Earlier this week I dreamed of starting a STEEM awareness campaign mated with a charity aspect in order to encourage the men here on Steemit to record a video of them shaving their faces with a large portion of the Steem Dollar post rewards being donated to worthy causes of their choosing. The result was below:
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While secretly I hoped this push to encourage Steemit users to spread the word and the wealth to those in need would end up trending on the front page and I'd be donating hundreds of dollars to charity, however..
As viewed above the Steem Backed Dollar (SBD) payout of the post was just a little over $5.45... Which I found a little disappointing personally.. However perhaps this tiny start creates something bigger!
This simply was NOT acceptable in my eyes to split up $5 between 3 worthy causes so I decided to send that amount to each of the charities on behalf of STEEM's #steemshave charity campaign.
Donations Made by the First #steemshave:
Below are the 3 charity organizations I chose to donate towards as well as proof of payment.
The Water Project
Great project providing clean water in Africa and other countries.Khan Academy
These people specialize in learning and teaching. Knowledge sets you free!Erowid
One of the oldest bastions of harm reduction info and scientific drug study.Snapped a wee shot of my BTC (Bitcoin) wallet as well to show the outgoing transactions! Total Donated Bitcoin: 0.02490506 worth $15USD at the time of this post being submitted. I hope to see bigger donations from others.
This is hopefully just the beginning of donations given to non-profit charity organizations all over the world that help people not only with the basic life necessities many of us take for granted, but also aid individuals in academic, scientific research and harm reduction. Help spread the word about Steemit for good causes.
Have you had a #steemshave yet?
Nominated but NOT Completed Their #steemshave
You 3 gentlemen were nominated in the "genesis block" of the #steemshave charity campaign! Looking forward to seeing your shaving videos and who you choose to donate the proceeds to. If you wish to opt out of the #steemshave charity campaign / STEEM awarness drive that I've set up that's totally cool too... But I'll ask you still donate something to a worthy cause of your choosing. You're all witnesses like myself and we need to be doing what we can given the positions we're in to help both STEEM and human happiness grow in the future. While I'm in no position to demand you empty your pockets for a good cause of your choosing, it's my hope that you flex some altruism or philanthropy muscles in a show of support for Steemit, good cause and humanity.
You Don't Have to be Nominated to Join!
Ladies, not to be left out if you can find some way to join in on #steemshave I welcome you aboard! In the future I'll try and be more thoughtful in including you in my STEEM charity and awareness campaign.
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