If you can't get people to be generous, turn it into a contest.

I have a confession to make. I've been seeing another blog.

Well to be honest, at this point it's a little more than a blog... It's a full blown obsession. You see, for the last month, along with three other amazing bloggers, I've been working on a project that's incredibly close to my heart. And now, FINALLY, I get to start talking about it.*

So it is with great pride and lots of giggling and jumping about excitedly that I present to you The Big Give: the internets first ever random acts of kindness contest.

Ta da!

Here's the idea: how would you use just $20US to lavish an extravagant, over the top random act of kindness on someone or a group of people to show your appreciation? What if there were prizes?

TBG is all about kindness for kindness' sake. The goal is to get people excited about being generous. Imagine a world where everyone was joyfully deliberate about finding little, creative, everyday ways to make the people in their world smile.

We launch on the 10th (USA time), and, to be very honest, I'm getting a serious case of the pre-launch nerves. About half way through prep time, we realised that the timeline was seriously flawed, and everything had to be changed around, so now registrations open on the 10th, and are open until the end of June. Contest runs through July and judging happens from 29th July - 2nd August.

Also, there will be some seriously cool content throughout.

I wanted to tell you guys now because I had a couple of favours to ask..

1. Go to http://www.goaheadmaketheirday.com/. Follow. Comment. Register!

(Because we don't launch officially until the 10th, the bloggy's a bit of a mess right now. It's a labour of love.)

2. Help to get the word out. I'm relying on the amazing blogging network to get the word out. If you are feeling the message of TBG, and want to help spread the word, blog it, Tweet it, feature it, talk about it. There are buttons available on the blog (designed by moi), and if you really want to help out, email our Promotions Coordinator, the lovely Kris from Because or Why Not, and she will email you some promotional resources. Her email address is summercherry18@hotmail.com

3. TBG: The Playlist. You guys are the first to hear about this. I had this crazy idea that we might make a playlist for TBG. Comment me some ideas of songs we might include, and we'll see if that idea goes anywhere. Songs about being nice, pancakes, pedicures, smiles, life, love, and cute boys would all be fitting.

And finally, a massive thank you to everyone who has helped make this little dream a reality. I love you.**

http://www.goaheadmaketheirday.com/

*Ok, so patience isn't really my thing, and I may have told a few of you already.
**And to all the superstar bloggers and internet celebrities out there who didn't return my TBG related emails....