Resolution #58: Choose A Petition A Day And Sign It...
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Date: 2-27-2014
Due date: 2-27-2015
Resolution: Yesterday I saw the above posting on Facebook that called to sign a petition to add Sarah Elizabeth Jones to The Academy Awards Memoriam Tribute. Sarah is an Assistant Camera Person who recently died in a tragic accident while filming a movie.
I've worked on many films, as a grip I've formed many close relationships with people from the camera department and have even filmed on train tracks when we were supposed to, because of this and my morbid fascination with Award Ceremony Memoriam Tributes I decided to sign the petition.
All I had to do was give my name and the email address I use to sign up for things to avoid spam in my regular email account hit a button and I was done. After that, a new petition popped up asking me to sign. I don't even remember what it was for but at the time it seemed important enough to say, "Why not," and click a button.
I got very caught up in this process and must have petitioned ten of these things and it felt good.
I don't know why this led to such a feeling of accomplishment, there are petitions for all sorts of nonsense on this page and even if they reach the goal it doesn't mean that what you signed on for will go into effect, but it's interesting to see what's out there, and fun to at least attempt to move a cause to the next stage of recognition, so I'll be doing this once a day for a year.
Result #58: 365 Days + 365 Petition = 1 More Success!!!
Update #1: February (27-28) 2014 Petitions…
Date: 02-28-2014
Update #2: March 2014 Petitions…
Date: 03-31-2014
Update #3: April 2014 Petitions…
Date: 04-30-2014
Update #4: May 2014 Petitions…
Date: 05-31-2014
Update #5: June 2014 Petitions…
Date: 06-30-2014
Update #6: July 2014 Petitions…
Date: 07-31-2014
Update #7: August 2014 Petitions…
Date: 08-31-2014
Update #8: September 2014 Petitions…
Date: 09-30-2014
Update #9: October 2014 Petitions…
Date: 10-31-2014
Update #10: November 2014 Petitions…
Date: 11-30-2014
Update #11: December 2014 Petitions…
Date: 12-31-2014
Update #12: January 2015 Petitions…
Date: 1-31-2014
Update #13: February (1-27) 2015 Petitions…
Date: 2-26-2015
Update #366: The Conclusion…
Date: 2-27-2015
Well, I've successfully signed 365 petitions in the past 365 days!!!
Do I think I changed the world at all by doing so?
Not really, but I did follow through on the task at hand to make this resolution a success. Also due to the Care2.com site's reward system, I was able to donate 226 days of safe drinking water just by showing up on a daily basis.
I'm not fully sure how virtual butterflies turn into the resources to provide water for an entire day but I'm hoping the deal is legit and people actually benefited from my effort.
I also hope that some of the petitions were or will be successful in making the world a better place.
