Alright folks, the Giving Spree is on it’s way. Here’s the basic idea: Take your rebate check that you receive in May and do follow the purpose of spending it to stimulate the economy, but do it in a unique way, give it to meet the needs of others! Here’s some ideas:

• If your a teacher, or care about students, books and supplies for kids that need it.
• If you care about the environment purchase CFL light bulbs and give them away to people.
• or Purchase fair trade cloth bags and give them to people at the grocery check out.
• Take a homeless person asking for food out to a fancy restaurant, and order dessert.
• Host a Pizza Party in the park where lots of homeless people hang out.
• Buy Fair trade chocolate bars and give them away to people at a bus stop.
• What’s your idea?

If your interested in participating then click the link below and sign the pledge. The hope is to use a pledge to build some momentum to the Giving Spree. You are free to give money away even if we don’t reach the pledge numbers, and your also free to give away all of your rebate check. But either way, sign the pledge!

The description of the pledge reads:

Recognizing that the Economic Stimulus rebate checks we will receive in May sole purpose is to be spent to help stimulate the economy, we are willing to follow through, but not as expected.

In a prophetic statement against the rampant consumerist culture that we live in, as a declaration that more money and capitalism will not save us or our economy, and as a statement to those around us that we follow Christ’s teachings (Matt. 23) and the only true hope is through him,

We will take a large portion of these government issued checks and begin a ‘Giving Spree’ to meet the needs of those around us, pressing, important and immediate needs.

(if you think I should edit the text of the description in anyway, let me know.

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