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Pledge “givebloodb4xmas”

"I will donate one pint of my blood before christmas day but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Mark Seddon

Deadline to sign up by: 22nd December 2005
4 people signed up, 16 more were needed

Pledge “CleanCarBuyers”

"I will make my next car purchase a biodiesel, electric hybird, or fuel cell automobile but only if 777 other people nationwide will do the same in the next 5 years."

— Matthew "PappaSmurf" Honeycutt, Oregon State Resident

Deadline to sign up by: 24th December 2005
36 people signed up, 741 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “galloway”

"I will Fax my MP George Galloway to ask why his voting record in Parliament is so poor but only if 100 other local people will do the same."

— helen

Deadline to sign up by: 24th December 2005
17 people signed up, 83 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Bethnal Green (view map)

Pledge “whiflett”

"I will create a neighbourhood watch but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Raymond Byrne, Resident of School Street

Deadline to sign up by: 24th December 2005
0 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: ML5 (view map)

Pledge “romfordportal”

"I will Start a local portal-like website for our area including the surrounding areas but only if 5 other local computer people will work as a democratic team with me."

— Jaime, Geek Resident of Romford-area(s)

Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
2 people signed up, 3 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Romford (view map)

Pledge “Iraqi-Schools”

"I will donate $100 to buy supplies for Iraqi schools but only if 10 other people will donate a minimum of $10 each."

— Richard Fairgrieve

Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
4 people signed up, 6 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “nosupermarkets”

"I will refuse to shop at supermarkets and shop at local, independent (and, where relevant, specialist) retailers but only if 25 other people in the UK will do the same."

— Gary Andrews, resident of Cardiff

Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
12 people signed up, 13 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Maksimo”

"Mi promesas sendi bildkarton al 5 esperantistaj amikoj sed nur se 10 aliaj samideanoj promesas fari same."

— Massimo Ripani, FOLGORE

Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
4 people signed up, 6 more were needed

Pledge “AK47-for-mum”

"I will buy my mum an AK-47 for Christmas but only if 20 other people who want to make a difference will do the same."

— Will Moffat

Deadline to sign up by: 25th December 2005
5 people signed up, 15 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “EnyaBBC”

"I will pay $10 (Canadian) to get a copy of the Nov 17 episode of BBC Breakfast but only if 12 other people (preferrably with PayPal accounts) will do the same."

— Tim Haynes, resident of Canada and big Enya fan

Deadline to sign up by: 29th December 2005
0 people signed up, 12 more were needed

Pledge “bringingoldenage”

"I will take part in the rosary vigil from Mother Mary's Garden, and help change the world but only if 9 other people will do the same."

— Rebecca

Deadline to sign up by: 30th December 2005
6 people signed up, 3 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “BrattleTheater”

"I will donate $300 to the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square but only if 10 other people will donate any amount to help save the theater from closing."

— Lisa Griffith, Brattle Theater enthusiast

Deadline to sign up by: 30th December 2005
1 person signed up, 9 more were needed

Country: United States, Massachusetts
Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County (view map)

Pledge “makemusic”

"I will write & produce music nonstop until the end of January - instead of working but only if 85 people will provide me with 3 US Dollars per week (until end of Jan 06)."

— Adam, musician from Ontario, Canada

Deadline to sign up by: 30th December 2005
3 people signed up, 82 more were needed

Pledge “donateart”

"I will Donate a work of art to a charity auction but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— Vallere

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “southpolequest”

"I will donate $250 for Ben Saunders to walk one mile of his South Pole expedition but only if 20 other people from around the world will do the same."

— Cameron Sinclair, global nomad

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
5 people signed up, 15 more were needed

Pledge “GOSOLAR”

"I will convert my home to solar power with a connection to the CA state power grid but only if 10 other homeowners in Sonoma County CA will do the same."

— McCaull Clan, Residents of Sunset Way

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
0 people signed up, 10 more were needed

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

Pledge “toxicsbill”

"I will introduce the "Construction Toxins Bill" in the California State Assembly but only if 1,500 other local people will sign the required petition."

— Eric Corey Freed, organicARCHITECT

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
137 people signed up, 1363 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “oxfordsri”

"I will to call on Oxford University and colleges to adopt a socially responsible investment policy, and I will not make any donations to Oxford University or colleges unless I can be assured that my money will be invested in a socially responsible way. but only if 100 Oxford graduate and potential donors will do the same."

