MAD Hug Drive Excitement is Building!

1 more day before the launch of the MAD Hug Drive!  Everyone is really excited.  In promoting the Event in Orange County, CA, we’ve met a lot of people who are passionate about making a difference.  And when they hear that all it takes is giving a hug, they go wild!  We’ve met people from all ages and backgrounds who love the idea of doing simple things that can have a proportionally bigger impact.

The MAD Hug Drive is a personal and community Challenge.  How many hugs can we register?  What will businesses pledge to do?  It’s all going to start tomorrow.

The M.A.D Hug Drive Set for September 12, 2008 in Southern California

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

National MAD Hug Drive Will Begin in Orange County

FULLERTON, California (September 03, 2008) – PeopleRipple.com invites everyone to celebrate the launch of the National Make A Difference Hug Drive on Friday, September 12, 2008, at 7pm at Plush Cafe in downtown Fullerton.

PeopleRipple.com developed the MAD Hug Drive to provide a fun and easy way for people to actively participate in making a difference. Participants, individually and as a community, will be challenged to give hugs to as many people as possible. Those receiving hugs can register hugs at PeopleRipple.com. At increasing hug counts, companies make pledges to support causes elected by the participants.

“It will begin in Fullerton and will spread hug by hug to the rest of the nation, “ said Franz Cruz, Project Coordinator for PeopleRipple.com. “The MAD Hug Drive demonstrates how everyone performing small actions can affect a big difference.”

The event will provide more information about PeopleRipple.com, the MAD Hug Drive, and actions people can take to address local and global issues. Attendees will enjoy a night of entertainment, refreshments, and several prize drawings. The first 20 people to register for the MAD Hug Drive at the event will receive a free MAD Hug Drive t-shirt. The event will be held from 7pm to 9pm at Plush Cafe, located at 207 N. Harbor Blvd. Fullerton, Ca 92832.

PeopleRipple.com, launched in May 2008, is a social networking platform focused on enriching people’s personal and social lives and improving the world. Its mission is to make the world a better place by providing people with tools, opportunities, and support to make positive ripples of impact. PeopleRipple.com dedicates a percent of its profits to supporting nonprofits. For more information about PeopleRipple and the MAD Hug Drive, please visit www.peopleripple.com.

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Help Wanted

PeopleRipple.com’s Mission is to Make the World a Better Place. It’s a world project, but we’re starting it here at home. Because we’re all connected, what we can accomplish through PeopleRipple.com will naturally affect the rest of the world. We each have a vital role to play. It’s up to us, individually and together, to make a difference.

One by one, we are growing a community of People actively making Ripples of positive personal, social, and global difference. The more people who get involved, the greater the impact will be. Here are some ways you can help:

• Begin or Keep Rippling. By taking on Challenges, you’re already creating a difference.

• Tell other people about PeopleRipple. Shout it from the rooftops. Write it in the sky. Wear our T-Shirts (soon to be available for purchase). Or pass out your Ripple Cards. The more People involved, the bigger the Ripples of Change we can create.

• Participate in the MAD Hug Drive. Who doesn’t like to give or receive hugs?! This time, every hug counts towards making a difference.

• If you have some graphic design background and an eye (or two) for design, help us to design Ripple Cards and MAD Hug Cards. We’ll give you full credit on PeopleRipple.com. If you’re interested, email RippleCards@PeopleRipple.com.

• Sponsor a Zip Code for your business or for yourself. You can even give the Sponsorship as a gift to another person or to your favorite Nonprofit. Revenues from Sponsorships allow us to keep PeopleRipple.com going and growing. [Link: Zip Exclusive]

• Blog about PeopleRipple.com. Talk about the Challenges you’re currently taking. Talk about your experiences from the Challenges you’ve already taken.

• Donate directly to The PeopleRipple Foundation. The PeopleRipple Foundation is the charitable arm of PeopleRipple.com. PeopleRipple.com profits offset the operational costs of The PeopleRipple Foundation. This allows it to give 100% of donations collected to help service- and education-based Nonprofit Partners continue to make a difference.