- A man rode by on his electric wheelchair, saw our free hugs signs, and yelled out "I like that price". Then he proceeded to give one of my fellow givers a hug and laughed when he rolled away.
- A woman in a taxicab stopped, got out of her car, and asked us to take picture that she could give her friend. Apparently, her friend saw the free hugs campaign video on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4), then gave us both hugs and drove away excited. We probably had our pictures taken 20 times throughout the day.
- We met one girl who was doing her bachelorette party as a scavenger hunt. They asked me to write her a letter on a notecard about why she should dump her fiance Eric and be with me. I wrote "Dear Stephanie, You should leave this guy Eric. Has he ever held up a free hugs poster? I think not. Love, GiverTree". I also drew a stick figure picture of me and her holding hands with a heart over us. She gave me a hug after I was done.
- A mom told us she "needed a hug" because her son just left her for college.
- We got a hug from a little boy who was about 2 years old. His hands barely made it around my ankles for the hug.
- One guy hugged me, then said "this isn't gay right?", then said and I quote, "it would be better if you were holding a sign that said free wings". The other giver and I laughed and said, "yeah, that would be cool".
- A new group of students from Washington University in St. Louis ran across the street to hug us.
- Two guys I didn't know practically tackled me and one started lifting up my shirt. One of them told me it was the greatest hug he has ever had.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Day 5: Free Hugs
Day 5: Free Hugs was definitely our most exciting and interactive day. I would say that two fellow givers and I gave out about 100 hugs. We counted for a while, but eventually there were just too many. Here are some of the highlights of the day.
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