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Pledge “Katrina”

"I will give $30/£20 to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in the USA but only if 30 other people will do the same."

— Solana, in New York

Deadline to sign up by: 6th September 2005
7 people signed up, 23 more were needed

Pledge “balloonsellers”

"I will form a committee to organise Scotland biggest ever balloon race but only if 100 other people from all over scotland will agree to sell balloon tickets to mates, family, work mates and/or man street stalls all over Scotland."

— Michael Traill, Helpful Citizen

Deadline to sign up by: 9th September 2005
2 people signed up, 98 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Edinburgh (view map)

Pledge “Wikimedia”

"I will donate at least £10 to the Wikimedia Foundation but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— duncan

Deadline to sign up by: 9th September 2005
7 people signed up, 13 more were needed

Pledge “spreadfirefox”

"I will help spread the word about mozilla firefox but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Brian

Deadline to sign up by: 10th September 2005
5 people signed up, 10 more were needed

Pledge “exercise”

"I will exercise no less than 10 minutes at mornings and evenings for a whole week (crunches, pushups and pullups) but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Dmitry Sadakov, lazy clicker

Deadline to sign up by: 10th September 2005
2 people signed up, 13 more were needed

Pledge “everyclickforwas”

"I will use http://www.everyclick.com/uk/wirralautisticsociety as my search engine regularly but only if 99 others will do the same."

— Claudia Tanner, Fundraising Officer for WAS

Deadline to sign up by: 11th September 2005
5 people signed up, 94 more were needed

Pledge “nokillfilepledge”

"I will never start another pledgebank.com pledge to killfile anyone but only if 50 others will agree not to create such pledges as well."

— Benjamin Mako Hill

Deadline to sign up by: 11th September 2005
30 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Pledge “steinydinner”

"I will hold a Democracy Dinner but only if 10 friends and colleagues will come to my house for some robust food and robuster debate."

— Tom Steinberg

Deadline to sign up by: 13th September 2005
8 people signed up, 2 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: N1 (view map)

Pledge “thinkthin”

"I will lose at least twenty pounds but only if 10 other people who don't normally work out will work out with me."

— Babz

Deadline to sign up by: 15th September 2005
6 people signed up, 4 more were needed

Pledge “EndHunger”

"I will join or set up a Make Poverty History alliance of organisations and individuals in Stort Valley but only if 8 other local people or organisations will also join."

— Peter Lemer, grassroots activist

Deadline to sign up by: 18th September 2005
5 people signed up, 3 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: CM22 (view map)

Pledge “Showgirls”

"I will Sprint 500 meters in a full Las Vegas Showgirl outfit but only if 10 people will sponsor me £5 each."

— Sian Pickles

Deadline to sign up by: 18th September 2005
3 people signed up, 7 more were needed

Pledge “ethicaltravel”

"I will finally take the time to organise an ethical holiday within the next year. This includes a charity challenge, eco-tour, or just regular rest and relaxation within an ethically approved program (I will also take my best friend with me) but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Ses, striving to be a responsible traveler

Deadline to sign up by: 20th September 2005
7 people signed up, 13 more were needed

Pledge “bbcaction”

"I will register and actively use the BBC's Action Network website but only if 20 people in the UK will do the same."

— Michael Traill, Helpful Citizen

Deadline to sign up by: 21st September 2005
8 people signed up, 12 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “tomparty2005”

"I will attend a sophisticated evening of drinks and light entertainment, unmarred by anyone getting set on fire, sleeping in a hedge or shoving their fat arse through a window and denying all responsibility until three weeks later when a sober witness is found, like I did last year but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Tom Hume

Deadline to sign up by: 22nd September 2005
10 people signed up, 10 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Brighton (view map)

Pledge “RamadanFast”

"I will fast for one day during the Islamic month of Ramadan but only if 10 other non-Muslim people will do the same."

— Simon

Deadline to sign up by: 24th September 2005
6 people signed up, 4 more were needed

Pledge “TINK-L”

"I will make a formal complaint to Southern Railway each time I travel and the toilets arent working but only if 100 other Southern Railway users will do the same."