— Oxford SRI Campaign, Students of Oxford University

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
4 people signed up, 96 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Oxford (view map)

Pledge “thesalmonquits”

"I will quit my job by disappearing, and leaving a whole large salmon on my desk early one morning. but only if 10 other people will do the same. Because you know you want to."

— Jeff, Woefully Underappreciated Charity Worker

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
5 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Pledge “Literacy”

"I will volunteer one more hour per week to Literacy Volunteers before the end of December, 2005 but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Roy Stewart, Literacy Volunteer

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
1 person signed up, 4 more were needed

Pledge “StopGlobalism”

"I will stop globalism by letting 2 or more people know about the website www.StopGlobalism.com but only if 10 other people will do the same."

— "Boston Tea Party" Rebel

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
4 people signed up, 6 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “nomore”

"I will send a protest statement to the European Commission to protest against discrimination of LGBT people in Poland and demand that the Commission pays more attention to these issues. but only if 100 other people will do the same and sign their name here after sending the protest mail to: cab-archive-barrot@cec.eu.int."

— Lisette, voluntary LGBT activist

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
7 people signed up, 93 more were needed

Pledge “wirralforums”

"I will become a member of Wirral Forums to debate local issues affecting me but only if 20 other local people will do the same at http://wirralforums.proboards79.com/index.cgi."

— Chris, Wirral Resident

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
0 people signed up, 20 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Bromborough (view map)

Pledge “oneclick”

"I will Pay the fee for my request for reexamination of the Amazon "one-click" patent but only if 100 people will contribute an amount totalling $USD 2520."

— Peter

Deadline to sign up by: 31st December 2005
25 people signed up, 75 more were needed

Pledge “prepareforflu”

"I will write to my MP and request that they ask the Government to dramatically improve funding and preparation in order to better meet the threat raised by the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus but only if 500 other people will do the same."

— Chris Redmond

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
19 people signed up, 481 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Leonard-Cohen”

"I will buy 2 Leonard Cohen CDs but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Ernesto Lavaner

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
8 people signed up, 12 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “supportingparent”

"I will own up that being a Mum is (lovely but) hard and direct other stuggling parents to Parent Network Scotland but only if 10 other tactful people will gently do the same."

— Suka, trainee responsible citizen

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Edinburgh (view map)

Pledge “revitalise”

"I will let Lambeth Council know my thoughts on their plans to Revitalise the Borough but only if 50 other Lambeth residents cynical about their intentions will do the same."

— Richard, resident of Brixton

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
5 people signed up, 45 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: SW9 (view map)

Pledge “PAbiketowork”

"I will walk or bike to work three times a week all winter but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— Catharine Copass Thompson

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
3 people signed up, 2 more were needed

Country: United States, Washington
Place: Port Angeles, Clallam County (view map)

Pledge “recyclemore”

"I will use City of Edinburgh's new kerbside recycling services every week to help the Environment but only if 10 other Edinburgh or Kirkliston residents will do the same."

— John Paterson, resident of Kirkliston, Edinburgh

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
2 people signed up, 8 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: EH29 (view map)

Pledge “poohsbestfriend”

"I will "I will boycott Disney DVDs, Videos and TV channels for one year if they replace Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh stories with a new character. but only if 100 other people will pledge to do the same."

— Bob Grahame, of London, England.

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
13 people signed up, 87 more were needed

Pledge “Massimo”

"Mi promesas instrui e-on al 3 ne-esperantistaj amikoj sed nur se 25 aliaj lokaj personoj promesas fari same."

— Massimo Ripani

Deadline to sign up by: 1st January 2006
1 person signed up, 24 more were needed

Country: Italy

Pledge “eka-traduko”

"Mi promesas doni $5 al la Esperanto Klubo de Aŭstino sed nur se 15 aliaj lokaj personoj promesas fari same."

— Robert L. Read, loĝanto de Norris Dr., Austin, TX, USA

Deadline to sign up by: 6th January 2006
3 people signed up, 12 more were needed

Country: United States, Texas
Place: Austin, Travis County (view map)

Pledge “refuse2”

"I will refuse to register for an ID card and will donate £10 to a legal defence fund but only if 15,000 other people will also make this same pledge."

— Simon Davies, Chairman, NO2ID

Deadline to sign up by: 8th January 2006
800 people signed up, 14200 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

Pledge “Anti-SUV”

"I will print out and place fake anti-SUV parking tickets on at least 10 SUVs but only if 24 other people will do the same."

— 365 Act Team, www.365act.com

Deadline to sign up by: 8th January 2006
15 people signed up, 9 more were needed

Pledge “OrganDonor”

"I will complete an organ donor card and get two of my friends or family to do the same but only if 19 other people will do the same."

