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You know what that “one big idea<\/strong>“… the one you pull out and fondle during your long commute; the one you secretly lust after having read how YetAnotherSomeone fulfilled THEIR lifelong dream, while you’re still in neutral and have been since you graduated with that useless Master’s degree from Penn State… (But hey, there are three other Masters degree holders working right along side you as baristas at the Starbucks just up the street), that One Big Idea is your mental health lifeline.\u00a0 It’s what you keep telling yourself you’re going to do someday, “if only… if only”…<\/p>\n

Oh.For.The.Love.of.God If ONLY people would stop mouthing that kind of shit and actually kick it into gear and do something… like the zealots (and I mean that only in the very nicest of zealotry terms) at DoSomething.Org<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Here is how their One Big Idea is kicking ass and taking names:<\/p>\n

DoSomething.org<\/a> seeks to create a worldwide movement of young people kicking ass on causes they care about and making the world a better place. Because, let’s be honest: apathy sucks.<\/p>\n

The Impact<\/strong>
\nCheck out our recent quarterly dashboard to read about our success. We don\u2019t like to brag–so we let the numbers do it for us.<\/p>\n

11 Facts About DoSomething.org in 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02.4 million young people took action through our campaigns in 2012.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0We have 1,425,974 members doing badass stuff to improve their communities and the world.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Our 786,563 mobile subscribers take action and text us all about it.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0301,390 people\u00a0like us on Facebook.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0592,491 people follow us on Twitter.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0We gave young people $240,000 in scholarships in 2012.
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0We increased our campaign sign ups by 590% from 2011 to 2012.
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Our members collected 1,020,041 pairs of jeans for homeless youth through our Teens for Jeans campaign.
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Our members recycled over 1.2 million aluminum cans through our 50 Cans campaign.
\n10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Our members donated 316,688 books to school libraries through our Epic Book Drive.
\n11.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a067,808 members stood up to bullying<\/span><\/a> <\/span>through our Bully Text campaign.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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