— Abby Conolly, Resident of East Sussex

Deadline to sign up by: 25th September 2005
10 people signed up, 90 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: BN20 (view map)

Pledge “giveupcoke”

"I will give up buying Coca Cola but only if 1,000 other people will do the same."

— damian, Resident of London

Deadline to sign up by: 25th September 2005
135 people signed up, 865 more were needed

Pledge “AfricaSchool”

"I will Donate £10 to help build a school in The Gambia to support sustainable development out of poverty. but only if 100 other people will do the same."

— Gareth Davies

Deadline to sign up by: 25th September 2005
57 people signed up, 43 more were needed

Pledge “nopolicestate”

"I will write to my MP to oppose the creation of a police state in Britain, and to demand the reinstatement of the civil liberties that Britain pioneered but only if 100 other people living in Britain will do the same."

— Frank O'Dwyer

Deadline to sign up by: 27th September 2005
48 people signed up, 52 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “30x37pledge”

"I will donate 10 dollars to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for every pound I lose over the next 20 weeks.. but only if 10 other people will do the the same."

— Dale Riser, Greenwood, Mississippi

Deadline to sign up by: 29th September 2005
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “frontierhealth”

"I will post the details of health care entitlements for EU frontier workers on www.crossborder.ie but only if 10 other local people will do the same."

— Patricia, Irish border resident

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: Ireland

Pledge “hackneyrubbish”

"I will 2 hours per week for a chosen month, clearing up litter in Hackney but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Hugh Barnard

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
0 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Hackney (view map)

Pledge “uncutisrubbish”

"I will stop buying UNCUT magazine and write to the editor and tell him why but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Matt Hill, Former reader of Uncut music magazine

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
0 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “brianhaw1”

"I will support and publicise the case of the parliament-square peace protesters but only if 10 other people will help."

— ben senior

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
6 people signed up, 4 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “study4thesat”

"I will study super hard for the SAT until the test but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— William

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
1 person signed up, 19 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “helpuganda”

"I will donate $10 to the Uganda Civil Action Network (www.ugandacan.org) to stop war and child abduction in northern Uganda but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Rebekah Heacock, college student in Lawrence, KS

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
4 people signed up, 16 more were needed

Pledge “helpwithdonation”

"I will devolp a website for katrina donations but only if 10 other devolpers/image designers will help me start it up."

— Matt Beckman, Site devolper

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
5 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “chatonthetube”

"I will smile and talk to people on London Underground trains every day in October but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Mark Stanley, weary commuter

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
4 people signed up, 16 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: London (view map)

Pledge “wentwood”

"I will donate £10 to the Woodland Trust Appeal to Save Wentwood Forest in Wales (www.woodland-trust.org.uk) but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Susan Lawes, lover of ancient woodlands

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
1 person signed up, 19 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “pledgebankaction”

"I will email 10 people i know and tell them about pledgebank.com but only if 15 other people will do the same."

— Michael Traill, Helpful citizen

Deadline to sign up by: 30th September 2005
6 people signed up, 9 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “volunteer”

"I will apply to become a volunteer worker this year but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Rodney Watkiss

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
6 people signed up, 4 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “walkfromwork”

"I will walk from work (about 30 minutes) till one month but only if 23 other people will do the same."

— Roman, resident of Russian Federation

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
15 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Pledge “mumworkout”

"I will take my mother (60+) to easy aerobics classes but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Robbie Hoque, Finchley resident

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
0 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: N3 (view map)

Pledge “musicstudies”

"I will work on my music studies for at least 2 hours a day but only if 8 other people will do the same."

— Anouk, 16 year old girl

Deadline to sign up by: 1st October 2005
0 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Rainforest”

"I will sponsor myself £10 to complete a Rainforest Foundation Taut 10K run to raise money for The Rainforest Foundation but only if 10 other people will sponsor me £10 as well."

