Information
- Category:
- Common Interest - Philosophy
- Description:
- "Research shows that we need at least three hugs a day to grow and become a better person. A hug is a universal symbol of support, concern, or just a way of saying, 'I’m here and I matter.' "
Has anyone heard of the Free Hugs Campaign over in Sydney, Austraila?
No?
Well, a man named Juan Mann is the founder of this campaign (contact@juanmann.net). He had a simple idea. An idea that everyone needs a hug. It makes you feel good. It reminds you that not everyone has lost themself in the twisted... (read more) - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Admins
- Juan
- Chrissytina
Officers
- Juan
- The Man Who Started It All :)
- Chrissytina
- Hugs for all!!!!!!!
- Jeremy
- The Firefox Hugger
- Carol
- Hugs for Everyone Campaigner
- Tom
- One Love for a Hug
- Mara
- Hug Whore
- Daniel
- Dr. Hugs
- Steph
- Hugs Galore!
- Radhika
- The Hug Master!
- Celestine
- Lives on Hugs
- Jesse
- Waiting to be Hugged
- Cathy
- Hug-O-Matic
- Rei
- Hug Shimasen Ka
- Liz
- Tree Hugger
- Ian
- Jesus Hugger
- Billy
- Hug-A-Holic
- Graham
- I'm sorry, but I've got HUGS
- Will
- Sir Huggles A-LOT ♥
- Mandy
- Gives a Bunch of Lovely Hugs
- Kow Zhi
- Hugs For Hug's Sake
- May
- Legal Hugvisor
- Sunny
- The Car Hugger
- Andrew
- The Serial Hugger
- Mark
- Hugasaurus Rex
- Ellen
- Abrazos Fuertes
- Nady
- A Hug Activist
- Greg
- Black Bear Hugger
- Aviva
- Hug Me, I'm Kosher!
- Irina
- The Nervous Hugger
- Todd
- Hugs and High Fives!
- Frankie
- Hugalicious!!
- Jenn
- The Happy Hugger
- Kerri
- HUGS, My Anti-Drug :)
- Amr
- Cinglumaniac
- Annie
- The Hug Nugget
- William
- Baby Hugs Bear
- Nicole
- The Huggleful Hippie
- AJ
- Free Hugs Calgary
- Khuloud
- A Worm Hugger :P
- Kseniya
- Hugs from New York!
- Bassem
- The Pharaoh Hug
- Shaquille
- NYC Hugger
- Anton
- Free Hugs Iceland!
A Campaign for Free Hugs
JoinBasic Info
- Name:
- A Campaign for Free Hugs
- Category:
- Common Interest - Philosophy
- Description:
- "Research shows that we need at least three hugs a day to grow and become a better person. A hug is a universal symbol of support, concern, or just a way of saying, 'I’m here and I matter.' "
Has anyone heard of the Free Hugs Campaign over in Sydney, Austraila?
No?
Well, a man named Juan Mann is the founder of this campaign (contact@juanmann.net). He had a simple idea. An idea that everyone needs a hug. It makes you feel good. It reminds you that not everyone has lost themself in the twisted... (read more) - Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
Contact Info
- Email:
- Website:
- http://www.freehugscampaign.org/
Recent News
- News:
- Juan just uploaded the first video of his new Juan Mann About Town art photo series, check it out here http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=_cx87yh9Ob8 or at JuanMann.com :)
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Hey everyone. Just a quick note to let you know I'm opening the wall back up. :) I miss reading all the comments. Just do me a favor and don't abuse it! It's really irritating to see more spam than actual posts. I have been banning people who spam the group, so be warned. I don't like to do that, but it's the only way to stop spammers.
*hugs* Have a great, hug-filled day!
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10/17/06- Thank you all for making this officially the largest facebook group dedicated to Free Hugs!! Keep the members and photos coming; everyone needs a hug! ^_^ *hugs members*
10/19/06- We've reached 2,000 members! Keep it up and keep on hugging!! *hugs all*
11/1/06- Yay! We have 3,000 members! Keep up the hugging! *hugs*
11/6/06- We're up to 4,000 members now! That is so great! Keep on hugging!! *hugs group*
11/12/06- We've hugged over 5,000 people now! This is so great! Have a hug-filled day everyone!
11/17/06- We've reached over 6,000 people now! That makes me so happy to know that so many people care about something this wonderful. :) *big hug to all*
11/29/06- Our total member count is now 7,000 people! ^_^ *hugs* Keep up with the hugging!
