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Company Puts Power Of Good In The Hands Of The People

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A card arrives from the postman, with $10 inside.

It's not a rebate or free money or a gift from grandma.

It's a donation, but not for you.

But you get to decide how to use it for something good.

That's the idea behind a social experiment, #10BucksOfGood--to spread good cheer for those who need it.

Rather than make a donation itself, Legacy Marketing decided to put the power of charity into the hands of the people and sent out hundreds of cards, each with $10.

The charge: Use the money to help somebody and then share the result at 10BucksOfGood.com.

What would you do with the $10?

Here are just some of the hundreds of examples of paying it forward, randomly:

  • Money to help children with behavioral challenges in Iowa
  • 30 meals for the needy in North Texas.
  • A free meal for the person in a fast-food drive thru.
  • A free bunch of flowers to a customer in a check out line.
  • Decorations for a children's hospital.
  • Train fare for a mother and child.

What would you do with $10?

No, that's not the right question: What WILL you do with $10?

You don't have to wait for the postman to arrive.

It is up to you.

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