"The YES Musketeers"
The "YES Musketeers", is a brand new concept. The YES Musketeers are a group of "do-gooders", seeking to improve the lives of others without reward, without recognition, and sometimes without thanks, and most definitely, frequently without reason.
Background
I had just created "The
Norman Award"
(click for more info) in honour of my father and his incredible "determination
in the face of adversity", when it occurred to me that my mother
deserved as much recognition as the "silent angel", without whom we
all KNOW, my dad would NOT have the strength of character to continue his
fantastic driving attitude. In honour of my mother, I created the "YES
Musketeers". In both "The
Norman Award"
& the "YES Musketeers", the good work will
continue long after all of us have passed on... now there is something to
be proud of!!
The day after I planned this group in my head, I heard of something similar in
London called "join me", unfortunately the "leader" of the
group really (still) doesn't have a goal in mind and he was simply inspired by
his Swiss grandfather who wanted to start a commune on his farm, but gave up
when only 3 people joined.
That evening on Sky TV there was a film called "Pay it Forward", with
the storyline of a young boy who had worked out his matrix of helping three
people for no apparent reason, and instead of paying him back, he wanted them to
"Pay it Forward". If each person helped three more, the statistics
quickly exploded to affecting people all around the world.
Have you ever
just picked up a piece of rubbish just because it was there? or helped
someone up that had stumbled? cleaned an old friend's glasses? or just
made someone smile because you knew you could.
Have you ever had someone say to you "you made my day!"
? and how did that make you feel?
I believe that all of us want to "make a difference" in some way whilst we're on this planet. If we can contribute in some way without the need for significance or recognition, we will feel better inside about ourselves.
The Plan
Each month "The Musketeers" will be assigned a task,
such as "top-up a stranger's parking meter", "offer directions to
someone holding a map", "gift a bottle of water to a security
guard/doorman", "wave to all kids everywhere", "stop to
speak with a lollipop lady or a cleaner" (and especially make a note of
asking & using their name in conversation).
Next Stage
All "YES
Musketeers" will be given a membership number. There is
no membership fee, but it will be nice to keep a database and even geographical
details so that we can have well-deserved FUN events and even a party or two,
and co-ordinate members by notifying you of events in your area.
Mike Berry ;-)
Be one of the first to "Step Up & Make a Difference"
"LIFE will never be the same again"