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I saw a flyer like this on Jean Steel’s Facebook page, Happy People Win Jean Steel. After doing a little search, I found another Facebook page called Take What You Need Project. I really loved the idea and decided to make a handful of flyers and post them around the campus where I work.
It’s pretty simple: Make a sign. Put it up. Take a photo. Go back later and take more photos. Share.
I made the Take What You Need part on my computer, printed it out and then wrote the needs along the bottom with a big Sharpie. I cut the bottom into strips for easy tearing off. Then I took a walk and posted flyers in different places.
I like how this one looks amongst the other flyers. This kiosk has layers and layers of flyers.
This one is on an indoor office window.
I put one up on an outdoor column and when I came out of the building 15 minutes later, I found someone had already taken one of the needs!
They took what they needed: Love.
It is in a high-traffic spot. I went back later in the day and more needs had been taken.
I was delighted to find people had been taking the things they needed!
Another location was getting some attention. Someone had taken Faith and Hope.
This morning I went back to the popular one.
Everything was taken! I’ll put up a replacement tomorrow.
I will be looking for new places to post flyers off campus. Maybe on a telephone pole near my apartment . I’m also trying to decide which needs to include, so I’m switching them around a bit.
I’ve made some special additions of the flyers for Valentine’s Day with hearts on pink paper. I’ll put a batch of those up some time next week.
All the needs are Love. Love is all you need.
Take what you need. Share what you have.
Update: I saw this note on one of the flyers. It made me smile.
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Photo by Susie B
Wishing you all a very, Happy New Year.
Sťastný Nový Rok
Bonne Année
Shana Tova
Felice Anno Nuovo
Sal Mubarak
Bblwyddyn Newydd Dda
Writing a blog is very fulfilling to me. I learn so much from trying out new things and researching new ideas as well as from the comments and suggestions I get from you. When I read other blogs I have a much greater understanding and appreciation of the time and energy it takes.
This has been an unexpected haven for me. Focusing the blog has given me an escape from the tough reality of my dad having cancer. But even before he was sick it was a wonderful new way for me to use my creative energy. Working on craft projects and recipes, taking photos and figuring out how to explain a technique is extremely satisfying.
I received a lovely email report from WordPress with statistics about my blog in 2011. This was great:
The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Thank you for reading my blog. Thanks for coming back and reading it time after time. I appreciate every one of you. I love the comments and the “likes” and the subscribers. I am delighted when you share it. I’m touched by messages I receive from readers I know and from people I’ve never met. Even if you haven’t commented, I look at the stats for every post I write and see how many times it has been viewed.
I’m working on new posts for 2012 (Valentine’s Day Projects coming soon) and will be celebrating my one-year blogiversary on January 16. As always, thank you for stopping by.
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