182 – Isaac J.
Posted in Cigarettes, tagged $10, Anacostia, DC, employment, hope, jobs, prison, washington on June 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It was a Monday as I walked along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Anacostia, part of DC’s Southeast quadrant. My neck turning red as the sun’s heavy rays beat down on me. The bricks of many of the houses and buildings along my path no longer hold the rich red color they once did. [...]
Day 10 – Matt
Posted in Cigarettes, Refusals, tagged Buddhist, central pennsylvania, Christmas, Cigarettes, MacArthur Fellowship, Marlboro, Mechanicsburg, quit smoking, rateitall.com on December 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It’s Christmas Eve. (Actually, its 1:30am on Christmas Day now, so Merry Christmas.) I am in Mechanicsburg, PA. It is about 15 degrees Fahrenheit outside. I am at my father’s house with my brother and his fiancée. We spent the day talking, playing cards, watching Star Wars (it’s been on all day), doing last minute [...]
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