Manchester Riots Clean Up – Catch The Bug
I had my very first experience of Ilovemygen today while in the Manchester Clean-Up after the riots. While out cleaning up, we had a lot of community support,...
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Birthdays All Around
It was my birthday dinner for 3 but along side us in the restaurant a family of 6 adults and 8 kids were also having a birthday bash for the...
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Free Internet
Location: Gold Coast Australia During my recent travels in Austrailia I was reminded how important family and friends were to me, I found the blog we were keeping was a...
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NYC Restaurant
So second day in New York City with my mates. Sitting in TGI’s about to tuck into a monster of a meal. I suggest to my mates (who have never...
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Hotel
I stripped the beds and tidied the room I was staying in before I left and wrote a note, some sweets, a tenner and an ilovemygen card to say thank...
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Swim Pass
I had 13 swims left on a swim card so i asked the receptionist if she would be happy to use it to let the next 13 adults swim for...
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Letters
Location: Manchester City Centre Me and a group of 5 friends went and bought some envelopes and some sweets. We then wrote little notes on a peice of paper, and...
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Krispy Kreme
Location: Bentalls Centre in Kingston I went to Krispey Kreme, I gave the woman at the counter the money and an ILOVEMYGEN card, and told her to use it to...
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Bar of Chocolate
It was a Wednesday morning and i decided to go to the shop before i went to school. I bought a big bar of chocolate and i was gonna make...
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Rose Plant
We bought a red rose plant for £3 and asked the cashier to give it to the next customer along with an ilovemygen card. I peeped through the fruit and...
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Sub Of The Day
Having encountered ilovemygen for the first time I knew that I couldnt just ignore what I had heard. So today as I was shopping I decided to love my generation....
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In The Middle
I was in work at Thorntons and a lovely girl came in and gave me £3 and asked if i could tell the next customer that their chocolates were paid...
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Bunch of Flowers
There’s an old lady who lives at the end of my street. She has always been so nice and friendly to me and my friends as we were growing up....
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Carwash
I work as a self employed car cleaner, i got a load of ilovemygen cards at the start of August, so i thought i’ll put them to good use. Everyone...
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Thorntons
Location: Manchester It was the weekend and I was in a card shop about to pay and on the counter were little portion sizes of Thorntons Chocolates. I just had...
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Posh Coffee
Today I was enjoying a posh coffee with my family and friends. My husband went and paid for our bill but as he did I remembered the ‘ilovemygen’ card that...
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Travel Card
Location: London, England As I walked through London underground one early Saturday afternoon, I saw a huge queue for the ticket machine. I wouldn’t usually think twice and would keep...
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Shopping Bags
Today an older lady was crossing a road with loads of bags so i offered to help her by carrying them to her flat. She took up the offer, and...
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Purse
After the flashmob, me and my friends went out doing some acts of kindness and one of mine was this: In Primark I bought a little purse, payed for it,...
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Pizza Hut
Me and a group of friends went out for a meal at Pizza in Manchester. We decided to make someone’s day by buying someone their meal. We spotted a family...
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Support Your Local Tea Shop
A month or so ago I discovered the coolest coffee/tea shop ever, called North Tea Power. It’s got a mellow friendly vibe and an amazing interior, (check out their huge...
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Indian Zoo
Location: India When I came away I was determined to show love to some children desperately in need of it. The project I worked on is full of street boys...
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Greggs
Location: Greggs, Manchester City Centre I was inside of Greggs when i saw a couple and they were deciding what to have, and it was my turn to be served...
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Body Shop
Location: The Body Shop, Manchester City Centre Today i decided to give an ilovemygen when i went to body shop to buy some stuff, i left some extra cash at...
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Life Story
When I was in town I (unusually) decided to buy a Big Issue before getting a coffee with friends and then heading home. As I bought it the guy mumbled...
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Hair Cut
Today I needed to get my hair cut. I have a local hair dresses which i go to. When i arrive I saw the same guy that cuts my hair...
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Cake
Today for ilovemygen I thought of my teachers, so I baked a cake and left in my form room. Our head of year found it and he mentioned it at...
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Cheese Burger
Good old McDonalds in all their infinite generosity have an offer whereby as a student you can claim a free cheese burger with any meal you buy. I don’t like...
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Balloons
I was out on bank holiday Monday loving my Generation, with 85 other passionate people creating a new normal in the city centre of Manchester. As I walked past a...
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NYC
Location: New York City From the moment I left the tarmac at Heathrow on my way to 6 days in New York I knew I wanted to have an opportunity...
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Starbucks Muffins
Today I was in Starbucks with my friend and I saw there was a really long line behind me. As I approached the counter I decided to love my generation...
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Bag of Smiles
Wandering around the Arndale the lady was searching every table as customers left, to see if there were any dregs of food drink to fill her. Her only possessions she...
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Summer Ball
So I really wanted to use an ilovemygen card to impact my university – the Royal Northern College of Music. Money is tight for a lot of students at this...
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Waitress
So, a few of us were out for a birthday meal in the village hotel last night, when we got there we decided we wanted to give out an ilovemygen...
