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TAG: the start
Although doing good has been a regular part of our journey, it was mid-November 2007 that we, (Stephen & Wayne) both, almost at the very same time were moved to get others involved in the "game" of TAG. I (Wayne) distinctly remember the very moment of inspiration. I was waiting for Rosanne, my wife, to come out of Starbucks with my tea-misto (yum!). As I sat and watched the crowds of people scurrying about, I saw a man and a woman heading for the front doors of Chapters, obviously on a collision course if one of them did not back off. As I watched I noticed a scene that I have seen played out a thousand times before - one of them sped up to get ahead of the other. The man won! and it was what happened next that truly inspired me. The man sped up to open the door for a complete stranger - not to rush in before her. WOW! My instant thought was that I wanted to run out of my car and stick some kind of sticker on him to acknowledge his act of kindness. It was at that moment the concept of T.A.G. was birthed.
the mission
To inspire our network of friends, families and complete strangers to Touch our world through Acts of Goodness.
the meaning
TAG = Touched by Acts of Goodness
the rules
- the objective = to touch or be touched!
- there are two variations to playing lifestyle TAG:
1. To Touch = in this "game" you look for opportunities to Touch a person with an Act of Goodness. The touch can be random or planned but the point is to touch! and then ask the person you tagged to "play it forward".
2. To Be Touched = in this "game" you take a TAG sticker and when you see someone doing good for another person you stick a TAG on them and let them know they have been "tagged" for Touching a person with an Act of Goodness. After you have bragged on them ask them to "play it forward" the person you have just "tagged" can now take their tag and stick it someone else they may see that day doing good to another.
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there is no limit to the number of players. You can play TAG by yourself or you can get a group of your friends or the whole family and get "tagging people". The more the merrier.
the terminology
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"TAG" = Touched by Acts of Goodness
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"Brag TAG" = to brag on someone who you have seen do an act of goodness or someone in your network that you want to encourage
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"To TAG" = to touch a person with an act of goodness. Once you have done your act of goodness place a sticker on them and tell them they have been "tagged"
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"Play It Forward"
do you want in ?
Get Tagged is part of the Celebrating Life Family