Hello everyone,
For the last few days you had the chance to work on Task #3. I'm happy to see that most of you are having fun reading the news and choosing the one piece to turn in an unique story.
Some of you have picked natural disasters and some of you have chosen some funny news - the choice varies. Make sure you take a look on what your fellow challengers have done. Curiosity will help you learn more :)
It's now time to move on.
Here's how the table with entries from Task #3 looks like.
Do not worry if you do not see your submission here. If you have published your post, however I can't discover it below, it means that I haven't discovered it yet and it will be added as soon as I spot it.
We also definitely need to thank to our generous sponsors.
| Sponsor | Contribution |
|---|---|
 | 8 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 10 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 10 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 5 SBD |
 | 2 SBD |
| TOTAL | 75 SBD (+10 SBD from me) |
The total amount of the prize pool is 75 SBD and while it still looks fine, I'm still shooting out to the Steemit community for more. Why? Our challengers are consistently putting efforts to think, write and finish their tasks on time. Take a look at some of their stories. There are unique pieces that will present the best of Steemit content for years ahead.
What we need to do now is announcing Task #4.
Task #4: The Hero
Ok. Here we go:
Here are some facts to help you write your story:
| Full name: | Hristo Atanasov |
| Age: | 60 |
| Profession: | Entrepreneur in the field of recycling |
| Main activity: | Taking care of a huge group of homeless people (boys, girls, men and women with babies). Currently their number is 22. |
| Main business activities: | Cleaning parks and construction sites, scrap collection. |
| Location: | Ledenik Village near Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria |
| Where do they live? | Hristo and his big family live at a former veterinary clinic |
| Hristo's Steemit profile: |  |
Background:
Born in a family of two orphans he was told hundreds of stories he grew up with. When the first orphan came to him looking for a job at the beginning of the 90s and when the kid shared with him that it has no where to go Hristo didn't need to think a lot and accepted him as a new member of his family.
For the past 25 years Hristo has taken care of decades of people, probably more than 50. They found not only a shelter, but also they met someone willing to teach them the main principles in life, like a real father. Hristo was recognized as a man of the year in Bulgaria for 2007 - an award that meant nothing to him.
Comments:
This is the first kind of a task that aims to go beyond the world of words and actually has the real potential to touch a real personality's life and somehow change it for the better. By the end of October I'll submit a new post showing what has happened with your #payitforward contributions.
I'm in a regular touch with Hristo and in fact he doesn't expect anything like that. We are about to surprise him in a very pleasant way :) If you are glad from your result, I'd appreciate if you share your story with your friends as well.
Now few words about the task itself:
There is enough material to write a novel. What you could focus on is a short story involving Hristo and few members of his big family. Use your imagination and there's no need to include all the provided images below. In fact you could pick your own that would be a better fit for your story.
If you suddenly find yourself in a writer's block you could take a look here:
If possible try writing about objects - start from something simple, then present the huge ideas, personalities and in the next paragraphs develop the story and connect the dots.
If you need further clarification just type your questions in the comments.
