In New York there was a charitable march devoted to the people who died because of HIV. This year more than 20 000 people participated. The tradition to commemorate the victims of a terrible disease appeared in 1980th and spread all over the world. However, the action in NYC is the most massive. During the whole history of the event the activists have collected more than 150 million dollars to help the ill. Sometimes the march reminds parade, sometimes – a protest. The managers of the event say that the march is really helpful – each year there are less ill in the state.
There is a new company in the US – it proposes hugs for money. An average price of the service is a hundred dollars. Among the customers – people with autism, problems with socialization, depression, those who lost a close person and just have no time for relationships. According to statistics, more than 40% of adults in the US have no close relationships. The necessity in tactile contacts has its grounds in hormone system. Hugs reduce the stress and anxious level. To become a certificated hugger one has to take an on-line course.
Good Ms Scrooge – in the US the relatives of Silvia Bloom just after her death found out she was a millionaire. She had been working as a secretary for seventy years. Her relatives say she was very frugal. Noove could ever think that she has a fortune – nine millions on her bank account. Her testament was to give all the money on charity – 6 million for social services of Low Inside (her neighborhood) and the rest for the local college.