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Cupcake
Today we hopefully made at least one persons day After baking a batch of chocolate cup cakes and decorating them with chocolate buttons we dropped them off at the local...
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Chocolate Smile
Ahhh…some well needed me time! I walked through the precinct in search of the nearest coffee shop to sit down for half an hour with a coffee and just have...
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Fries
On my way home on Sunday night I stopped off at a near by McDonalds to get my dinner. After purchasing my meal I gave the food assistant a little...
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Pizza Hut
We were all sat at Pizza Hut waiting to order, our waitor came over and he seemed quite down. He was very friendly and put a smile on each time...
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Cookies
Today I gave out an Ilovemygen card for the first time. I was out shopping with a few friends and thought today is the day. Me and my friends wanted...
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Happy Meal
A homeless man was sat outside MccDonalds in Ardwick, he had been there all day. He seemed hungry so rather than give him money i went and bought him a...
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Tea
Today I did my first ilovemygen!! When I first heard of ilovemygen I knew I wanted to get involved, but I struggled finding something to do. I kept trying to...
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Coffee
I was going into Starbucks as I normally do 5 days a week; I paid for my Strawberry Frappe and asked the sales assistant to also take out £5 more...
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Petrol Pump
I knew that if a gen card was going to be both spontaneous and planned it hard to be a plan based somewhere that i found myself regularly. The petrol...
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No7
I went into Boots to buy some make up. I was excited about getting some extra stuff from ‘No.7’ as I knew Boots were giving out £5 ‘No7’ vouchers with...
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Lollipop Lady
I decided to make a home-made card for a lady on my street who is also the local lollipop lady. I wanted to make her day by just saying thank...
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Cinema Tickets
I was in the cinema with one of my friends, I spotted two people behind me in the queue deciding what film to watch and they couldn’t come to a...
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Big Issue
I was walking down Deansgate at about 9pm after having something to eat with one of my friends in town. I am ashamed to say I usually walk past big...
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Free Food
So I was doing my weekly return journey from London to Manchester on the train. Thinking, what can I do to make someone’s day right now? I was sitting in...
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Tram Ticket
It was one of those rare sunny days in Manchester. I was on my way to work. Everything was going perfect until I got to the bus stop and realised...
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Busker
Today was the day the ilovemygen revolution invaded Manchester city center for an afternoon of kindness. My friends and I past a man busking. He hadn’t shaved or had a...
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Doctors Appointment
Some days back I had a doctors appointment. I was sitting in the waiting area. My appointment was for 10am and it was already 10.30am. An elderly lady sat not...
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Latte
It was lunchtime and me and Jaz had just one more shop to go in before heading home. As we past our local Costa coffee shop (Urmston) I saw that...
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Umbrella
When I’m going to placement early in a morning I always see the same homeless people sleeping rough around the city centre. One day I decided to make one mans...
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Teddy
This morning, I was waiting at the pharmacy at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital while I heard a little girl cry to her mom because she had to have a...
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Dinnerladies
I decided to make a group of people’s day’s by buying a box of chocolates for the dinner ladies at school, and writing a letter saying thanks for the effort...
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Tesco
I was on my way home when I passed across a lady sitting in the corner of a building. Something in my heart stirred so I walked back, leaned down...
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BMW
It was exam time! I was staying up late revising every night. On one particular night, it was past midnight and I decided to take a study break. I knew...
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Teacher
Having struggled getting on with my teacher I decided I was going to do something that would make their day better. Rather than give my teacher a hard time, I...
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Day Saver
Its was my first day back at college after the holidays. I decided to give my first ilovemygen card out and was determined to make someones day. I challenged myself...
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Breakfast
The best way to start a day is a tasty breakfast. Today I went in to McDonalds and bought a breakfast meal asking them to leave it for the next...
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Daffodils
We wanted to do something that would make people feel special & loved, so we went to a super market and bought some bunches of daffodils. We then attached ilovemygen...
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Dance
I was prepping for a show, it had been a busy few days of 14-hour rehearsals and we were finally getting the last few things sorted before the show started...
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Gardening
This is my second card I gave out today!!! This was more planned, more daring and out of my comfort zone…which made it all the more fulfilling afterwards. This was...
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Skateboards
So, there’s this great piece of advice which says ‘do to others what you like them to do for you’ you know, take the initiative… make the first move… So...
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Flowers
Today I was driving into Manchester when I spotted a few shops I wouldn’t mind nipping into! I pulled over, parked up and went for a wander around the shops....
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Facebook
I’ve been thinking what I could do to make someone’s day. It sounds so easy, but to do it without them knowing who did it proves harder than one thinks....
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Toothbrush
Making up ma mind to do that one deed of handing out the first ilovemygen business card was the hardest thing I did today.. I was running back from church...
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Planes
Sat on the Tarmac at Heathrow airport London gave me my first opportunity to love my generation. A 50-minute delay prior to a 7hr flight gave me ample time to...
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Checkouts
When was the last you did something for the first time? Well for me that was TODAY! I’m 24 and I want to make a difference in my world, so...
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