Well, silly me for thinking the only way I could celebrate Thanksgiving was writing a post about President Obama pardoning a turkey. I stand corrected. I did a little research on Thanksgiving after making that post and I found some cool stuff.
Many people dimiss users of social media as geeks who sit around a computer with nothing better to do. Well, most of the time that is me. But what most don’t realize is that social media has the power to bring great change to the world. My point? Tweetsgiving.
“TweetsGiving is a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude.” I came across Tweetsgiving.com while surfing the Internet. A group of students from the University of Toronto started their own blog to help connect students across their campus. One of the students posted a blog about the alleged evils of social media and used Tweetsgiving as an example to show that it’s more than typing a few words on a computer or cell phone.
Tweetsgiving is a 48-hour event hosted by the nonprofit organization Epic Change that reaches out across the world to those in need. The organization encourages users of social media to use their tools as channels to give thanks and help to those who are less fortunate. The event, which lasts from Nov. 24 – Nov. 26, asks people to post, whether it be on Facebook, Twitter or on their own blogs, what exactly they’re thankful for. From there you can decided whether or not you’d like to donate money to help build schools for children in third-world countries. Last Tweetsgiving Epic Change helped raise $10,000 to build a modern classroom in Arusha, Tanzania. This year they hope to raise enough money to build a technology lab in the school.
It just goes to show the doubters that social media isn’t just something that let’s ordinary people post about what kind of sandwich they had for lunch that day. It can initiate change and help bring awareness to people who really do need help.
You can still enjoy your tofurkey, but while your at it, make a little donation if you have the money and the time. To make a donation to Tweetsgiving, click here.
kayBEE