— Peter Quinn

Deadline to sign up by: 2nd October 2005
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Darfuraction”

"I will participate in the Darfur solidarity day on 6th October or find out more about the genocide occurring there and do something eg write to MP but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Leonie, Oxford University Aegis Society

Deadline to sign up by: 6th October 2005
0 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Darfurday”

"I will participate in the Darfur Solidarity Day on 6th of October to try and stop the genocide which is currently being carried out there. but only if 20 people will do the same or find out more about what is happening in Darfur and take some sort of action eg write to MP."

— Leonie, Oxford University Aegis Society

Deadline to sign up by: 6th October 2005
0 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “glenrotheslitter”

"I will pick up litter for two hours per week, for a month but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Chris

Deadline to sign up by: 7th October 2005
1 person signed up, 4 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: KY6 (view map)

Pledge “Praveen”

"I will donate 400 Euros to childrens education in developing contries but only if 20 other local people will come to a Bus Trip to Dinant and Chateau de Freyr organized by www.rosevzw.org."

— Praveen

Deadline to sign up by: 7th October 2005
0 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Country: Belgium

Pledge “TinPanAlley”

"I will organize a musical benefit for Gulf Coast musicians but only if 5 other San Franciscans will help organise it."

— Stu Smith, resident of San Francisco

Deadline to sign up by: 10th October 2005
0 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United States, California
Place: San Francisco, San Francisco County (view map)

Pledge “Suckitin”

"I will lose 35 pounds but only if 2 other local people will do the same."

— Mark Blair

Deadline to sign up by: 10th October 2005
1 person signed up, 1 more was needed

Country: United States, New York
Place: Massapequa, Nassau County (view map)

Pledge “PLASMADONATION”

"I will donate plasma but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Jade W, resident of Clarksville, TN, USA

Deadline to sign up by: 12th October 2005
3 people signed up, 17 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “localbeer”

"I will support the Cains Brewery by buying at least 4 cans/bottles of one of their beers each month for the next year but only if 10 other people from the Liverpool area will do the same."

— Allan Lewis, Cains Bitter drinker.

Deadline to sign up by: 12th October 2005
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Liverpool (view map)

Pledge “bostonwikimania”

"I will support a Boston-area Wikimania congress next summer but only if 50 other local people will do the same."

— SJ (Samuel Klein), Boston-area Wikipedian

Deadline to sign up by: 13th October 2005
5 people signed up, 45 more were needed

Country: United States, Massachusetts
Place: Boston, Suffolk County (view map)

Pledge “milmanforlgbtqs”

"I will attend a million's more movement protest rally against Willie F. Wilson but only if 10 other straight or queer local people of any race will do the same."

— Angelica Temoche, An angered African American Hispanic

Deadline to sign up by: 14th October 2005
0 people signed up, 10 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “give2autism”

"I will donate £10 to the Wirral Autistic Society but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Claudia Tanner

Deadline to sign up by: 20th October 2005
3 people signed up, 17 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “tanktops”

"I will wear a tank top without any irony on Friday October 21st but only if 15 people working in the westminster area will do the same."

— Alexander Stevenson

Deadline to sign up by: 20th October 2005
14 people signed up, 1 more was needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: City of Westminster (view map)

Pledge “NSVFHELP”

"I will host the "Never Seen Video Festival," which gives videotapes that have never been seen by a large audience a festival screening. but only if 10 other local people will agree to help me put it together."

— Martin Johnson

Deadline to sign up by: 20th October 2005
0 people signed up, 10 more were needed

Country: United States, North Carolina
Place: Chapel Hill, Orange County (view map)

Pledge “28five”

"I will pay every beggar I meet on october 28 five euros/dollars but only if 1 other local people will do the same."

— Hans Suter

Deadline to sign up by: 27th October 2005
0 people signed up, 1 more was needed

Country: Italy
Place: Milano (view map)

Pledge “slowtravel”

"I will write about my summer holiday on www.slowtrav.com but only if 20 other local people will do the same."

— Tim, slow traveller from central London

Deadline to sign up by: 27th October 2005
2 people signed up, 18 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: W2 (view map)


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