If you are visiting this blog, you have found our envelope! Thank you so much for taking the time to Visit and Share your experience!
As the letter states....Have you ever really wanted to help someone but didn’t think you could make a difference? This is your chance! We are asking that you please use this cash to help someone and encourage those you help to do something kind in return. Make the cash multiply and watch goodness grow!
An anonymous group came together and put in $500 and created 100 $5 envelopes. The goal is to grow the $500 through 100 people into much more and to start a process that will continue to grow through the Holidays and beyond! $5 may not seem like much, but if you can use this $5 plus $5 of your own, this single gesture can be like a seed that develops into something much greater. We can all inspire each other! Please encourage others to continue the process. GivingFives can turn into something very special and can really help create a very memorable Holiday Season!
17 comments:
What a great idea! I saw an envelope on my car windshield and almost threw it away thinking it was junkmail. I opened it up and read your info. Great idea, and it was put to use. I put two envelopes on my neighbor’s windshields this morning, and am thinking of other ways to make a difference. Looking forward to visiting this site to see other great ideas!
Not sure how I was picked, but really cool idea! Going to use my $5 and then throw in some extra and make crafts for some of the children I work with. I am sure it will brighten their day for sure so thanks for nudging me to do this!
I found your envelope and donated the money to St. Jude. It was a great feeling to give back. I am passing this envelope on...keep it going!!
I just recieved (found) one of your envelopes! I had just finished up some Christmas shopping and as I got in my car found the envelope on my windshield. All day long I was giving thanks for my family and friends and how fortunate we all were despite this years economic troubles. This envelope really reminded me of those less fortunate, and inspired me to share in the giving. Thank you! I have taken the five dollars and given it to a charity close to my heart, along with a contribution of my own, and best of all, I have created my own envelope, which I can't wait to give to someone else. Thank you so much for starting this, I hope it grows and grows!
What a surprise to get the envelope today. I was at Castleton Mall and almost walked right buy it, but curiosity got the best of me. My sister and I are both going to duplicate the efforts and make copies and put $5 in envelopes and give it to several of our friends, and also donate $5 to Salvation Army! Great idea!
My idea may be a little different than some of the other posts I read. I received your envelope at Castleton Mall, and when I walked out of the mall on Friday I saw a lady ringing the Salvation Army bell. It was absolutely freezing cold and extremely windy. I could tell she was frozen, but she kept ringing the bell. I went back in the mall and bought her a hot chocolate, then put in your $5, and $5 of my own. I really admire her for sticking it out in the cold weather! I also have the extra envelope and will use it on someone else today.
Cool idea! My wife and I are going to have a lot of fun with this. We found your envelope today, and are going to challenge our friends to keep this going. We have a charity we work with, Second Helpings, and that is who we are giving our $5 to. We are going to try to raise $100 through your efforts. Thanks for giving us the idea!
I came across the envelope in a bookstore at castleton. I plan to
donate to a local restaurant that is providing 1500 dinners to those in need on Christmas Day. I will also duplicate envelopes and leave for others to have this wonderful experience. Thanks for reminding me that it is better to give than
receive... the true meaning of Christmas.
I found my envelope in the mall downtown. Not exactly sure how I am going to use it yet, so wanted to check the blog for some ideas. There are definitely some neat things that everyone has done, and I promise I will keep it going! Happy Holidays!
I have had your envelope sitting in my car since Friday. I honestly wasn't sure if it was a scam or not, but after seeing these comments I can see it is not. What a great concept, and I will do something for sure. I want to do something for children in need for sure, and will post back once I finalize an idea. Great idea though, and the postings are refreshing. Thanks for the thought!
I received one of your envelopes from someone who found it on her windshield. She duplicated the letter and gave one to everyone in our small group. I used the five dollars to bless the childcare worker who watches my daughter for Bible Study each week. Thanks for doing this!
I found my envelope at Macys in Castleton square. we were getting ready to leave for Virginia to spend the holidays with my son and his family, I left 1 envelope in Huber Heights Ohio at a waffle house, and another outside of Wheeling west Virginia at a Bob evans Restauarant....this was a great idea...thank you
I picked up an envelope just before the holidays. I've been meaning to do something with it, but of course I had misplaced it in my car and had kind of forgotten about it. I just found it, and turns out that perhaps misplacing it and just finding it now was good timing. I have donated the $5 plus an additional $45 to unicef (United States Fund), an organization that provides children in 150 developing countries with health care, food, clean water, education, and emergency relief. The money I've donated will go to the children of Haiti. Others can donate to the same organization at unicefusa.org. I will also encourage all friends and family to do the same. Thanks and great idea!
Found the envelope on my car today at Clay Terrace.
We will donate your $5 and another $5 to Wheeler Mission. We will also use the envelope and drop an envelope on one of our neighbors!
Thanks- its a great idea!
Really appreciate making me a part of this! I actually found the envelope on my car windshield at school, but forgot about it until last night. I am putting $5 towards the family we are sponsoring for the Holidays and also putting 2 envelopes on my friends windshields right now. Great idea and let's keep it going!
I received my envelope in the mail this week. I combined the $5 with some of my own money to buy a toy for our local toy drive. Then, I made up another envelope and mailed it to a friend, who I know will keep it going. Thank you for doing this and Merry Christmas!
I guess I am posting this late, but thought you would want to know that you had a very large impact on a lot of people. My friend never posted anything, but she challenged an entire group of us to spread Giving Fives through the Holidays. I have 8 really close friends that I have known since grade school and we still talk all the time. My friend got your envelope on her windshield, and really liked the idea. She gave each of us copies and we set a goal to hand out 8 envelopes each within 2 days. Each person had a little different idea, but I handed them out to neighbors randomly. I know when my neighborhood got together for our Christmas Party Giving Fives was a huge topic of conversation. It seemed like they each spread the word and continued to pay it forward, and I know each of my friends has good success as well. Just wanted you to know that I am sure you have impacted many more people than you think. What you did is a great thing that can easily get lost in the shuffle of all the Holiday chaos. I know the envelope from my friend was paid forward at least 4 or 5 times, so your $5 went a very long way! Thanks for doing this, and continued success in the future.
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