— 365 Act Team, www.365act.com

Deadline to sign up by: 8th January 2006
14 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Pledge “BACKCOURT”

"I will finally organise a community meeting to get the back court at Leven Streeet. Kenmuir street, Nithsdale Rd, Darnley Street, cleaned and made into a community space/alotment but only if 10 other local people will get in contact and commit to forming an activists group."

— sam Eccles, resident of Leven Street

Deadline to sign up by: 12th January 2006
1 person signed up, 9 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: G41 (view map)

Pledge “bikenotcar”

"I will go to work by feet instead of using my car but only if 20 other people will do the same."

— Pascale Ragon, signal to noise

Deadline to sign up by: 12th January 2006
1 person signed up, 19 more were needed

Country: France

Pledge “GiveIndia”

"I will collect together at least five possessions that I no longer need (or unwanted presents) and auction these on eBay to benefit Give India but only if 24 other people will do the same."

— 365 Act Team, www.365act.com

Deadline to sign up by: 20th January 2006
5 people signed up, 19 more were needed

Pledge “spreadtooncast”

"I will provide all the signatories with a link to the iPod-playable 72-minute animated classic Gulliver’s Travels but only if 400 subscribers will help promote Vintage ToonCast in iTunes."

— Josh Cuppett

Deadline to sign up by: 27th January 2006
35 people signed up, 365 more were needed

Country: United States

Pledge “cancerdonate”

"I will donate to cancer charities more than i do now but only if 10 other local people will do the same."

— chris waterworth, fun loving person of bradford

Deadline to sign up by: 30th January 2006
5 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Bradford, Bradford (near Bierley, Wibsey, Dudley Hill) (view map)

Pledge “signature1”

"I will make a special gift of $200.00 to Signature Theatre of Arlington, VA, payable over a three year period but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— Dan Malks, Arts Supporter from Arlington, VA

Deadline to sign up by: 31st January 2006
0 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United States, Virginia
Place: Arlington, Arlington County (view map)

Pledge “GlamTV”

"I will donate £50 to GlamTV to buy equipment but only if 40 other people will do the same."

— Robert Holbach, student at Glamorgan university

Deadline to sign up by: 31st January 2006
1 person signed up, 39 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: CF37 (view map)

Pledge “Save-Heaton-Park”

"I will Email every Manchester City Councillor to lobby for the protection of Heaton Park from unwanted development, to protect its use as a park. but only if 25 other people will do the same."

— Ann Garner (Lib Dem Cllr), Heaton Park Action Group Member

Deadline to sign up by: 31st January 2006
20 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Manchester (view map)

Pledge “GoffsTidyup”

"I will spend 1/2 hour per week tidying Goffs Park in Crawley but only if 5 other local people will do the same."

— patricia, of Borrowdale Close in Crawley

Deadline to sign up by: 31st January 2006
0 people signed up, 5 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Postcode area: RH11 (view map)

Pledge “Cape2Cape2006”

"I will complete the Cape to Cape Challenge 2006 in aid of CARE Charity www.care-ltd.co.uk but only if 25 other local people will sponsor me for £250. All proceeds will be paid direct to CARE."

— Glen Lockett, Supporting a worthwhile Charity

Deadline to sign up by: 31st January 2006
3 people signed up, 22 more were needed

Pledge “BoycottMarriott”

"I will Boycott the Marriott hotel chain forever because of their cowardly surrender to Muslim Extremism but only if 100 other people will do the same."

— Carl Williams, dangerouslysubversivedad

Deadline to sign up by: 1st February 2006
25 people signed up, 75 more were needed

Pledge “OnlyTruth”

"Я обіцяю Ніколи не робити замовних журналістських матеріалів за умови, що 100 інших людей будуть робити те саме."

— Tarpan

Deadline to sign up by: 1st February 2006
1 person signed up, 99 more were needed

Country: Ukraine

Pledge “Forumo”

"Mi promesas plibonigi mian forumon sed nur se 10 aliaj samideanoj promesas uzi ĝin."

— MassimoRipani

Deadline to sign up by: 1st February 2006
0 people signed up, 10 more were needed

Pledge “ivannoble”

"I will donate £20 to Cancer Research UK on the first anniversary of the death of Ivan Noble, 31st January 2006 but only if 50 other people will do the same."

— Rob Fenwick

Deadline to sign up by: 1st February 2006
22 people signed up, 28 more were needed


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