Do you have it in you?

While I was in the middle of figuring out what was wrong with Who Sees Ads that seems to be the only snag in the upgrade to WP 2.3, I noticed an update at Darren’s blog about his latest giveaway as part of the birthday bash that’s going on. What really surprised me was that while most of the other contests that were part of the giveaway received hundreds of entries (some posts had over 700+ comments!), by way of comments or blog posts, this one received no entries at all!

If you haven’t checked the post yet, the contest is to blog about your favourite charity institution. I’m assuming that the non-activity is because it offers a prize that you cannot directly profit from. Like the rest of the contests in the giveaway, a winner is randomly chosen and awarded a prize money of $1000. The “catch” that probably dissuades participants is that the money will have to be donated to the charity institution that you mention in your post.

I’m not trying to sound noble, but I do make it a point to donate a modest part of whatever money I make online to the needy. There’s no charity institution that I particularly support though, it has always been random people that I find on the streets who I feel truly cannot make a living for themselves.

That said, there is one organisation that I’ve come across that really takes a novel approach to tackle poverty. Bhookh.com has tied up with a few multi-national companies and setup a system in such a way that one click of yours can donate a cup of staple food to an impoverished person. While it is something that doesn’t take you a long time to do, it probably keeps a human alive. I came across this site a few months back and honestly, to this date, I feel a pleasant sensation flowing through me whenever I click the button that saves another human-being.

Sometimes in life, a small thing that you do affects the life of another in a big way. Even if you don’t donate in the thousands, every small bit helps. Like the old adage goes, “Little drops of water, make a mighty ocean”. My question is, do you have it in you to contribute a few drops?

Update: In a few hours, the comments count has increased from 0 to 18, but we could still use a few drops from you!