Blog Action Day – Justin

October 15, 2008  |  By Justin Nowak  |  Articles   

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I am so happy to be apart of Blog Action Day ‘08. It made me reflect on my own growing up, how tough things were for my single mom to make ends meet for me. Not having all the things all the other kids did, and sometimes just eating leftover cause thats all there was. But it pails in comparison, because I lived in a first world country, where going to school everyday was never in doubt. Where people with more means are in abundance to help out families like mine.

Looking back on that now and how far I have come it really makes me glad for what I have. I think being poor in childhood made me a hard worker and I learned to cherish all I had.

So for Blog Action Day ‘08 I am going to give a dollar for every comment this post gets between now and January 1,2009. Half will go to the YGG kiva.org team to fund entrepreneurs in developing nations, the other half will go to combat child poverty in my city.

So I hope to see a lot of comments on this post in the next few months! Please make your comment about how you have helped, or plan to help combat poverty!

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Justin Nowak
About the author, Justin Nowak
A sales jedi who lives and breathes the process, and longtime member of YGG, Justin has attempted to sell each of you something sub-consciously, you just didn't notice.

33 Comments

  1. Christian Flickinger said on October 15, 2008   

    I applaud your blog-action-day efforts!

    +$1

  2. Ahmed said on October 15, 2008   

    Nicely done :)

  3. Erica said on October 15, 2008   

    Great idea! I hope you get tons of comments. I’ll send some this way!

  4. Joey said on October 15, 2008   

    Great idea Justin! Way to help aspiring entrepreneurs out! Ummm… whats the chance of my comment getting a $1.50 donation :)

  5. Robyn said on October 15, 2008   

    As your Mom it was so hard for me to say “No” more often than yes to your requests. But I am so pleased to see you turned into a fine young man & a great Dad!!
    Good on ya for doing this & helping others less fortunate. I hope you get lots of responses

  6. Justin - YGG said on October 15, 2008   

    @ Joey – Please remit $0.50 to my by paypal!

    @ Robyn – Thanks for keeping up to date on my blog. Great to see you are reading it!

    @ Everyone – If anyone else would like to joining our Kiva lending team, or would like to help donate please email or call me anytime.
    (E) justin (at) younggogetter (dot) com
    (Phone) 1-204-509-7545

    Thanks for all of your support!!

  7. Renee said on October 15, 2008   

    My mom is a single parent, too. Growing up without things has definitely made me more frugal and appreciative of what I have. Good luck with your fundraiser!

  8. Lorren Biffin said on October 15, 2008   

    Good effort. Hope to see this thing get some attention.

    Also, glad to see YGG isn’t dead yet. Keep it up.

  9. Spanish Lessons said on October 15, 2008   

    +1 Jeremy. I love kiva and am on my 19th entrepreneur right now.
    French Lessons

  10. Eric said on October 15, 2008   

    Justin–

    This is a great thing you’re doing, and I can’t wait to see this page full of comments!

  11. Mike A said on October 15, 2008   

    Saw this site on someone’s Tweet on Twitter so clicked on thru. Good luck in your fundraising..

  12. Juliette said on October 15, 2008   

    Good call doing this ! I saw it on twitter & applaud your action.

  13. Michael Castilla said on October 15, 2008   

    This is awesome bro! Let’s rack up these comments :)

    I’m willing to donate $10, so I’ll send you my PayPal to send me a request.

    Good work :)

  14. Beth said on October 15, 2008   

    Walking a hard road always makes you stronger, and I also think that hard tasks and challenges are only given to those who can truly handle them. Congrats to you for your proposal here, and I hope that you will be very successful and keep on paying it forward. :) Ps-Can we post more than once?!

  15. Justin - YGG said on October 15, 2008   

    @ Michael Castilla – Awesome man. Spread the word as much as you can!

    @ Beth – Once a month you can post and I will honor that.

    Cheers!

  16. Ryan Paugh said on October 15, 2008   

    Justin,

    I’m happy to see you guys back in action. And what a great day to get back in the game.

    Cheers to you and another dollar towards a worthwhile charity.

    Ca-Ching!

    -RP

  17. Virginia Johnston said on October 15, 2008   

    Justin, you have done a very good job with your blopg and we are all proud of you for it. You are very like your mother, a survivor and a worker.
    V

  18. Joe Smith said on October 15, 2008   

    Count me in for another dollar. That’s a great idea, and an innovative way to give.

  19. Judy said on October 15, 2008   

    I was a single mom raising 4 kids of my own, and 5 others that were homeless. However, I still sponsor a child in India, and work for Rainbow Connection and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
    Great blog, keep it up.

  20. Cynthia Wunsch said on October 15, 2008   

    Thank you for your support of blog action day! I am glad to see young people taking positive action to make the world a better place and you’re very generous to make such a wonderful pledge!

  21. Monica O'Brien said on October 15, 2008   

    Great idea Justin! Congrats on supporting blog action day in such a positive way.

  22. Dion said on October 15, 2008   

    This is great, Justin. Hopefully, it will bring enough awareness to the situation and motivate a lot of others to stand up and help do something about it. Awesome work!

  23. Jordan Dawson said on October 15, 2008   

    Hey Big Bro its really nice to see you doing this so keep up the good work and people please comment

    Following your foots Your little bro Jordan

  24. Darlene said on October 15, 2008   

    Way to go Jay. knowing you most of your life, I’ve personally seen the many changes you’ve over came -growing from youth to the fine young man you are today… this is just one more of the many wonderous things in life youv’e done.

  25. Karen Zara said on October 16, 2008   

    Here is one more comment = $1. :)

  26. Steven Snell said on October 16, 2008   

    Justin,
    Very cool of you to get involved in this way.

  27. Adam(PixelHead) said on October 16, 2008   

    Great post Justin, its always best to look on the bright side of things. I applaud you for how far you have come, and for the good you are going to do in the future.

    I have included the link to my Blogactionday post in the url field.

  28. Brent said on October 16, 2008   

    Great JOB MAN!!!

  29. Paul Ocal said on October 17, 2008   

    YAY! i love the idea man! Rock on!

  30. Pete said on October 22, 2008   

    Excellent Job. You’ve come a long way in the short time I’ve known you. You have learned some very important lessons that most young people overlook. Good luck on your quest.

  31. Justin Nowak said on October 22, 2008   

    @ Pete – Awesome thank you! Where do I know you from, I know I must know you from somewhere. A lot of “knows” there!

  32. Robyn said on November 25, 2008   

    Hey son. Just checking in so I can pull another dollar out of your pocket.

  33. Beth said on November 25, 2008   

    Oh, new month, new post! I hope everyone else remembers as well!! Good luck!

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