tags: Baftas, charity, Danny Boyle, India, Online Fundraising, Oscars, Railway Children, Terina Keene, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Director Danny Boyle is hoping to become a real contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. He wants to raise money for street children in India.“Slumdog” won 8 Oscars and seven Baftas. The movie was based on a contestant on the show’s Indian version. The show idea came from Cheshire-based charity “Railway Children” which protects and cares for street children, just like the film’s main actors Jamal and Latika.
Chief Executive Terina Keene has already seen a benefit from increased interest following the film. She added: “We have been told that Danny and Dev are keen to keep on giving back to the street kids. This is marvelous news for our charity because we work with children like this on a daily basis.
“We have been in talks with Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and it will be a dream come true if we can make this a reality. Filming depends on when both are available, but we are hoping for this to happen within the next few months”.
If you would like to learn more about the Railway Children charity click here.
Ashley - March 5, 2009 - Comments (0)
tags: charity, Ford Expedition, Good Samaritan, Men, Personalities, Tires
Tonight I was with a group of people that were all trying to change a single tire on a Ford Expedition driven by a mother with her 3 young children. It took 1.5 hours and 4 men to change this one tire. Apparently us men are not as smart as we esteem ourselves to be, but we sure feel good about getting dirty and “fixen” stuff.
The reason it took 4 people to change one tire is not important (the wheel was rusted to the hub) but what is important is how each of them took pride in being part of the process. Here in my opinion is the personality traits of our 4 good Samaritans.
- The Leader: This is the guy that assumes the leadership role (Type A Personality) by asking favors and telling others what to do. Before you know it he’s making all kinds of requests and everyone goes along with it because it’s easier to do it than argue with this guy, (I’m the leader in this story, by the way!)
- The Thinker: This is the guy that is quiet and although the “leader” is loud and impulsive, the quiet thinker is trying to quietly and logically figure out why the wheel won’t come off the car. Says few words and is pretty much the smartest of the group. He actually follows the directions and tries to do the prescribed methods but, he can’t get a word in edgewise because the “leader” is telling everyone what to do.
- The Worker: He’s the guy that gets down on the ground in any type of clothing and starts twisting things, pulling things and working up a sweat. He loves to be in the middle of the action. The “go to” guy.
- The experienced guy: He’s the guy that actually knows what he’s doing, says few words, gets as little dirt on him as possible and actually changes the tire. But, makes it seem like the other guys did all the work.
At the end of the day, each of the people still play a part in changing the tire and they all feel good about contributing to the process. In my opinion the reason people feel good about changing a tire is they get to see the results of their charitable work immediately, they get a heart felt “Thanks!” from the recipient and they put real effort in making someones life a little better which in turn makes their own lives better.
I don’t know the stats, but it seems changing a flat tire ranks way up there in charitable satisfaction. At least it does for the 4 “wise men”.
Jeff Crane - March 2, 2009 - Comments (0)
