Hello all, I hope you have had a fabulous week!
A great quote to start off this blog is from Mother Teresa.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
I didn’t post a social media favourites last week. You know how it is when time whizzes by and before you know it, it’s Monday and to make up for it, i am posting two this week.
1. A South African Neck Nomination
Sometimes the power of social media worries me when extreme activities become a global phenomena and people feel obliged to participate. The latest Neck nomination trend is an online drinking game where nominees are filmed drinking alcohol and afterwards partaking in a physical activity. They then nominate a few people to outdo them and give a deadline of 24 hours for the task to be completed.
Don’t get me wrong, some people haven’t gone too wild and made really funny videos but they are outweighed by the amount of people who have mixed alcohol with harmful substances and have died as a result.
So when Brent Lindeque received his nomination, he decided to create a positive change to the craze by driving to a homeless guy on the street and giving him a sandwich, chocolate and drink. His video description also read “imagine if we all harnessed the power of social media to make a real difference in peoples lives. #OnlyGoodThings”.
He’s set a great example for others who wish to spread kindness instead of harming themselves. Please take a look at his video and leave him a supportive comment :)
2. Innocent Drinks - Pass it on
Anyone that follows me on twitter (@Krissie_Akrill) will know just how much i love Innocent Drinks!
It’s always a good start when one of their tag line’s in “We’re innocent and we're here to make it easy for people to do themselves some good (whilst making it taste nice too)”.
But that’s just the tip of the ice berg, they actively raise awareness and funds for Age UK with their Big Knit campaign which sees people knitting thousands of tiny hats, which are then sold in stores and 25p of each smoothie sold goes directly to help older people stay warm in the winter.
Before i go off on a tangent with all the reasons why i love Innocent, their latest campaign Chain of Good has turned into yet another fabulous social media campaign.
If you haven't seen their latest advert explaining about the Chain of Good, check it out here: http://www.chainofgood.co.uk
It’s about starting with good tasting fruit drinks that in turn does you some good, then when bought also does others good. But a great campaign is made even better when it can be shared on social media and Innocent always do this well.
They are inviting people to start their own a chain of good instantly by passing on a compliment to ‘a friend/lover/the postman’. It’s genius, and mainly because the compliments have been written perfectly.
As soon as they launched #passiton I shared with my friend Jo, which she loved and then my partner and I read the rest, giggling between us.
You can join in by following this link: http://www.chainofgood.co.uk/passiton
Source: @Innocentdrinks
3. Father and Daughter (Jorge & Alexa Narvaez) cover song
There is nothing more adorable than a father-daughter duo and YouTubers Jorge and Alexa Narvaez have this perfected!
I’m subscribed to their channel, named Reality Changers full of video's oozing positivity and I came across a lovely cover of Edward Shape’s Home - it’s just too beautiful not to share.
Plus, if you ever need a pick me up then subscribe too!
4. Newcastle street art
On 7th February, local Newcastle street artist Chris Fleming aka Ida4, spray painted a murial in protest against Russia's anti - gay laws. He painted a young gay protester being pinned down by a Russian policeman close to the Newcastle gay scene on the day of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony .
As a gay man himself, Chris was quoted by The Guardian saying “I have been deeply troubled by what has been happening to the LGBT community in Russia and wanted to show my support by creating this piece.”
Source: @ida4_ncl
I know only too well the struggles that LGBT young people face when coming out, after working for The Albert Kennedy Trust in 2013 and to see the harsh reality of LGBT people being hunted in the streets of Russia as a result of laws being introduced, it’s just disgusting!
To show your support, say no to the abuse of basic rights and tell Putin that the world supports equally by pledging via the ‘To Russia with love’ campaign.
http://torussiawithlove.no
5. Maid of Honor Toast
Jennifer Gabrielli uploaded a video around 6 months ago that has only recently caught my eye, and i’m very glad it did.
For her sisters wedding, she made a toast to their guests in her own little way. Instead of reading a selection of stories and reliving funny moments, Jennifer turned the toast into a rap with the backing of Eminem’s ‘Without me’.
It’s a brilliant piece of creativity and a great way to round up this selection of social media favourites, enjoy!
Happiness fact!
Happiness doesn't just feel good. A review of hundreds of studies has found compelling evidence that happier people have better overall health and live longer than their less happy peers.
Keep smiling and look out for the next instalment of favourites. :-)
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