Sunday, August 21, 2011

Help Me Help Others!

I've recently tweeted a request for you to join me on my Free Rice team, Making a Difference, and I wanted to take a moment to further elaborate on this request so that you have a thorough understanding of what my team is about, how it helps others, and what it entails on your part. In case you aren't familiar with Free Rice, it's basically a game of questions and answers where every correct answer donates 10 grains of rice to starving children in Africa. There are various subjects in which you can choose to play like English Vocab, English Grammar, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Mathematics, Literary, and Art. I've personally enjoyed using this tool to strengthen and reiterate the little bit of French I've learned in classes. All you have to do to join is create a free account, or simply log in by connecting to your facebook (it entails maybe 2 clicks of your mouse at most). But don't worry, Free Rice doesn't post to your facebook page unless you click "Share". This is an easy fun time passer, especially if you're anywhere with a few seconds to waste. As I've previously said, giving is a gift itself; the opportunity to make a difference in the life of another, and Free Rice only entails giving a few seconds of your time! Anyone and everyone is eligible!

My personal goals for my team is to bring people together so that we can see the impact we can make as a team. We currently have 3 members, including myself, and have already donated 22,000 + grains of rice for those in need. If only 3 of us can donate this amount, imagine what 5, 10, 50, or 100 of us could do! I am enclosing a link to my group page so that it's easy for you to join: http://freerice.com/content-group/making-difference-5.

So as my final plea, please consider joining my group. By helping me, you are also helping others, and in return helping yourself in the gift of giving. The feeling you'll get inside is irreplaceable. Thank you to those who have joined and those who are soon to join! It means a lot!

2 comments:

Whitney♥ said...

I love free rice ! I play all the time!! Thanks for posting about that. I really want to make a difference and help others in need. Any other sites that I could look into I would appreciate it??

Whitney

Shannon Easter said...

I don't know of any other sites right now, but I know of a product that's really cool and offers charity! You've probably heard of the TOMS shoes? If you haven't, they basically donate one pair for every pair sold. Check out their website via Google! =)