12/10/06 - We've now reached 8,000 members! I find it amazing how much this group has grown. Keep up the hugging everyone!! ^_^
12/29/06 - Our count is now up to 9,000! Wow! I hope everyone's holiday season was hug-filled and memorable. :)
1/11/07 - We now have 10,000 members!! I never thought it would grow to be this big. ^_^
1/23/07 - 11,000 members!!
1/29/07 - 12,000 members! That's another 1,000 in less than a week! ^_^
2/4/07 - 13,000 members! Woo hoo! =D
2/14/07 - 14,000 members! Wow! ^_^ Happy V-Day everyone! *hugs*
2/28/07 - We have now reached 15,000 members. Wow!! That's just amazing. I never expected this group to grow this much. Thank you all for joining and inviting your friends to join. :) Keep sharing the hugs and have a great day!
3/16/07 - 16,000 members! ^_^ *hugs*
3/29/07 - 17,000 members now! Yay! :D *hugs all*
4/9/07 - 18,000 members! *hugs to all*
4/17/07 - 19,000 members! WOW! :)
4/26/07 - WOO HOO! 20,000 members!! That's amazing! I can't believe this group has grown this much. Thank you all for making this possible and for sharing in the hugs. ^_^
5/4/07 - 21K and going strong! ^_^
5/14/07 - We're up to 22K now! Awesome! =D
5/24/07 - 23K members!! Wow!!
6/6/07 - Well, would you look at that? We now have 24K members! ^_^
6/22/07 - We now have 25,000 members!! This group has grown so much. I love it. :) Thank you all for joining this wonderful group and making it what it is. *hugs all*
7/21/07 - Juan Mann just recently joined Facebook and found this group. He sent me a message thanking all of us for the support we show him. Awesome job everyone! Keep on hugging!! ^_^
7/27/07 - We're up to 26K now! Keep up the hugging guys! :) *hugs*
8/21/07 - 27,000 members! Keep it up guys! *hugs*
9/4/07 - Well, what do you know? We have over 28,000 members now!! ^_^
10/16/07 - We now have 29K members!! :) Awesome job guys! Keep up that hugging!
11/1/07 - We're at 30,000 members now! Amazing! Keep spreading the word, guys! ^_^
11/12/07 - 31K members! :)
11/25/07 - 32K members now!! ^_^
12/17/07 - 33K members! Have a great holiday season everyone! :)
1/21/08 - 34K members! ^_^
2/20/08 - 35K!!
3/15/08 - So, the Ides of March bring another 1,000 members in. We're at 36K now! ^_^
4/19/08 - 37K!!
5/15/08 - 38,000 members!
6/10/08 - 39K! :)
6/26/08 - Wow! We've reached the 40K mark now!! ^_^ Keep up the hugging everybody!
7/11/08 - 41K!
7/24/08 - 42K!! ^_^
8/16/08 - 43K! :)
9/2/08 - 44K!!
9/14/08 - Awesome! We now have 45K members! Keep up the hugging guys! ^_^
9/29/08 - Yay! 46K!
10/12/08 - 47K members and I got Free Hugs in Las Vegas! It was awesome! ^_^
10/22/08 - 48K and going strong!
11/6/08 - 49K! Also, Juan Mann is now an admin of this group too. :)
11/18/08 - We've reached the 50,000 mark! WOW! Thank you all for sharing the love!
11/27/08 - 51K! Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans!
12/5/08 - 52K!
12/15/08 - 53K and growing every day!
12/27/08 - 54K!!
1/9/09 - 55K members! :)
1/17/09 - 56K! Wow!
1/24/09 - 57K!!
2/2/09 - We're at 58K members! =)
2/11/09 - 59K! That's another 1,000 in a week!
3/1/09 - 60,000 members! Wow! ^_^
3/19/09 - 61K!
4/3/09 - 62K members now! :)
4/19/09 - 63K! Wow!
5/3/09 - 64K! Yay! ^_^
5/21/09 - 65K members!
6/1/09 - 66K!!
6/15/09 - 67K! =)
6/27/09 - 68K members!!
7/15/09 - 69K!
8/09 - 71K members! Sorry, guys, I've been on vacation. This group sure grew a lot while I was gone! =)
8/28/09 - 72K!!
9/15/09 - 73K members! This group just keeps on growing!
10/6/09 - 74K members now! Great job everyone! =)
10/27/09 - We're at the 75K mark! Wow! This group just keeps on growing! ^_^
11/15/09 - 76K!!
11/23/09 - 77K members! =)