Hugging the World, One Stop at a Time

Recently on Twitter, I found a link for the Global Hug Tour, the brainchild of Gail Goodwin of Bigfork, Montana. She and her husband did a "visionquest" in which they meditated on what they would most like to do. He wanted to fly around the world; she wanted to "hug" the world.

So they collaborated to found a charity that would allow them to do both.

For the first leg, Gail's husband will fly a single engine airplane around North America as they stop to meet with people and "hug" them as part of the fundraiser. Each hug will be paid for by $10 donations that will go to a designated charity in the area. Their ultimate plan is to go on a European tour, Middle East tour, African tour and Pacific/Asia tour.

Although they've already identified many of the charities, its still early, so other people can jump on the tour, so to speak. I'm forwarding them information on Charity:Water, one of my favorite groups, which builds wells for villages in Africa and other developing areas.

I think its a great idea to bring people together, so I've sponsored a hug, and will probably sponsor more as they solidify their plans.